Perkins 4-107 engine

The last few days I've been working on the dining area just fwd of the galley.  I ran out of wood.

A few days ago the parts came for the rebuild of my engine, which I've had for 3 years.  I had the engine a year before I had the boat.  Of course I already know which boat I wanted I just hadn't been able to buy it yet.

Thanks to Stewart Marine in Seattle, WA for all the original Perkins parts.

This picture's for you, Allen.  Sorry, I didn't take that many pictures during the rebuild but I do have another engine (short block) that I can take pictures of.

Today I start assembly from a clean, bare block. With printed manual close at hand.

Couple days later ....

I know, it's upside down, but that's how I've been working getting the bottom end of the engine back together.  New sleeves, pistons, crank & rod bushing.  Three years after I got this engine for free I'm getting it back together again.  After closing up the bottom end with the oil pan I just had to take a picture.

 

Aug 21,2012 ... doesn't she look pretty?

 



Starter on this side

Still has the old head on it.  Mine hasn't been shipped back yet and I needed the lifting eyes to get the engine of the stand so I could start building the rear plate, flywheel and starter.

Fuel injector pump and oil filter/cooler hoses on this side

Now that's a big flywheel .... yep ... I estimate about 30 lbs.

Dinning Area

These really hot days I've been working on grinding, glassing in bulkheads, and insulating so I can make more progress on the dinning area.  Recall ... the whole boat above the waterline will be insulated with 1-1/2" DOW Polystrene Blueboard glued in place with 3M adhesive 78 especially designed for adhering Blueboard to fiberglass and other non-porous plastics.
Yesterday and today I've been re-sawing 3/4" White Oak for the interior stripping.  It gets a dado edge for overelapping the boards a tiny bit.

Well, it's the next day ... I put in all the Oak strips and fit in the seat boards.

Pretty cosy if I do say so myself

 Half way through re-sawing #4 of my boards the blade broke on my bandsaw so I TIG welded it back together so I could finish #4 and finish 5 & 6.  I'll need a new blade, as I think it stretch along one side when it fatigued and broke, but that got me through for today.

another bulkhead

After having finished the work under the fwd end of the bunk and the trim on the bunk it was time to put in the stbd side fwd hatch protector bulkhead.  I've also finished the trim on my berth.

I have a new little friend.  My neighbor's cat caught a baby mouse.  I think only 7-10 days old.  I have him in one of the dry storage contains I'll use on the boat.  His currently in my motorhome next to the computer.  He loves just laying on a piece of felt and watching me.  He's the cutest thing ever.  Not sure if I'll return him to the wild or not.  He's never really known it and they have so many natural enemies out there.  Between cats and rats and elephants .... oh, that from the unicorn song. .... and mouse traps, and hawks they don't stand much of a chance.  ....  I think I'll keep him safe.