A Boat in the Woods · video

Hva denne videoen dekker

Joshua upgrades the winter shelter for his 32-foot wooden sailboat by installing a non-stretching ridgeline and adding birch-pole supports at midship to increase deck headroom.▶ 3:31 He constructs a temporary companionway ladder using dividers to measure step height and securing treads with blocking and screws.▶ 7:33 To prepare for a potential rebuild, he removes the boat's VW diesel engine.▶ 9:47 He disassembles the intake manifold, heat exchanger, timing belt, injection pump, and valve cover, using an oversized Torx bit to extract a stripped manifold bolt.▶ 17:07 He removes the cylinder head bolts in reverse order to prevent warping.▶ 21:41 After grinding down engine mount studs to clear the outdrive bolts, he manually lifts the engine block out of the boat.▶ 30:23 He later transports the engine to a shop, where he fills the cylinders with a mixture of automatic transmission fluid and diesel to loosen internal corrosion.▶ 33:01

Mer fra A Boat in the Woods

After 2 Years Under a Tarp, It’s Time for a Shop Upgrade (And Puppies) - No. 40juli 2026Steam Bending Outwales, Removing the Chainplates - No. 39mai 2026We're Movingmai 2026Building a Steam Box, Reinforcing the Hull - No. 38mai 2026

Fra A Boat in the Woods – se kanalens båt, mannskap og alle analyserte videoer.