1980's UK Powerboat Cracked Engine Block Repair Ford Turbo 2704et, Dorset, Lehman, Mermaid, Sabre
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Published 2024-07-12
All Comments (21)
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mortals cant pay someone for that level of care on a repair, definitely a labour of love.
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What the Pearly Diver needs is a couple of 600hp om606's...built by yours truly..😂😂 great vid..
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I love your honesty Luke, don’t ever change. You are a genius sir! What a way to repair cracked block, well done 👍 sir.
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Very impressive work. It’s so good to see sound practical engineering actually repair something rather than condemn and replace potentially viable equipment.
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Brilliant repair Luke makes me so happy to see another Dorset live on instead of being scrapped and replaced by a different engine she sounds absolutely lovely im sure she will do you well for many more years
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Bravo. That's not just a fix, that's actual tender love n care.
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What a superb piece of work, with passion winning out over ease. Hats off to you👍
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Once again...such a pleasure to watch someone who does not like to induce failures into a repair/rebuild...excellent explanation of your reassembly job.
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This is brilliant. I've a pair of sabres in mine waiting for TLC. What a job you've done. Well jell. Well done.
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Great bit of engineering. Agreed on the Nordlock washers, I used them everywhere.
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Well done Luke for doing a great job I am a boat owner with a princess 470 flybridge I do must of my own repairs to but if I ever needed a good Boat Mechanic I would like to find somebody as good as you are. Cheers for posting 👍
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First class Englishman's video that. Clever bloke, great craftsman and no bollocks hype. Thanks.
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The care and precision on every single detail! So difficult this days, to find people that works like this! 👏🏾👏🏾🙌🏾
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You deserve 10 out of 10 for that repair. Attention to detail brilliant 👍
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That is a top repair, one which I doubt a workshop would attempt, especially with the engine still in the boat. Much admiration
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Nice video and great repair. A helped a friend 20 years ago rebuilding one of his diesel engines in his 38’ Bayliner. While I was working on the engine he pulled the turbo off the one in the boat and didn’t cap all the cooling lines properly. He got a call from the marina the next day that his boat was sitting on the bottom. 🤦♂️
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My favourite motor ever, ran two of these but the 2704etp version with 250hp not 180hp, for thousands of hours of abuse in an offshore fishing boat with zero issues. Honestly absolutely bullet proof motors from what I’ve always seen.
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Love your attention to detail and cleanliness , that was a really great repair well done .
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That was a really good video! I learned alot and appreciate your efforts. You are very skilful.
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Thoroughly enjoyed watching this. Your preparation, work and finished job are admirable. Like you, I could never leave something I've worked on, looking in a poor state. On oils: use whatever is best for the job, always taking into consideration the bearing metal composition compatibility. If vintage or veteran bearing metals, then period compatibility is essential.
