Girl Power: Aligning the NEW ENGINE of my sailboat - UNTIE THE LINES III #33

The engine repower fun goes on. Now that Karl is back in the water, it's time to tackle the alignment. First we need to build some extra spacers to raise the engine a bit more before we can move it slightly up and down and left and right to manage to get the transmission flange and shaft coupling aligned with gaps smaller than 4 thousandth of an inch.

Will we succeed? Well, you have to watch to find out...

Enjoy and Ahoy,
Nike & Karl

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[jclements]

Love it when a woman gets into engines and mechanical work! Great series of videos,

[tommytriglav]

Terrific Job. As long as there is no water squirting out of the holes you drilled you are doing great!!!!😊

[billstokes]

It never ceases to amaze me what you accomplish, and I love how you feature all the local machinists and mechanics who help or fashion things for you.

[oahukiteboarder]

Love how you tackled this yourself! VERY inspiring.

[JimWellman]

Episodes like this are why your channel ranks among the top of the sailing channels. I can only stare at so much gorgeous coastline and turquoise water. Trials and tribulations. Struggles and triumphs. The everyday of what it takes to make it on the water. That's what we want to see.
Keep um coming.

[waynedoeblin]

Your persistence and ingenuity are an inspiration, wishing you the very best, thanks for sharing☺️

[lancedaniels]

Hi Nike, Thanks for this installment of the ongoing TLC being given Karl. Remarkable to see the care and effort put into him.

[gonagain]

I used to own a boat repair facility in Seattle on Lake Union and I have to say that I am totally impressed with the skills you two exhibit. I would have loved to have had you ladies working for me!

[josidasilva]

I would like to see more of preventive maintenance, not replacement but inspection of equipment before it brakes, what to inspect in what period and what to look for; how to prepare for a long trip to avoid catastrophic failure. Keep up the fun, we love it.

[johnbama]

that little Teflon doodad to align the shaft to the stuffing box was pure engineering genius. simple but effective. you have mucho respect from me.

[wjbrock]

As usual, you are doing a fantastic job! The learn as you go method is daunting at times, and very intimidating when the stakes are so high. Your courage is amazing! So is your friend, Maria! A hearty well done for both of you!

[michaelhaller]

I am fascinated as to how you girls do an amazing job of changing engines over and doing all of the other things that need fixing or replacing on your boat. Well done.
Sail down to Australia you would love in on our East Coast. Stay safe take care Mike x

[grahamambridge]

How cool to have Panama canal history in your boat. All the best Graham Sheffield England

[bluebrass]

Nice work! This is a mind bender of a job.

[mickmclaren]

Very well done you manage to do what a lot of men would think twice about attempting, , you should be very proud of yourself, , your parents must be very proud of you, , 💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐

[tonkacaptain]

If I were to describe this video in a single word - IMPRESSIVE

[ernestrhoades]

Awesome job ladies, your family must be very proud

[UweBehrendt]

Wow thats just wonderful, you may not believe this but the knowledge that you have gained over the past 3 years took me over 40 years to acquire, dam i wish i was just a bit younger

[charlesswenson]

Very good input with the motor height.. I will be installing my new Beta soon...

[spinnaker]

Merry Christmas Ladies! I've got to hand it to you, you don't cry and you never quit. I think that's what I love about your channel, no matter what happens you just keep going forward. Good on you! God Bless and Happy New Year!