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EP40 - Big OIL LEAK & Changing my MAINSHEET Blocks
10 March 2024 · 25 min · 2K views
What this video covers
A 1978 Catalina 30 owner repairs a significant oil leak on a Yanmar 2GM engine caused by a damaged banjo line.1:38 The line was compromised during a difficult anode replacement, where a seized anode carrier required professional assistance to remove.10:35 After cleaning the bilge and engine block, the owner replaces the damaged oil feed line and uses a Dremel with a stainless steel wire brush to remove surface rust from the engine casing before applying primer.12:50 Separately, the crew upgrades the mainsheet and Genoa sheet blocks to improve sail handling responsiveness.1:51 The mainsheet is re-rigged using blocks with beckets, and the crew verifies the configuration against other Catalina 30s in the harbor.19:12 The project concludes with a sunset sail off the coast to test the new rigging and engine performance.22:20 Proper maintenance of engine components, such as anode carriers, prevents rust from seizing critical hardware and damaging adjacent fuel or oil lines.
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