Returning to the sea

[Turquoise]

I built a 39' sailboat with my parents which we sailed for two years around the Caribbean 24 years ago. After starting a family, raising two kids, and going through an ugly separation/divorce, I've bought a Beneteau 38s5 project without an engine and I'll be damned if I don't take off again! Given the snow here in Canada my deadline is the end of August next year. I bought a seized diesel and transmission which I have rebuilt back to life - I will be starting the engine next weekend! I don't have a lot of money but enough to get going. I'm extremely handy having built the last boat, rebuilt several cars, renovated houses, and more. I know I'll make it somehow - maybe I'll be able to make ends meet by helping others out their who love this life but don't have the same technical skills I do. Like others on the board say, you just have to pick a date and go! Love the forum and all the great info - I'm excited to get into the latest onboard systems and see the world anew! Hope to meet some of you out there next year!

[onestepcsy37]

fair winds and following seas...

[SVTatia]

Turquoise

The best of luck with your project and with the determination you are showing, I am sure you'll realize your plans. In what part of Canada are you?

Cheers

[Turquoise]

Originally Posted by SVTatia

Turquoise

The best of luck with your project and with the determination you are showing, I am sure you'll realize your plans. In what part of Canada are you?

Cheers

Thanks for the encouragement. I live in Ottawa but spend a fair bit of time in Montreal.

[SVTatia]

Great. I hope will be able to share the progress, the bad and the good stuff.

[SkiprJohn]

Aloha and welcome aboard!
Good for you.
What kind of engine?
kind regards,

[Turquoise]

Thanks. I found a Westerbeke W30 and have been able to rebuild it by ordering parts for a BMC 1.5, Thornycroft 91, and Leyland 154 mini tractor, which are all the same basic engine except the parts are WAY cheaper, even when shipping from the UK to Canada!

[SVTatia]

Hey Turquoise

I have a Westerbeke 30B3, with a Mitsubishi block. I was able to get the Mitsubishi parts manual, but still don't know which tractors those engines were on, if I did it would help to source the parts. How did you cross reference yours to a tractor?

[Turquoise]

Originally Posted by SVTatia

Hey Turquoise

I have a Westerbeke 30B3, with a Mitsubishi block. I was able to get the Mitsubishi parts manual, but still don't know which tractors those engines were on, if I did it would help to source the parts. How did you cross reference yours to a tractor?

I think it was on this forum where I saw people saying they bought W30 parts from England by searching for parts for a BMC 1.5. Then, while searching for parts for a BMC 1.5 I found eBay sellers and others that listed certain parts as fitting other engines, like the thornycroft and leyland. Searching tractor sites for those engines I found that they were indeed identical.

I would try searching for common parts like a thermostat, injector, head gasket, etc. maybe you'll stumble across the same kinds of cross references.

[Cheechako]

Welcome and good luck!

[Celestialsailor]

Welcome Turquoise...You might say..."We're in the same boat". I am a Canuck (Hamilton) but living in a debatable warmer place and this boat I have now also had a dead engine when I bought it...a Westerbeke W46, based on a Mitsubishi 4DQ5 forklift engine.

[KDH]

Welcome to the forum. Glad to see another Canadian on here! We call Halifax, Nova Scotia home.