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Evening all
Finally myself and Damien are on talking terms; best of friends so to speak.:p
He now sounds like a new engine; and so he should’ after all the time, and parts, that has gone into him.
In the end I had to get a diesel teck to sort out the pumps.
No mater what I tried, I could not get all cylinders to fire.
I believe the pumps; were not the original pumps’ for this engine.
In a last ditch attempt to get him working; before I gave up, I used the spill method, to time the pumps’ and injection, so I made up a jig and started on cylinder one.
This is where the fun started. :eek:
The timing was so far out; that I thought I had to have missed something’ when rebuilding the engine, so I spent a couple of days’ checking everything’ I removed the injectors, and with a piece of wire, rotated the engine, until I had TDC. I done this to the four cylinders’ I found nothing wrong there. I removed the gear cover’ and checked the pinion, that I had replaced, maybe I missed a cog, I found nothing wrong there either.
Removed the tappet assembly and trust cup for each pump’ they all checked out ok.
Re read everything I could find on using the spill method; to time the fuel injection, and started again same result.
At this stage I had to make a decision, as to weather I had fait; in my ability to time the pumps, or weather to get a mechanic to do it for me.
So I with a few Chios words;:mad: I went ahead and timed the four pumps.
Luckily; I had ordered a new set of shims’ for each pump’ and had hung onto the old ones, I used nearly all the shims’ before I had finished’ and the injection started 20 degrees before TDC.
Put everything back together; started the engine, there was some improvement’ but I was still not satisfied, so I had a chat with a injection specialist; that I know, I explained what I had done so far;
I dropped the engine off at his place; and for 350€ he removed all the pumps, serviced and reinstalled and checked the timing for me; while he had to replace some parts in the pumps, he was satisfied that the timing was right. So provided I don’t go anywhere near the pumps; he will stand over them for two years, provided I change the filter at least once a year.:P
The result; Damien now starts from cold, without using any heat’ after the third turn, runs smoothly, and is firing on all cylinders; he even checked out the alternator, as I burnt out the one that came with the engine, 30€ for a KKK 65 amp alternator from the local scapyard how bad.:D
So the next step is to try and get Damien, into Coe Na Marra; the adventure continues.
I will give him a lick of paint first :cool:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Acwd87PN_a8&feature=em-upload_owner
My first time ever making a video
Trying how to figure out how to get it from the camera to the net took a while
Above is the result
While the mast is in my back garden I can pit in or take out what ever it needs
So far I have wired it for the attached photo
I will also fit lights forward and aft
I have Coe Na Mara almost out on the footpath waiting for a fellow with a long arm :pac:

Evening all
At last Damien is on board.:)
I came across a fellow with a long highabb
It took all of 10 minuets’ to get him from the garage; to taking off the hoist sling.
This was last Friday’ when the weather was so bad’ you wouldn’t put a milk bottle out in it.:P
All the preparation paid off.
I did have to raise the front of the engine’ and remove some washers’ from the rear’ to align the prop shaft
I fitted a R&D coupling’ it took a while before I got it right’ also checked the packing gland.
So I can now get along with building a frame’ around the engine’ and try and make the centre cockpit some what weather resistant. I also found a few pictures of when I used the spill method to do the timing.

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I started to restore both the diesel and water tank’ and the original bilge pump.
I had been keeping a look out for some new tanks’ but when the time came to fit them; I had not come across anything that would work better than what I had already had.
I had to fit two Yorkshire fitting’s one to each; water and diesel, one was already installed; this I had to do again’ as it was not done properly first time, and had a lot of mastic used trying to make a seal.
The other I had to use for the water tank, as the original outlet had rusted and fell off’ as soon as I touched it.
I cleaned back to bear metal’ the tank is made up of stainless steel’ covered with fibreglass’ the outlet was black iron; they are all working and tested’ so I refitted them; there’s another fifty years left in them. They are fairly heavy’ so to secure them’ I seated them on plywood; on either side and the back’ I used expanding foam’ put inside plastic bags’ allowing the foam to expand; taking up and forming’ the shape of the hull’ while not sticking to either the hull or the tank; the verdict is still out on this yet’ as I will have to give the tanks a good shaking about; before I secure the top section.
The bilge pump’ and associated fittings, these are made up of brass’ bronze’ and copper fittings.
While taking it out of the boat’ I didn’t think I would be putting it back; as it looked like it had not worked for a long time.
But as it is an original part; I said I might as well have a look’ before I made a decision.
Anyway to make a long storey even longer; I took it apart’ it is made up of two bronze flanges’ that holds a copper barrel that holds the pump.
The pump fits inside the barrel’ it contains two balls’ one fits inside a cradle’ attached to the handle, the other one is lose; they are separated by a leather flap’ squeezed between another two flanges.
The balls act as two way valves; allowing for suction on the upstroke’ and flow on the down stroke.
I might have to replace the balls’ as they are made up of natural rubber’ and after fifty years they look worse for wear, other than that’ I think it should work as intended.
Simple design; with bit grease to help with the leather seal; it will go back into Coe Na Marra.

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The cockpit is almost finished bar the shouting.
It has taken a lot longer than I expected.
Since I had no drawings to work from; only photos, and the old timbers to work with.
It was like putting a jigsaw puzzle together; I’m happy with the outcome so far.
All in all, I have lost about 3” inches’ because of the size of the engine, in the cabin, I thought I would lose more.
The new engine is longer and wider than the old Volvo MD2.
I fitted the old hatch sliding doors; while they fit, it turns out the entrance is not quite squire.
So I will have to slightly modify them; to make them slide up the track’ I had intended to rebuild them anyway.
So over the next couple of days I might tackle this.
While it is recommended that the battery box should be fibreglasses; in this case, the original battery compartment, is directly over the engine’ and since I could not find a better place
I intend to place the new batteries in the same place; so the box needs to be able to be dismantled; along with the steps’ leading into the cabin, in order to allow any work that might need to be done in the future; without having to dismantle half the cabin, and cockpit,
Directly under the battery box, there are the injectors and the fuel filter.
Under the steps’ there’s the timing belt’ water pump’ I should be able to access them’ should I need to.
Other than the ply’ everything has been made up with hardwood, oak’ and teak’ mostly with some recycled mahogany’ and oak’ thrown in here and there.
By the way, that trick I used with the expanding foam, and the plastic bag’s seems to have worked, I have given them a good shaking about, and there was no movement, so once I secure them on top, they should stay put.

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The second attempt turned much better than the first
The bottom washboard is oak ply
The top section is oak and mahogany
I’m happy enough with this result
A few coats of varnish and they should all blend in

Evening all
What with the fine weather I am making the most of it and will continue working on the cockpit and the decking and leave the work that needs to be done on the inside for when the weather turns
Since I would not be known for wasting anything I hung onto just about any good wood that has come off Ceo Na Marra and try and put it back into it’s original position or fins another use for it.
I needed to find some mahogany to finish the cockpits’ the forward section would have needed a board that would measure at least 10” across since I didn’t have any I made use of one of the lath holders that had the shape of the hull and an old mantle pies between the both of them I managed to get the trim finished.
As is normal for me I made use of some old mahogany for where the cleats lead off the winches the originals were made of ply, and promptly routed the wrong side of one so I routed both sides in order to make them some what presentable
Here are a few pictures as they say a picture paints a thousand words

Evening all
I have almost finished the cockpit t area
I am reasonable pleased with the outcome some panels I might have to give a lick of paint
I'l wait and see; so next job is to fit the cockpit portholes and window panels

next job the portholes
let me know if the links work
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4EIsIuSoC0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BwRv5oA43E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrLKcenpShQ

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I have fitted the port holes
They turned out ok
The chrome had come off them’ in a lot of places, so I tried to remove as much as I could; and will leave them as they are.
the glass seal’ had to be refitted to one of them’ as the bronze screws had corroded’ and the flange had come off, so I had to drill out the old screws’ and re tap the treads’ and used old brass screws from electrical fittings’ the ones used to screw the socket to the wall’ they are usually brass screws’ remove the chrome’ cut to size’ sand off the dome’ and bobs your uncle.
If the weather stays the way it is I will make a start on the galley area