Last week we compression tested our engine and found that at least one of the cylinders had very low compression. In this video we completely open up our engine to try to find the cause of the low pressure and make a very interesting discovery...

Our engine is 3 cylinder, 40hp Volvo MD2040, based on a Perkins design.

If you’re looking for help with your engine in Fiji, we 100% recommend our mechanic Ritesh, KRISHNA YACHT SERVICES, +679 844 0860, REPAIR, MAINTENANCE & SERVICING ALL INBOARD & OUTBOARD MOTORS

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Previous videos in this refit series:
01 Can we turn an Open 66 race boat into a fast family cruiser?! [ Ссылка ]
02 Quadrant glued to rudder post - how do we get it off without damaging everything??! [ Ссылка ]
03 How we removed our giant carbon fiber rudder with a hydraulic jack! [ Ссылка ]
04 Life in Fiji, CYCLONE SEASON is coming! [ Ссылка ]
05 CYCLONE CONTAINER strategy & Solo's ACCIDENT [ Ссылка ]
06 Boat cradle build [ Ссылка ]
07 Building a bow BOAT CRADLE and DOG WHEELCHAIR
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08 Santa came early this year - we can hardly CONTAIN ourselves! [ Ссылка ]
09 Just in time! We sit our race boat before the first cyclone alert [ Ссылка ]
10 BOAT TOUR of RACE BOAT INTERIOR REFIT - part 01 [ Ссылка ]
11 BOAT TOUR of RACE BOAT INTERIOR REFIT - Part 02 [ Ссылка ]
12 Vacuum pump setup for structural lamination [ Ссылка ]
13 Vacuum bagging a wet layup of carbon fiber [ Ссылка ]
14 Removing our engine - the bad news [ Ссылка ]

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Caio! We are Timo and Jo, an Italian and English couple with countless ocean miles under our belts, including sailing half way around the world from Europe to Fiji!

Last year we bought an Open 66 ft race sailing boat originally designed and built by the famous Hungarian sailor Nándor Fa, which he raced in the 1990 and 1992 Vendée Globe (round the world single handed race known as “the Everest of the seas”), becoming the first non-frenchman to finish the race.

We are currently in Fiji giving this old gladiator a new lease on life, transforming her from an ex race boat to a performance family cruiser, which we'll need to make both dog and baby proof! We’re planning to set sail again in Oct 2022, so with limited time&money we have plenty of challenges ahead to turn our dreams into reality&get back on the water!

Subscribe to our channel&track our progress as we release videos about our journey as well as "how to" videos about anything boat related.

Never stop to dream, never stop to sail!

You can find out more about the boat, us and our refit plans on our website www.sailingnv.com or follow us on
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