Wow ! Same situation last weekend….My Perkins 40 in my Bristol 40yawl did the same thing and left me stranded and had to sail 340 miles that took forever and got within range of sea tow. it just started knocking real hard and was told it was getting to much fuel and still waiting for mechanic to get back with me…I hate 40 Perkins with oil seal always leaking. Looking to put in new Yanmar but may be to expensive. Looking forward to your next episode
hi :3 so, what do you guys do when the engine shuts down? whats the course of action? are you guys just stranded wherever you are? how do you reach out for help? sorry if my questions seem ignorant, im new to the world of sailing
Howdy! Luckily we are a sailboat so our primary mode of transportation is our sails; the engine is secondary. We had a slow bob back down to Banderas Bay, thanks to Starlink we could call our friends and tell them we were coming and would need help. We also have VHF and SSB which are reliable forms of communication
@@sailingavocet east coast Canada. Gonna try to buy a bigger sailboat than my current one. Maybe a Catalina 30. Aiming for end of June next year. I’ll have about 30k total saved up to get something lol
There's something wrong with your engine set up or rebuild. Those 4108s run for forever when treated correctly. We had one in our boat since I was about 5 years old for 15-20 years. Now we have marinized Toyota 2.2L in a different bigger boat which was completely rebuild...every moving part new, only the engine block remains. 700h hours done and it purrs like a kitten
@@smulismuli7976 this was over a year ago. Our issue was our FRESHLY CERTIFIED REBUILT fuel pump failing again. Afterwards, we decided to rebuild this engine on the hook in La Cruz. Now she’s bulletproof. Catch up here: www.svavocet.com/2023/07/15/rebuilding-a-perkins-4-108/
Just binged watched all your episodes.. great videos. We are following in your footsteps from San Francisco in a couple days so I’m thankful of the info you provided! Hope your engine problems go away !
Ahoy! We are so excited for you. Our time in SF Bay was so wonderful... I actually just wrote about it over on our blog site (which is more up to date than TH-cam - we are 1 year behind here) check this out for info: www.svavocet.com/2024/09/10/sailing-san-francisco-bay/
Great, another white bread sailing channel. I feel like I’m watching somebody’s vacation video. if you would stop trying to make a documentary and just record the sailing life you would have five times the subscribers. There’s at least a dozen other channels out there with your exact same recipe. throw out your script, stop staging scenes, and just record the sailing life. And watch your channel grow.
Funny enough we don’t give a flying 💩 about our subscriber count or views. We are making these for ourselves first and foremost to look back on. Sharing them with the public is a choice because we do offer some valuable knowledge. Here: anchoring tips, island history, an interview with the biologist, marine life facts AND shared the bummer about our engine. As for our “script” … I’m a writer for various sailing magazines and my husband is a documentary cinematographer - As in, we have full time jobs and don’t just let the internet pay us for this (going on) 7 year “sailing vacations”. We come together to make these. You don’t have to like us or our channel, you aren’t being held hostage. Just down vote and click elsewhere my dude, it isn’t that difficult.
“ we don’t give a flying bleep about our subscriber count. We are making these for ourselves.“ “I’m a writer for various sailing magazines and my husband is a documentary cinematographer “ Tell me again, how you don’t care about your subscriber count.😂
@@willbart1236 This isn't our primary income. It is beer money, at best. So let me spell it out a little differently: we don't need this to sail. we don't need this, period. We do it for us.
We have a neighbor who's got a perkins and I don't think he loves it. Hope you have an easy swap-out if you end up repowering. We have a Yanmar 4JH and I'm in a love affair with it.
Ah yes, the Perkins is a work horse until she isn't. There is a happy ending in this story, our videos are over a year behind but our website is up to date. If your neighbor ever wants to trouble shoot (or commiserate) feel free to forward our contact info
Thanks!
Thanks John! You are so kind. Fair winds :)
felt like I was with you as you explored the Island - Thank You :) I don't check in often with you two, but always enjoy watching when I do!
Thanks for watching! We appreciate it :)
Loved this video Thankyou
Thanks for watching :)
Thank you for keeping us informed! Aloha.
Absolutely, glad you found it interesting
Good to see you happy
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Crappp! I’ve been waiting for this video to drop! Dayummm
just you wait, it gets even MORE exciting haha!
another great video
thank you, friends!
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Thanks for watching!
Our favorite island we visited in Mexico. Did you see the invasive snakes? They were studying the impact back in 2019. Such an awesome island.
No snakes for us!
Another great presentation, thanks. Perkins.. I'll stay with the Yanmar on our Hallberg-Rassy 38. But the best of luck, keep us informed.
Check out the latest upload!
niiiice
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Great video! What a gorgeous island, although I'm very uneasy around birds. I think I might panic lol
You and me both, Q!
Wow ! Same situation last weekend….My Perkins 40 in my Bristol 40yawl did the same thing and left me stranded and had to sail 340 miles that took forever and got within range of sea tow. it just started knocking real hard and was told it was getting to much fuel and still waiting for mechanic to get back with me…I hate 40 Perkins with oil seal always leaking. Looking to put in new Yanmar but may be to expensive. Looking forward to your next episode
We had a happy ending with our engine - check out the blogs on our website for details!! Sorry that happened to you too
hi :3
so, what do you guys do when the engine shuts down? whats the course of action? are you guys just stranded wherever you are? how do you reach out for help? sorry if my questions seem ignorant, im new to the world of sailing
Howdy! Luckily we are a sailboat so our primary mode of transportation is our sails; the engine is secondary. We had a slow bob back down to Banderas Bay, thanks to Starlink we could call our friends and tell them we were coming and would need help. We also have VHF and SSB which are reliable forms of communication
Awesome video. Sorry about your motor tho, dang. But good content coming. 👍
It has a happy ending - we promise! Our website is up to date if you care to get a glimpse of what's to come www.svavocet.com
cheers!
I was there in 1977 , it still looks the same
that's a good sign!
Hope to meet ya next year. My mom was ill so I stayed on land for another year.
I set sail finally June 2025.
Set sail from where?
@@sailingavocet east coast Canada. Gonna try to buy a bigger sailboat than my current one. Maybe a Catalina 30. Aiming for end of June next year. I’ll have about 30k total saved up to get something lol
@@MethosFilms awesome!!
There's something wrong with your engine set up or rebuild. Those 4108s run for forever when treated correctly. We had one in our boat since I was about 5 years old for 15-20 years. Now we have marinized Toyota 2.2L in a different bigger boat which was completely rebuild...every moving part new, only the engine block remains. 700h hours done and it purrs like a kitten
@@smulismuli7976 this was over a year ago. Our issue was our FRESHLY CERTIFIED REBUILT fuel pump failing again. Afterwards, we decided to rebuild this engine on the hook in La Cruz. Now she’s bulletproof. Catch up here: www.svavocet.com/2023/07/15/rebuilding-a-perkins-4-108/
@@sailingavocet yeah I saw your diesel overrun vids and rebuilt but sometimes it’s hard to catch up with TH-cam timelines 😉
@@smulismuli7976 the rebuild video isn’t out yet - must have been following on Instagram :)
How bad was the smell? My experience with sea birds is that they make a heck of a smelly mess....
Honestly not bad at all! The wind helped
Not Perkins problems AGAIN?!
Y e p - just wait until you find out what happened. Absolutely infuriating
Just binged watched all your episodes.. great videos. We are following in your footsteps from San Francisco in a couple days so I’m thankful of the info you provided! Hope your engine problems go away !
Ahoy! We are so excited for you. Our time in SF Bay was so wonderful... I actually just wrote about it over on our blog site (which is more up to date than TH-cam - we are 1 year behind here) check this out for info: www.svavocet.com/2024/09/10/sailing-san-francisco-bay/
Ohhhh nooooo….. 😬
😅
Stroke of bad luck with the engine... I always thought a Perkins 4108 was bullet proof...
Trust me, she is bullet proof just a little quirky - it has a happy ending. stay tuned!
Tough luck in the engine.
For sure, but we make it through 💪 full story is over on our website www.svavocet.com
for real
“Surprisingly I haven’t got shit on yet”. A very real concern.
Indeed!!
I wish there was a way I could help.
No worries! We got it handled :) read the story on our blog site www.svavocet.com
wow. the chemistry between these two is pretty underwhelming...
at least there’s no need for an ice maker onboard!
i like the music selection.
Not even sure how to respond to this so I'll just drop this here: www.svavocet.com/2023/09/15/our-love-story/
So blue boobies have nothing to do with naughty Smurfs? Live and learn I guess...
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Didn’t get far through this Video…. The Annoying Guitarist music,
It’s okay, 60,000+ other people did.
Great, another white bread sailing channel. I feel like I’m watching somebody’s vacation video. if you would stop trying to make a documentary and just record the sailing life you would have five times the subscribers. There’s at least a dozen other channels out there with your exact same recipe. throw out your script, stop staging scenes, and just record the sailing life. And watch your channel grow.
White bread is made from bleached flour with no nutrients. It’s good for nothing. An edible napkin.
Funny enough we don’t give a flying 💩 about our subscriber count or views. We are making these for ourselves first and foremost to look back on. Sharing them with the public is a choice because we do offer some valuable knowledge. Here: anchoring tips, island history, an interview with the biologist, marine life facts AND shared the bummer about our engine. As for our “script” … I’m a writer for various sailing magazines and my husband is a documentary cinematographer -
As in, we have full time jobs and don’t just let the internet pay us for this (going on) 7 year “sailing vacations”. We come together to make these. You don’t have to like us or our channel, you aren’t being held hostage. Just down vote and click elsewhere my dude, it isn’t that difficult.
“ we don’t give a flying bleep about our subscriber count. We are making these for ourselves.“
“I’m a writer for various sailing magazines and my husband is a documentary cinematographer “
Tell me again, how you don’t care about your subscriber count.😂
@@willbart1236 This isn't our primary income. It is beer money, at best. So let me spell it out a little differently: we don't need this to sail. we don't need this, period. We do it for us.
dude, a little civility would help your message, yeah?
We have a neighbor who's got a perkins and I don't think he loves it. Hope you have an easy swap-out if you end up repowering. We have a Yanmar 4JH and I'm in a love affair with it.
Ah yes, the Perkins is a work horse until she isn't. There is a happy ending in this story, our videos are over a year behind but our website is up to date. If your neighbor ever wants to trouble shoot (or commiserate) feel free to forward our contact info
@@sailingavocet Sounds good! I'll let him know about your site.