Deck and generator repairs

In this video I push on with a few more deck repairs, fix the generator after it breaks and then plump the diesel fuel lines in preparation to fill the tanks.

[mikedillon]

I truly enjoy watching you be a mechanic. It's cool to watch you get the right part find it doesn't work, and then take the old part and make it work! That's What Makes You mechanic! Thank you for all the lessons!

[guxinim]

Every time I see the way you treat your animals on the videos I give it a big like.

[willsome]

As a numpty, I appreciate your drawing and teaching; you are good at breaking it down and making it easy to understand, thanks!

[PittwaterMowingAustralia]

Great to see some rain in the floating rain gauge

[RLC]

Even though I am mostly fluent on small engines and boat systems, I still enjoyed your more thorough explanation of what you were working on. You have a great way of explaining things on camera which is rare amongst marine YouTubers. Great work on the trawler so far, cant wait to see the maiden voyage after the rebuild.

[squatchymcsquatchsquatch]

Stu: Pulls, repairs, and re-assembles entire detroit diesel/welds patches in 1/2 the steel on the boat/ rewires everything in the boat.
Also Stu: The paint's faded behind the clock so I have to get the same old one otherwise I'll have to repaint that wall...
LOL. Love your stuff Stu!

[whzzzy]

G’day Stew, when you need to find the leak in the fuel float, pour some boiling water over it in a glass and hold it down with a fork or something. The air in the float will expand and escape through the hole/crack/joint whatever is the problem. Seal it with a soldering iron.

[tristantotev]

Your videos have helped me so much.i stupidly bought myself a 36ft steel yacht with the intention of vlogging a solo sail across the Pacific. i was in a bad place and needed something big to help pull me out the mess my life had become. I was so desperate and needed some direction and bought this yacht without any knowledge of steel yachts or sail yachts in general and didn't even get it surveyed. Now I have pulled my yacht onto a mates farm at mount white and gutted the interior ha now I see how much work I have ahead of me! I just wanna say thanks I wouldn't have had a clue where to start or what to do without your videos. If there's any chance you might let me buy you a beer and we could have a chat that would make my day. Cheers!

[mikedillon]

Thank you for explaining this . I know you're busy and it's a pain in the ass to go along with what you're doing but thank you for explaining it!

[nykachuu]

Hey Stu, I'm 17 and studying for software engeneering, and I'm also really into boats. Though I didn't grow up learning mechanical stuff since my dad has two left hands, I really wish to learn this stuff. So I really appreciate you explaining stuff. Your first video I watched was the one with the submerged outboard, it helped me repair a 6 hp yamaha that my brother found while swimming next to our house, it doesn't run great but it does run now! So thanks a lot!

[Mark-xlgg]

Remember to check your oil in the generator as fuel could of contaminated it during the time it was in the cylinder

[leeler]

I'd change the oil on the generator if you had that much gas on top of the piston, lots will get by the rings over time. Love the channel- you're like an Australian Bob Ross. So soothing...

[handsonwithblg]

I used to do that same melt new plastic into the hole trick when our washing machine drain pump would somehow eat a dime and it would get a hole . No idea how a dime would get in but after buying five new pumps, I just started melting soda bottle plastic into the hole and modified the intake side of the pump so it had a screen in it . Never had to fix it again . LOL Great video Brother and look forward to the next !

[xsbuilder]

Some useful info there, thanks. I have a GX340 on a wood chipper (15 yrs old). Most reliable engine I have ever owned. Left outside (covered) and it always starts on a couple of pulls. I like that the Honda manual says "if the engine has not been run in a long time, don't worry about it ... just pull the damn cord" or words to that effect.

[Lake_Lover]

Praying for you and your fellow countryman concerning the wildfires in your country. I like using the toilet bowl example when explaining how float bowls work on carburetors. Nice job Stu!

[bencoleman]

Good call swapping the cables Stu. I never have had any luck unseizing them and getting them to keep working.

[cableguy]

You might want to check the oil in the generator in case gas got pass the rings into the crankcase It has happened to me with a power washer.

[neilroark]

Glad to see it’s coming along, take your time and do it right. Stay safe, I remember you saying you’re a volunteer firefighter, it really said seeing what’s happening there in Australia. Very sorry about your friends, hopefully they will be alright.

[numcheechwizard]

I need to read all the comments before I ask a question.I always seem to find it has been asked and answered already.Stu is a busy guy.Thanks.

[jimpurcell]

I enjoyed the end of the video, let's see more of the critters.