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Our Sailboat takes FLIGHT… What Could Go WRONG?
31 August 2025 · 23 min · 10K views · Bellingham Marina
What this video covers
The crew of the sailboat *Odyssey* hauls the vessel at Bellingham Marina to replace the existing Universal M25XP engine with a rebuilt Yanmar 3GM30.▶ 0:01 After towing the boat to the yard, the team removes the bimini, canvas, and various engine peripherals to clear space for the extraction.▶ 5:00 They encounter complications with the engine mounts, discovering the mounting bolts are fiberglassed into the hull from below and spin freely, requiring them to cut the fasteners.▶ 15:15 While the boat is on the hard, the crew also removes the original, non-functional speed log and depth meters to prepare for a new Garmin navigation suite.▶ 5:47 They successfully extract the propeller using a custom-machined bearing plate after a standard puller fails to fit the shaft.▶ 10:15 To disconnect the PSS shaft seal, they attempt to remove seized grub screws with left-handed drill bits and extractors before ultimately cutting the seal collar.▶ 18:28 The engine is successfully lifted from the mounts and removed from the boat using an improvised rigging system.▶ 21:36
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