Lessons Learned: A Diesel Engine Repower
A repower in rural Alaska required precise planning and helpful hands. Wide awake in my bunk, I...
Category: Engine
Polished Up
Cleaning a fouled diesel tank started with polishing some dirty fuel on the fly. Aboard our 1984...
Repowering, Part 2 – Don Casey
Well-known marine author Don Casey described how to remove the old engine from your good old boat....
Repowering, Part 1 – Don Casey
What you need to know before removing the old engine. The engine and shaft must be in precise...
Repowering, Part 1 – The Decisions
New engine or rebuild? And should you install it yourself? Chances are your boat is like a member...
Repowering, Part 2 – replacing the power plant
Tips on how to extract the old one and install the new one. In the September/October issue of Good...
Cool, Quiet, and Trouble Free Exhaust
Guidelines for evaluating and installing wet exhausts The most popular sailboat exhaust system...
Outboard – Long Shaft Conversion
A 27-year-old outboard starts a newer, deeper life. I bought Brushfire, my 1975 San Juan 24, from...
The Atomic 4 Engine: Smooth, worth another look
Diesel envy? Take another look at the gasoline engine that came with your good old boat If you own...
Living with Ethanol
E10 gasoline is now a fact of life, but its devils don’t have to be Why is ethanol problematic for marine engines but not for cars? The only noticeable difference for the family car is reduced gas mileage, the result of...
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