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The video I never wanted to make EPISODE 458
17 August 2025 · 16 min · 22K views · El Zonte
What this video covers
The crew of the Catalpa, currently anchored in El Salvador, reports the loss of their cat, Morotai, who fell overboard at night.▶ 12:08 While dealing with this loss, the owner performs maintenance on the boat’s Perkins 4236 diesel engine.▶ 5:06 He attempts to replace a leaking diesel priming pump with an aftermarket unit, but the replacement fails to seal due to poor machining of the internal fittings.▶ 8:01 He reinstalls the original pump after repairing its seal to stop an oil leak.▶ 8:34 Additionally, the boat’s electrical system suffers a failure when a resistor on a current transformer corrodes, disabling the generator used to power the watermaker.▶ 9:36 The owner considers sourcing a replacement transformer or rewiring the watermaker pump to run on the boat's 110V Victron system.▶ 10:02 The failure of the aftermarket priming pump highlights the risks of using non-genuine parts for critical engine components.
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