Huge Piston Overhaul on Ship's Main Engine | Chief MAKOi Seaman Vlog

In this episode, you'll see how the ship's engineers draw out a piston from the ship's main engine.

Chief MAKOi
Seaman Vlog

[ChiefMAKOi]

Nothing beats a long stay in port and do maintenance without worrying about the need to finish quickly. 😊

[thereissomecoolstuff]

I enjoy these behind the scene videos very much. The Chief and his 3 assistants are very busy all the time.

[General_Confusion]

Just look how clean the Chief is at the end of it and how oily everyone else is. I think thats called experience.

[MU-]

Makes you appreciate what these mariners do to keep things “moving, ” in every sense of the word.

[tamsinp]

Great to see a very professional team at work. They're a credit to you, Chief!

[nvragn]

Nothing like a Saturday morning video 👍 Thanks Chief 👍🇨🇦🔧

[skylem]

As a car mechanic I find your ship maintenance videos fascinating, you guys are doing an amazing job!.
Cheers from Canada

[Duckfarmer]

Chief - Great video with the first cup of coffee on a Saturday morning. I'm familiar with heavy equipment and aircraft maintenance (varied work life) and have rebuilt my share of auto/truck engines for myself. Scale difference is really noticeable but a diesel is a diesel and that looks like a good design - I've sure never been able to crawl in a cylinder bore or crankcase. Also your parts situation is different than us land lubbers are used to - you sure can't run to the local Chevy dealer for a set of rings. Really enjoyable for this retired mechanical engineer with lots of management experience - keep taking care of the troops the way you do, it's obvious what a good group you have. And that they have a good leader.

[tsbrownie]

Amazing. That is just a whole other level in engine repair and maintenance.

[mohdrazali]

I am sailing with MISC for previous long time ago. I have experience overhaul this B&W 6 unit cylinder Chief. You make my memories and smiling olone...Salute you Chief. Hope you always success for you seafarer live on board...

[kenkahre]

I was a deckape myself, but I have come to appreciate what you do down in the engine spaces. And this was especially impressive. Well done.

[kennyFF]

Quite the crew there, Chief. Those are the kind of folks I would be honored to work with and humbled to call my friends off the clock. Skal!

[rockfishmiller]

If i owned a ship, i would be honoured to have your crew tending my engines. Well done.

[jon]

It's fascinating to see how the cleaning and replacement process of just one piston can take over 9 hours. This really puts into perspective the scale and complexity of marine engine maintenance.

[landinsongs]

This is a working world most people would be unaware of if it wasn't for you. Really fascinating, thanks for an interesting episode.

[andyharman]

Fascinating work, Chief Makoi! Engine guys from all around the world can identify with the work you and your crew are doing.

[DJ-bhju]

Your crew look like a bunch of real characters. True professionals, and good guys....

[LeonTroutskiunplugged]

The shear physicality of the work is astounding. You run a good plant, Chief.

[McTroyd]

A well-trained team makes this operation look easy. Working on automotive engines, I know enough to know that's definitely not the case -- giant precision machined parts, ~22k PSI bolt torque, and enough cylinder throw to create a human trebuchet, in a 37 C compartment. 😳🥵 Nicely done. The appearance of the team at the end was a nice touch. 👍

[lizj]

I love the way your crew gathers for the "graduation" shot after certain tasks. That makes me feel they are proud of their work. Cheers from Liz and Ginger (pic left) in Australia.