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You went out of port with a sailboat with zero wind while you should know engines made for sailboats are about the biggest junk ever made by mankind.

Did you just add slices of pickles to your tea?

Someone gave me the advice of going as slow as possible when docking into your slip to the point where you don't need to put your engine in reverse at the end. It's what I aim for but I don't always achieve it. It's critical to have a reliable engine in the L.A. Harbor. Nice boat btw!

Bought my old Catalina 27 in San Diego. I rigged up a temporary clean fuel tank in order to motor to Los Angeles. Several people had warned me about the fuel tank being contaminated.

Lovely boat.

I'm a keelboat newb and out of the hundreds of videos of "influencers" Ive seen begging for cash and exploring exotic locales, this video was the best. You hung tough, admitting ignorance but not defeat. Great video for me to see. It reminds me of Lewis and Clark's 1st night of the expedition. They departed Independence, MO and camped for one night for the "show" and make sure they didnt forget anything. They did. Had to send someone back to town. Sub'd.

Wow Sailor great episode

Communication tone between a captain and first mate can be challenging.

Good episode. Crossing my fingers you hear positive engine news

Great channel! just found an watch all videous! I am also a new owner of Catalina 30 MKii, got it about in the same time as you. The toilet jobs were the first to tackle as well. I had the same pump as you bought, but it failed miserably on my last time using it. Hinges that stick uses for rotation fall off. But I do not know how old pump was to be honest. From manufacture description it is not rated as a tank pump out. Ordered Whale BP0527 as a replacement, will see how it will work.

I had a similar issue on my Universal M25XP and it ended up being a fuel delivery issue. Have you removed the "trailer plugs" at either end of your engine harness (behind engine panel and at engine)?

As far as engine parts you can call Kubota, they should have all parts for that engine still available.

Good on you! With a diesel engine 9/10 times it’s a fuel issue.

y'all are cute, I wish you the best of luck 😊

As long as your boat wasn’t “repainted” then it’s the original gel coat and what was under the decal is the original unfaded colour. Cut polishing the whole hull might make it less apparent but you’ll likely still see where the decals were.

I just realized I’m your neighbor at Cabrillo Way!

Go Sailor great episode ❤

Looks good.

No, you tap the bung in and trim the extra off with a wood chisel held flat, then lightly sand.

Mineral spirts will clean up the silicone if you use it before it cures.

Tip, put the smooth side of duck tape over the hole, with a larger sticky side to hold it. The epoxy will not stick to the smooth side of the duck tape. When you remove it you will have a smooth cured surface that can then be re-drilled.

To much hardener for the weather condition, hot sun for sure will kick it.

No, you just split the bung with a screw driver or better a small wood chisel. Split the bung it will come right out, no drill necessary.

Were your sails store at some point? The main looks rodent damaged. The sun will blend the area where you removed your State numbers, with time. Chill lax.

Hove to and make lunch?

I love the porn music while he was doing his "plumbing"

The white is Gelcoat, not paint. Also, how about putting the boat name over the bad area. 😉 might look cool. I hope it all goes well with the motor 🙏🏼 I had a homeless guy steal my tubes twice in my marina! I had him on camera! The dumb ass locked his bike up at our sea wall one day and left it. I took my tubes and tires back and threw his bike in the dumpster! I won’t say how the bike got unlocked 🤣🤣

Put a decorative sticker or “Catalina” over the old CF

Welcome back

Great video, as always. There is always some really useful information in your videos...so thanks for sharing. Happy sailing!

bubbles in epoxy...a small butane torch after you pour the epoxy is like magic. Pour the epoxy and then "flame the epoxy" lightly. Bubbles gone...instantly.

Glad to see you back! Since silicone is so problematic, I wonder if you could have used something else to seal the rails when you reinstalled them, like 3M 4200. Main drawback is that it's not clear.

Can I ask how much US charged for the sail repair? I have a tear in the exact same spot on our C30..

Nice job dude! It's a never-ending job doing projects on the boat. "Botch job" or not, at least you're taken care of things. There's a lot of people who can't be bothered with doing basic maintenance on their boats, and they just let them go to hell. I also have a 1981 Catalina 30 at your Harbor! I'm sure we'll bump into each other soon.

I wonder why the tube keeps un-subscribing me from your channel?

Hi, I’m interested in adding a refrigerator to my C30. Is your 12v? I really enjoy your videos and look forward to more. Thanks!

Great video. Consider a racor type fuel filter/water separator. I have the 500 series, and I can change filters in just a few minutes. And, water can be drained from the bottom, and there is a nice clear bowl where I can see what is going on. The best part is that after changing the filter, I just top it off with fuel, and then no bleeding is necessary.

Is Vaseline the trick if you have facial hair????? I went snorkeling with a goatee and kept getting water in my mask. Should have shaved I suppose

Just subbed! Starting from the beginning. Thanks for the content

Looks good. The boat is really coming along

Dj holly rich !!

On the over-heating...have you upgraded to the 3" heat exchanger? Sailing Artemis is correct on the Kubota parts. I recently bought a water pump at a Kubota tractor dealership...exactly the same as what it replaced...half the price.

Nice Job!!!

Get a Racor 500 fuel filter. All you do is unscrew the top, pull the filter out and drop in a fresh one. You wont have to do any bleeding. Takes 30 seconds, no tools needed, and no fuss or mess unlike the kind you currently have. The 500's size is overkill for your size engine but its worth it.

I would expect that canvas shoo would bend over backwards since you would probably have them do the Bimini top.so hard to get people to do anything these days.

parts for that motor a kubota d850 my friend super easy to get parts

I can help you with your engine we are in the same marina

Thanks for the video. Where did you get your dinghy racks? Those are perfect for the Catalina 30

Make sure your vent is open on your tank. Sometimes they don’t get enough air to let the fuel flow causing you to keep priming the bulb.

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