ENGINE ROOM MAKEOVER ALMOST DONE

As  I mentioned several times in past posts, I wanted to spend time this winter working in the engine room of our boat.  Back in 2007, the turbo on the port engine developed a leak and allowed diesel exhaust to leak into the engine room.  Before I had realized what had happened , the exhaust had settled on every square inch of the space.  I tried to clean it up but never really had the time to do a really thorough job.  So this time I bought lots of cleaning supplies and went for it.  Many things had to be taken apart or moved to be cleaned in behind everything and your always working in tight spaces, kneeling down, and sometimes laying down on your side to reach all the corners.  After all was cleaned I painted the engines, ceiling, walls, floors, and everywhere I could get to.  Also spent some time cleaning up the wiring..Both engines had minor leaks in the cooling, oil, and fuel systems.  Those have all been addressed and various hoses, gaskets, and fittings have been replaced.   The last project was all new carpet on the floors. So just a few minor things left to take care of and she will be ready to cruise this summer.

The pictures that follow were taken after cleaning and new paint.

This is a view looking forward between the two engines.  The hoses, valves, pump, and filter is used to transfer fuel between the five fuel tanks.  The black box on the bench is a 2000 watt inverter used to supply 110 volt power when we are away from the dock and the generator is not running.  The ladder goes up into the salon.

This is the port side engine.  It is a CAT 4 cylinder turbo charged diesel engine.  This is the only engine that has a alternator on it.  It also drives a bilge pump off the front of the crankshaft.

This shot shows both engines.  The engine on the right (starboard) was the one I had all the problems with this past summer.  All the fuel injection parts are on the right side (outside) of the engine.  You have to wiggle in  and work on it while lying down on your side.

This is taken looking aft.  These are the two Racor fuel filters that protect the engines.  The small filter in the middle is for the generator and furnace.

This shows the area behind the starboard engine.  There are four large 8 volt starting batteries stored in the large box.  The other engine has it's own starting batteries.  The large black hose is the exhaust for this engine and runs into a large muffler before going out the transom.  There is a large halon automatic fire extinguisher mounted to the bulkhead.  New carpet on the floors too.

This just about concludes the cleanup.  This is going to make it so much easier to see any leaks and fix them before there is a big mess to deal with.  I am also preparing check lists so I can monitor several things and hopefully catch a problem in the early stages.

Have a good holiday everyone!!!