Engine Repower

September, 2015

During the survey it was found that her 14 through hulls either were unable to close or the handles had corroded off and that there was enough doubt in the condition of the engine to question whether or not she could safely make the trip from Port Townsend to Seattle.  After considering what it would cost to repair her to safely make the journey the decision was made to transport her and not waste money on temporary repairs that would end up being reworked.

True Love was in the yard for about 8 months, part of the time was due to miscommunication over what was wanted for an engine.  What was delivered was a Yanmar common rail, I'm sure its a good engine, but call me old school I want something that doesn't take a tech with a computer to diagnose and fix.  I want to be able to do it myself.

In total 14 through hulls were glassed over and replaced with four below the water line, (Watermaker, Saltwater intake, grey & black water discharge and Knot Meter) and three above the waterline (2 cockpit drains and refrigeration discharge).  The Saltwater intake feeds the Engine, Head, Galley and the Refrigeration.  

Along with the engine we replaced the transmission, shaft, shaft seal, cutlass bearing and installed a shiny new 3 bladed feathering Max Prop.

 

 

 

The new engine moves the boat along gracefully at 8.2 knots under full power, that is with an old bottom and a keel that needs a serious fairing job.

   

We had the cockpit modified as well  to incorporate three large drains out the stern as  well as to pick up more usable storage and seating.

The new stern ladder was incorporated as part of the railing and has a section not pictured which drops into the water.

 After the re-power was completed she was splashed and I took her home to begin stripping deck hardware and the old teak decks.  A few weeks were spent cleaning decades of mold and grunge followed by painting.  Everything was torn out of the boat, wiring, plumbing, systems there was nothing salvageable except the hull.

Before and after clean up under the cockpit, still more work to do.