Will Lucky Seashells & Sea Beans Get Our Boat Engine Working in Great Harbour Cay Bahamas? | Ep.40
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ต.ค. 2018
- Season 3 Episode 3. In this episode as we continue to explore the creeks, beaches and reefs that the area around Great Harbour Cay has to offer, Shel starts to get hands on to deal with our port engine knocking issue! He takes some heat readings at the values, he does a valve lash adjustment, and gets his hands on some new fuel injectors. We see more turtles in one place than we could of dreamed possible. We dive a small reef on the east side of Great Harbour Cay, we go shelling on a remote sandbar at low tide finding treasure, and the stray cats get into an epic battle!
Events in this video took place Winter 2017/18.
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We are a cruising couple, looking for a non mainstream life of living aboard and cruising in the Caribbean/Bahamas in Winter, and the Great Lakes in Summer. Working when we can to fill the cruising kitty. We have sold everything we own, and we now own a cruising boat. We have chosen to do this voyaging under power, instead of the popular sailing route.
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Music in this Episode:
WILD - "Here We Go"
Nomyn - "Lightness"
DJ Quads - "You're the Best"
Vexento - "Mid Air"
Del - "Wild Spirit"
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Came her for the video, stayed for the cat fight :o)
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Great finds
Another awesome video from a great couple who are enjoying life. Thanks guys for sharing this with us.
Thanks so much for saying!
Thanks for the updates. I'll be sure to tune in to the live TH-cam episode. I wish you the best of luck with the engine woes. Mark in Picton, On (The County).
Hey guys. I look forward to videos and enjoy them very much. Thanks for sharing all the engine problems. Its nice to see what the liveaboard life is truly about. Please keep videos coming. Thank you
Thank you Frank!
Great job in getting it done love the contenment about it but I do know it is on your mind even having fun
Interesting video as usual, you guys make even a little trouble interesting! I think if I was starting out again I would be a full time boater.
loved the video! so sorry y'all are having trouble with your engine. Thank you for sharing your adventure with us on youtube. Would love to see a walk threw of you boat. and a Q&A Video
Thanks Dillon! I think we can pull that off for you. 😉
Hi, haven´t heard back from You and I thought the baby is fixed by now and adrenaline levels are back to excited. Yeah, I agree with You, things like the valves lash happen gradually and not from one day to the next. Well, at least You have the nozzles and the good thing is You have 2 engines. My best wishes in Freeport and good luck))) Cheers
Hi guys, love your videos, please keep them coming. I wish you the very best of luck in your crossing and getting your engine fixed, I’m sorry to see the troubles you are having, but as a boat owner myself, these things happen and we just have to deal with them. Looking forward to your next video and good news on the engine problem. Keep positive 😀
Thanks so much for your kind comment.
Another great video guys, you haven't been posting many as of late which makes this one even more special. Look forward to learning more about the engine in the next episode!
Thanks!
I'm sure Shel appreciates your efforts! HOWEVER ...You're but a "whisper" of weight toward the bow!...lol...Time to become a "pilot" and Shel can be perfect "ballast" lol.. We super enjoy your travels!...Continue knowing many enjoy Your dreams!
LOL Thanks so much Randy! Cheers!
I think she did just fine .. 😉
The worst thing you could be doing with your engines is guessing what you should be twisting on!
No, thank you for sharing. Oh , and you are not shifting much weight little miss petit! Looking forward to the next episode.
Cheers Bill!
And also it is not a "pissing injector" but the problem is top end don't think dropped valve either no cracked piston. If you have to run to states I would go ahead and run engine across. I do not think miss will get any worse. Tom T
Sea turts and gangsta cats
white smoke faulty injector. blue smoke piston ring oil. black smoke inj pump .ive spent 50 year working on diesel engines to far away to help but good luck hope this helps
Anyone else aggravated by the fact that God made dogs and cats so different? If cats could be trained like a dog, that would be a game changer.
Beautifull video
Injectors should have a nice spray, not a squirt, what does that mean? a dirty injector that is squirting fuel will cause white smoke and the knocking sound because all the fuel is not burning... efficiently... think about a squirt gun shooting fuel with no air mixed in, it is pretty hard to ignite, atomize that fuel with air, burns ignites a lot easier...
After a particularly rough week business-wise I was so super happy to get my youtube notification that you guys published a new episode. Seems like such a great place to hang out, how does it rate with other Bahamian destinations that you have visited? Very sorry about your engine woes, hopefully it is something crazy simple that everyone has overlooked.
You have inspired us and our plan is to head out of NYC in a few weeks for our first long cruise - a couple of short hops heading to the Chesapeake to get some qualified folks to give the whole boat a once over. After that, hopefully further south and at least make it to Florida. Thank you so much and can't wait to find out what is up with that uncooperative diesel.
BTW you might want to change the written summary from "Winter 2018" to "Winter 2017/18" for the benefit of future generations watching your adventures.
Thanks Bob! You are very kind. We really like Great Harbour Cay. We don't really like comparing to other areas, each place has something special to offer. Great Harbour Cay is a little sleepy at times, but there is lots to do if you go out and look. We are going to go back, with the time we spent there, it has a special place in our hearts.
Maybe see you on the water? Isn't it really cold up there now?
Cheers!
Getting it done is a leading process when I had a work boat you learn quickly thier are no mec. 20 miles out so you learn are set
Hello, people, good to see a video from you, you made my morning. I have not heard from you so I assume you have the engine problem in hand. I asked to see smoke from engine ... from the whisps visible in this vid the smoke is 100% certainly fuel smoke. Good luck with Nolan place. If I can be any help please call, you have my number, Tom T. I admire your ability to remain even keeled. I have found myself that intensely blue streaks of cursing help more than charmed stones when it comes to caterpillars.
Thanks again Tom. Your help is greatly appreciated.
Wow great job with the camera
been thinking about you both all week...was hoping this video would say it was something simple and fixed... be safe Tim and Cat
Thanks Tim!
cat made three engines with similar crank shafts, rod and main journal are same size, the difference was the stroke.
orderd a new crank it came in installed it the engen would not run the pisten was not coming to top of cylinder.
the crank was STAMPED with the right numbers but it was the rong crank from CAT.
REMOVED INJECTOR from it and another junk engen used a welding rod down hole to mesure stroke, thats how i figured it out.
I feel your pain, I couldn't figure out what was wrong with my port engine. Had to call for a mechanic, he never showed up for 3 weeks, I kept racking my brain and everyone else's. The day he was supposed to allegedly show up I solved the new distributor/timing problem myself.
Mechanical problems are always a little stressful, but it is a great feeling to figure it out yourself! 👍
Camera work is amazing! keep up the good work
Thanks! Very nice of you to say.
I enjoyed the video.....First!! keep em coming.
Thanks Derrick!
sorry to hear about your mechanical problems
Did we ever figure out what the “fix” was? They tried everything I thought of and lots of great posting ideas from the team On line
Like many following your journey, I am very interested in finding out what they problem is with your engine. Looking for to your next post with info.
Sheldon, I keep saying check head gasket. I am gonna double down and bet 2 whole bucks it's a bad head gasket. Lol. Cheers! Talyn and I headed to Texas this Saturday for a couple days to see my parents then we are off to Grand Cayman Island for a couple weeks! Hello to Cyndi! Who learned to do that little one second hyperspeed edit? Loved the video!
LOL That was me (Shel), been having some fun with it. Let us know it it gets overkill. :)
I'm triggered every time you show those cats.
You may find a hele coil already in block from previous repair.
I always enjoy your videos, the scenery and photography are amazing. Who plays the guitar? I’ve seen it in several of your vids. My two hobbies that I’m passionate about are playing guitar (classical and fingerstyle mostly) and boating. How about playing it in a future video ? Keep up the great work and wishing you safe travel wherever you go.
Thank you Tim! I (Shel) play the Guitar. Though I thought I would have time to play it more. Have to make it a point to play it more often. I love fingerstyle. Cheers!
Run it
Good luck I am no mechanic. Sounds expensive. Good luck buddy
Thanks!
the 3208, cat had head bolt problems,
threds pulled out of block.
Darn it we still wait to find out what happened to the Port engine..but we forgive due to the bow candy at 16:48... 😋
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Hahaha ... I can feel you man !!!! is terrible when an engine start to f**** your life and you cant find exactly the cause. Also tons of mickey-mouse mechanics showing up trying to make some money without an idea on whats going on ..... ..........
As a marine mechanic in bristle bay for the price of ticket and a place to stay I would have been on the next plane and had you running in a day or two . We have hundreds of boats with 3208"s .. not my favorite but a solid motor 90% time its a fuel system issue and by the end of this you will know all there is to know about that.. good luck guys never give up
Thanks, you are very kind. Keep following, and if we need you in the future we will reach out. Did you see the preceding videos in Freeport where we show what happened and the fix? Cheers!
@@SearchingforCShels yup it was kind of what i was figuring..
How about some fishing and cooking videos
Fishing coming in future videos. Stay tuned.
its hard to listen when you talk softly, then blast music. set a volume level and stick to it... I have to turn up vol to hear you, but then you blast music. -not cool.