Last week saw me stopping off in Brighton, but I was keen to take advantage of the good sailing forecast and move on to the Isle of Wight. Saturday morning rolled around and the weather looked set for some good sailing. The wind was forecast at Force 3 to 4 from the south east. It…
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…
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,…
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…
