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Month: March 2021

Fuel system
Blog | Engine & maintenance | Maintenance

Fuel system

ByBill March 19, 2021July 2, 2024

The old fuel filter on Isosceles was barely up to scratch and the fuel pipes were well past their sell by date. All of this was in desperate need of replacement, and so with a new engine being fitted I decided to redesign the whole fuel setup. Ideally I wanted a Racor 500 filter and…

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Finally fitting the engine
Blog | Engine & maintenance | Maintenance

Finally fitting the engine

ByBill March 12, 2021June 30, 2024

There are a whole raft of blogs and articles on doing the engine change. I see no point in repeating what other, more knowledgeable people have said. There are some lessons I learnt, which could have been avoided if I had listened to my own advice. Preparation Before you do anything, take lots of pictures,…

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Marine Engineers
Blog | Covid-19 | Engine & maintenance | Maintenance

Marine Engineers

ByBill March 5, 2021June 30, 2024

Waiting to get a working engine into Isosceles was at times akin to a comedy of errors, but without the comedy! There had been a years delay while I sorted family issues out. It was great to have Isosceles as somewhere to go and recharge my batteries when times were difficult. I made some great…

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