It must have been nice in the old days not having a motor. Splendid is a fat ship and not so good in light air and in tight spaces like a river, or inland water way. Once we leave the country it will be a long time before splendid ever sees a river. She will frequent proper anchorages and sail in the sea.
I spent the day yesterday changing a broken alternator belt and fixing a fresh water leak on the engine. At some point I have to address the oil leak and pull the motor apart and replace the front, rear, and oil pan seals. Perkins 4108 are notorious for leaking oil like the old Harley Davidson’s were. That being said they have more marine instillations than any other motor and are the proven work horse of the industry.
I’m thinking I’m going to try and recycle my leaky motor oil. If it leaks into a clean pan I don’t see why I cant reuse it if I keep the oil filters up to date? there is a well under the motor and I’m thinking to rig a pump and some sort of filter.
I found a place that makes synthetic seals for the 4108, if you have the same problems with your 4107, or 4108, you may want to check these guys out.
http://www.foleyengines.com/Info.aspx?DeptID=129&PID=21
My buddy David hooked me up with a cool new way to post my blogs so you’ll see some cool ne features like this one. Here is an aireal photo of the anchorage in St Augustine where we are now.
That’s all for today folks.
Peace, Love, and sail far!!!
– Alex