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Today We Fit the New Engine: Nanni N4.65 Goes In | S2 Ep 71
21 September 2025 · 23 min · 10K views
What this video covers
The crew of NV installs a new 60-horsepower Nanni N4.65 diesel engine into their boat, utilising a yard crane and a custom-rigged pulley system to manoeuvre the 300-kilogram unit through the companionway.0:12 To facilitate the lift, the team secures a heavy steel beam to the bimini structure using Spectra rope, creating a load-tested anchor point for a chain block.1:53 Because the companionway geometry prevents a direct vertical drop, the crew rigs a secondary pulley system at the base of the mast to pull the engine forward during its descent into the saloon.9:33 They maintain stability by keeping the engine bolted to its shipping pallet during the initial transfer, later using the pallet as a temporary base inside the boat when the chain block reaches its maximum extension.4:27 Final alignment of the engine shaft to the ZF gearbox requires millimetre-precise adjustments using levers to engage the splines.17:06 The installation concludes with the engine secured to a custom carbon fibre bed, pending final connections for the exhaust, fuel lines, and control panel.21:53
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