. The more room in the engine room the better🙂I've never seen an engine room so clean on an older boat like that, you've done an amazing job. If we could find an older boa tin half that condition I could do the rest. Great idea on the belts, we did that all the time for customers. If you're lucky you could get 20,000 hours before those engines need a re-build. We usually saw them need rebuild around 12,000 hours if they were not taken care of. We saw some owners who pushed to 30,000 no problem, but they were very tired. In compression testing, they were pretty much done. On the older ones we did have to rebuild the fuel injection pumps.
As someone who worked for Lehman (UK) back in the 80s., it's nice to see the product after all these years. Based on the "Dover" series Ford diesels. They look like 120s.
We've been looking at larger boats but they are so expensive. I would not even begin to think of something as old as the vessel you have but you have opened my eyes. I know those Lehamns like the back of my hand as we were the dealer in SoCal long ago. I would not mind having an older GrandBanks 42 or 49 if I could find one with Lehans or Cummins but NEVER 3208 CATS. Thanks so much for your input. Look me up if you ever have questions about those engines, if I can remember. I believe I have some useful tech insights on those as well. Just keep here maintained, change those impellers once a year, the oil and trans coolers every 4 years, and an acid bath on the heat exchangers every 4 years. Watch the exhaust system. You also need to have the injectors pulled every couple of years for pop testing, adjustment, or replacement and make sure to presure test the fuel return line, They are notorious for leaking and diluting your engine oil. I'd also replace the lift pup every few years and carry a spare raw water pump. Thermostats have been known to go bad and replace belts every couple of years. Keep spare hoses at least for one engine:-) And change the heat exchanger zinks often and use a 1/8 wood dowle to keep in clean.
Sweet Jesus! what a B E A U T I F U L engine room. When I look at boats, I always want to see the engine area. If it is "nasty" the rest of the boat will always be about that way too. This one is spotless and they are extremely in tune to the importance of that area. Thank You!!
Just found ur channel,sorry.i have a 1970 hatteras sportfisher with dual 12v871t Detroit’s.have near same engine room heat shielding,it works awesome.ur ship is a beauty
Thanks Allen, There is still more to do, but we enjoy the space and working to make it as clean as possible. Having the room to work makes all the difference in the world. Thanks for watching and commenting, Jim and Rosy
At the risk of sounding like a nit picker, it's easier and clearer to identify the sides of the engines as inboard and outboard. As in the outboard side of the starboard engine. Instead of saying , the starboard side of the starboard engine.
Thoroughly enjoyed your tech talk video. VERY ORGANIZED ENGINE ROOM. THOSE MUST BE FAIRLY NEW ENGINES, THEY LOOK IMMACULATE. GOOD LUCK GUYS & HAVE FUN,. Vinny 🇺🇸
Thanks for watching. Those engines are not new. They are the original 43 year old engines! This summer we will surpass 10,000 hours of running time and 70,000 miles traveled. Thanks for the great compliment! Jim and Rosy
Thanks Vince, For us part of the joy of boating is the prep, working on the boat, etc. It just adds to the sense of accomplishment. Thanks for watching and commenting. Jim and Rosy M/V Sea Venture
Jim and Rosy, Thank you for a continuation of your awesome videos. I have to say, I've been waiting for this one. As a new owner of a 1976 CHB 34, it's been a learning process . Even though I have owned a few other boats, this one is the largest and also a single Lehman 120 with no thrusters. I've had zero diesel knowledge, so it's been a learning process. Also docking has been, shall we say "interesting"..lol Currently I'm working through re-doing the cooling system with parts received from American Diesel and am also going to be upgrading the fuel filters to the same spin-on retro kit. I have already redone both of my battery banks and am also working through a small list from our survey findings. We are currently moored in Tacoma, but will be heading to the San Juans this year. Hoping someday to meet up with you guys sometime in the future.Thank you again and I look forward to the next video!!!
Joe, Thanks for watching and commenting. We just arrived in Port Townsend for the final phase of our refit. You have a great boat. My sister and her husband have a CHB 34 - They take it to the Broughton Islands and Alaska every summer. It's a great coastal cruising boat for the Northwest. We know your challenge - before Sea Venture we had a 45' Puget Trawler, with a single Ford Lehman 120 and no thrusters. We had her for 15 years. Over time you learn the best technique for your boat, and you learn where not to go in certain conditions. Remember, it's almost impossible to damage / crash your boat when anchoring! The Ford Lehman is a great and very forgiving engine. Just an FYI - Sea Venture's Lehman 120's have almost 9,000 hours with almost 60,000 NM's traveled. Just keep the sea water flowing, clean fuel, and use the engine and she is good to go. Hopefully we will get to cross paths at some point. We are going to leave right around June 1st for an offshore non-stop run to Sitka Alaska if the weather cooperates. Otherwise we will just run up the inside. We will return to the Puget Sound area late August or early September. Oddly enough, we belong to the Everett Yacht Club and a large group of us are going on a cruise ship to Glacier Bay on September 8th - so we have to return to Seattle in Sea Venture in time to go on an Alaskan cruise - go figure. If you have any Lehman questions I might be able to help with, you can always email me at cruisingseaventure@gmail.com. Happy Cruising, Jim and Rosy Addington
Once again, I must compliment both of you on the utility of your video(s); THANK YOU!! I was not surprised to see a spotless, organized, functional…. Sea Venture engine room space. Your video presentation has always been good but as you move on to better your videos become even more educational! GREAT JOB! I do look forward to more cruising videos but until then keep up the fantastic “tech talk.”
Thanks Ralph, We are glad you are enjoying and finding some value in the videos. We too are looking forward to cruising - once the refit is completed. Jim and Rosy
I subscribed a few weeks ago and have been gradually working my way through all of your videos and love them all. Thanks for taking me with you on your trips.
Nice and detailed tour guys. I have only one Lehman on my 1985 Clipper 34 but it looks very similar. Much much less space in my ER though. Thanks for sharing. Stay safe.
Hi, Thank you for your engine room tour, very clean and definitely well laid out. A few constructive comments... I do not think shock cord is strong enough to hold anything during events where large forces are in play, even when the cord does not fail, often the hooks will bend and release, or items just escape the cord. For example, your spare prop shafts would be much safer if they were secured with some strong metal clamps, with a rubber grip. Maybe review the large spanner, the tool box, anything with weight, is secured at ten times stronger than you think it needs (just considering a worst case scenario of maybe a collision) because the forces involved can be colossal. For example, you may think the toolbox locks would keep the drawers shut but I doubt they would in a 5G event, then imagine your engine room with all of those tools moving about. The damage that can be inflicted by any loose heavy item can be catastrophic, and that would be the precise time that you require everything to work well. A net locked over your oil bottles to secure them... etc. I have seen the damage done where someone thought a bungie cord would be okay and it was not. Using clamps, bars, spacers, packers, and frames, to securely contain things is much better. I hope that is helpful advice!
Love the organization and size of your engine room, ours is a work in progress and also much smaller. That said, I still can’t stand up in it and I’m only 5’7”. 😆
John, Thanks for watching. We are excited too. We head back to Port Townsend on Sunday and they begin the superstructure installation first thing Monday morning. Jim and Rosy
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Great video! I am a student at Skagit Valley College Marine Maintenance Program in Anacortes. The instructors of that program (Mike Beemer) have a cruisers college for non-students. I think he has guest talk about the cruising life. Would be great to meet you two sometime:)
Al, Thanks for watching and commenting. The refit is done and the final video will be out shortly. We are headed off toward Alaska shortly and we will keep up with the videos as best we can. Jim and Rosy M/V Sea Venture
Wow..spotless engine room! I could spend hours in that room! Don't know why engine rooms always interest me but that is one spotless example! One thing I do recognize as I'm an RV guy not a ship guy having never owned a boat but many RV's...example being the picture on my page
Hello again Jim, Mike from sunny Sandspit here. I'm curious about your crankcase ventilation, is that some sort of catch cup, to catch the oil in the blow by? So as not to get oil mixed into the bilge. Thanks great video.
Thanks. That is exactly what it is. A one gallon bleach bottle with the bottom cut out. Otherwise Lehmans will drip oil from the blow by. It's not much, but it keeps it a little more tidy. Thanks for watching, Jim
very nice ..... very nice. happy you can travel a little bit and enjoy. Nice engine room. Very good quality engines. Very famous. ALL top notch. Just discovered the channel.
Inspiring! I head out December 2 for 7 days getting our “new” 48 foot Jefferson CMY from Chattanooga home to Nashville via the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers, about 560 miles. I’ll be learning to pilot the thing on the way as this is nearly twice the size of other boats I’ve owned and my first diesel. Oh to have an engine room that size! Great video!
I'm sure you access the washer and dryer from the cockpit to avoid that 10' ladder. Although maybe Rosie uses the engine room door as a laundry chute. 😅 Thanks for the tour. Somehow I expected the engines to look bigger. What hp are they?
Roy, We do have a large hatch in the cockpit right next to the washer and dryer. Our engines are Ford Lehman 120 HP engines, with just over 10,000 hours. You can find a lot more info about Sea Venture on our website, CruisingSeaVenture.com. There is also an engine room tour video on UA-cam as well. Thanks for watching, Jim
We met you in Everett two years ago when we ran our own Cheoy Lee 46 LRC. Am planning to make some similar upgrades later this fall. Port Townsend Shipwrights Co-op seems to be the place to go.
Mark, Awesome. I saw you email me too. We just got hauled out today at the Co-Op in Port Townsend! I'll give you a call in the next day or so and give you some info re: the Co-Op and our experience - which has been all very positive! Thanks for watching, Jim and Rosy Addington
That is a smart engine room with a nice selection of spares and consumables, I have a small commercial trawler with one of those Ford Dorset engines in her and I would like to know where your modified spin on filter kit came from, cheers.
Jim and Rosy In a word -Wow! Now at length You are entitled to feel proud of your engine room and rightly so. For context I am an retired sea going marine engineer (34 years) and would like to make some constructive comments and questions. 1. You are both to be congratulated for the immaculate state of the engine room - it is clearly a labour of love and is a credit to you. 2. It is a great engine room layout with pretty good accessibility, even if you could do with sawing off about six inches off your lower legs. 3. The access through to the lazarette is very useful - and would certainly be my preferred access to the engine room. 4. I am really impressed that you carry two spare propeller shafts. Are your propeller shafts different lengths? 5. That’s a neat trick with the drive belts inserting them inboard of the coolant pipework to ease quick and unencumbered replacement. My only (small) concern is that unprotected belts like that could degrade over time and I would consider protecting them by slipping them in a heavy duty plastic bag and sealing it. 6. In terms of fire extinguishing systems - is the release of the suppressant automatically linked to the shutting of ventilation flaps, or is that something you must do manually prior to initiating release? While considering fire are you able to isolate the tank valves remotely? (I have just watched again and I think the answer is no to both). 7. I like your tanks and the fact that you have such great access ports - you can always hire a small fella to crawl in there. 8. I know you must have given very much thought to the location of the dive compressor could you not fit over the generator? Finally, thank you for going to the trouble of making this video, it was very comprehensive and well explained.
Norman, 34 years as a sea going marine engineer. Well no wonder I can't keep up with your knowledge! One of the best things about making the videos is getting to interact with viewers who have so much to offer and that we can learn so much from. Thank you for your very nice review of our engine room space. We like the idea about sealing the spare drive belts in a bag. That makes a lot of sense. Ford Lehman's are not hard on belts and so far in our 18 years of cruising with Ford Lehman's we have never had a belt break or fail, but hopefully if one does it will be a lot easier to address with the belts staged and ready to go. The dampers do have to be manually closed. The other end of the wire has a handle. All 3 handles are located in the salon. While the FireBoy is automatic, it can also be discharged manually by a pull cable located in the salon. The FireBoy also has a status gauge located in the pilothouse. The fuel tank values are all manual gate values. There are the two in the engine room that are in the video and 2 more in the lazarette. The location of the dive compressor is still somewhat open. It could very well end up directly above the generator. It's not very big. Once we physically have it here we will figure out the exact placement based on what makes the most sense, makes accessing the filters on it for servicing easy, etc. We plan to install the actual fill hose and on/off switch remotely in the cockpit, so even though the compressor is located in the engine room, you will not need to take tanks to the engine room to fill. Again, thanks for watching, commenting, and having a sharp eye for the details. Jim and Rosy
Did you know what WD 40, stands for........ Water Displacement, 40th formula. I know this only because my first wife’s family. were friends with the the family. He was a commercial fisherman who wanted a better solution to his wiring issues due to the corrosive nature if ocean life. The company is still family owned, a true example of ingenuity!
Tim, Here is an odd one regarding WD40. Local fisherman squirt some WD40 inside herring they are using for bottom fish - they all swear you will catch more fish as a result because it's main ingredient is fish oil. We haven't tried it yet, but we are going to the next time we are Halibut fishing.
Thank you for the tour. You didn't talk about air intake and Filters - have you ever considered having an intercooler setup to cool the inward air for better fuel efficacy
Thanks for watching. We have large air intakes for the engines plus a blower to evacuate air if needed. Our engine room sits right at 85 degrees F when cruising, so it doesn't get too hot. We only burn 3.15 gallons per hour at 7 knots so I think our efficiency is looking pretty good. Thanks, Jim
Great video. I know it's 3 years old, but I imagine it hasn't changed much in the last 3 years. Clean and tidy I'm sure. Have you thought of adding some wireless cameras in your engine room?
Chuck, Thanks for watching. Actually quite a bit has changed. I should probably update the video. We have a complete new electrical system, inverters, lithium batteries, dive compressor, new larger hot water heater and a new fresh water manifold system since the video was done. The cameras are in process now. Thanks, Jim
Not sure on why you would use 2 micron RACOR primary fuel filters? The secondaries are probably 2-5micron. You are eliminating the benefit of 2 stage filtering. And if you ever get junk in your fuel the 2 micron Racor will plug up pretty quick. Once you are cruising the tropics your fresh water will be 'extra hot' all the time with the water tanks and pump in the hot engine room. I've worked on some boats that have insulated the fresh water tanks if they are in the engine room. Great tour of the 'holy place'! Well done!
Ryan, Great observation and question. You are absolutely correct, we are eliminating most of the benefit of 2 stage filtering. I think there is great cases to be made for both approaches. Here is our reasoning for using 2 micron filters in the duel racors. 1) The inline filters on the Lehman are a bitch to change. I know lots of Lehman owners that have struggled to get them not to leak after changing. 2)They are also hard to get off and change without spilling fuel everywhere. 3) After changing them, you have to bleed the fuel system before you can restart the engine. 4) By running a 2 micron on the duel Racor 500 it eliminates these issues. I can change from one filter to the 2nd staged filter while running by just flipping a lever. I can then change the dirty filter and if I choose, flip back without ever missing a beat while running. 5) I have no way to monitor the inline engine filters. I have vacuum gauges on the racors, which tells me how much pull is required to get the fuel through the filter. I know the exact spot on the gauge where the engine will start to be starved of fuel. We check this gauge with each engine room check while running to ensure all is good. (We could run a second set of gauges to the pilot house to monitor the filters but I have not done this) 6) Lastly, we have friends that circumnavigated in their Nordhavn 52' and this was their method and it served them well. I do still change the inline filters once a year, but because of how they are constructed, you can not see their condition. I currently change the racors every 200 hours, even though they really don't need it. At 200 hours the racor 2 micron filters are just slightly discolored. Our friends in their Nordhavn have more courage then I, they don't change the filter until the needle starts to move on the vacuum gauge, which for them is about 800 hours) I think, but it's only just a theory, that I'm still getting some benefit of 2-stage filtering. Racor's materials actually do not say they remove all debris that is 2 micron's or larger, but just that it's the most particulate 2 micron and larger will be caught. I believe the actual manufacturing of the filter leaves the openings variable in the filter. So maybe, if a 5 micron piece gets through the 1st filter, it would be captured by the 2nd. That may all be overdoing it. The Ford Lehman and it's injector pump are very forgiving and I believe are fine with larger particulate. When we had the injector pumps rebuild (An expensive project completed every 5,000 hours) an internal inspection found virtually no evidence of particulate. When the injectors are removed and serviced they also have shown no signs of particulate. We also have the benefit of epoxy lined fiberglass fuel tanks, so there is no rust, deterioration, or condensation to speak of inside the tanks. All of our tanks also have 2 - 24" ports that can be opened to clean the inside of the tanks. The last time the ports were opened the tanks we almost spotless inside. Also, in case we did run into a problem, the 2nd racor filter for each engine not being used, is a 10 micron filter. So if we did have problem and we switch to the 2nd filter we would have a little more time before clogging another filter. We carry a large stock (about 30 of each) filter on board. Like I said, I think there are good arguments both ways about how to set up the filters. For me, I really like not messing with those inline filters. Like our fuel tanks, the water tanks are fiberglass as well. (the hull is the outside of all our tanks) The inside walls are 1" thick solid fiberglass (the hull is 1.5" solid fiberglass), so I don't think they transfer heat very much. Our engine room, in the Northwest runs at 91 degrees when cruising. Sea Venture spent 20 years cruising the tropics (Caribbean, Central America, South America, Mexico and the South Pacific) before coming to the Northwest. I have all the detailed logs from those travels (60,000 NM in all). Where the air and water temperature where the highest, the engine room climbed to about 110 degrees. I think we benefit from a large space, and the fact we only run the Lehmans at 1,500 RPM's so they are not working very hard. We also have a large exhaust fan we can turn on to move more air. Lastly, if we choose, we can also divert one of the A/C units onboard to the engine room. Again, great questions and thank you for watching, commenting, and asking. Let me know if you have any other questions. Thanks, Jim
I am so grateful I found you. Thanks to you both. New guy here. Never owned a boat. In research mode. Question about freezers. On land they are powered 24hr. How often are the ones onboard powered?
Our refrigerators and freezers (2 of each) are powered 24/7. If interested on power / batteries / etc, you might enjoy our electrical upgrade video we did earlier this year. Here is a link: ua-cam.com/video/sLq0faThyaU/v-deo.html Thanks for watching, Jim
@@CruisingSeaVenture Saw the video. I hope you received more than enough, thank you notes, thumbs up and other forms of positive acknowledgments. I for one appreciate the time, care and attention you put into it..........
id be running 10 micron for the racors..the sencondary filters on the engine would be like 2 micron, so there probably not doing anthing. racors are normally to filter out the worst of the fuel then the secondary do the rest.
The inline filters on a Lehman are 5 micron filters. Like most Lehman owners we run 2 micron filters in the Racors because the inline filters are such a hassle to change. Our tanks are epoxy lined fiberglass tanks with 2 - 24" opening ports in each tank, making them very easy to keep clean. After 200 hours the 2 microns are barely discolored. Thanks, Jim
Jim and Rosy, great videos. We're also in the PNW and own a trawler with twin Lehmans (37 years old with less than 1200 hours on them) which we're bringing up to the more modern retrofits over the next year (coolant overflow, raw water pumps, etc). I was curious where you sourced the spin on secondary fuel filter setup - very slick. Also, I'm pretty sure I saw Jim at Fisheries a few weeks ago. Wasn't completely sure or I would've said hi and thanks for the great videos.
Steven, We are glad you are enjoying the videos and thanks for the compliment. 1,200 hours - not really even broken in yet. The retrofit fuel filter kits came from Harbor Marine in Everett, but I think the company that was making them has stopped doing so and I don't know if they have a new idea / source. In any event, at this point I would actually not recommend this change for a couple of reasons. The whole reason we made the change was because the other filters seem like such a mess to change and occassionally want to drip fuel. The retro fit kits were about $250 each, so to do 2 engines, it cost about a $1,000.00. Twice we have had an issue with them leaking. Both times they went from perfectly fine to a steady stream of fuel pouring out between the filter and the retro unit face. Both times are when we have been cruising for awhile and then reduced RPM to an idle, and both times it made a big mess of fuel everywhere. I think if they are still being made they need some more engineering at the filter to retro surface interface. At least the original system, while it might want to drip occiasionally I've never had them create a stream of fuel coming out. On the old filters sytems I know cruisers have had issues with the plastic drain knob that doesn't seem to work at the bottom of the unit. I've seen cruisings remove this plastic know, tap a bolt tread into the aluminum and plug the hole. In any event, I would recommend you do all the other updates and think about that one some more. I think the most valuable update you can do is the coolant overflow - It helps ensure the engine runs full of coolant at the optimum temperature. I have been at Fisheries a lot (will be there again today), and at 6'6" it's a little hard to blend in. We are behind but working on getting the final refit video edited and put together. We just returned to Everett with the project done and we think it looks great. Hopefully we will get a chance to see you out on the water. Again, thanks for watching and commenting, Jim and Rosy Addington
Great advice, thank you. Yes, the overflow and raw water pump are highest on our list. I'll be sure to say hello next time, in Fisheries or out on the water. Looking forward to seeing the results of your refit. Keep up the excellent videos!
Hi Kathy, Thanks for watching and commenting. We both seem to be getting to the age where it's all about repair and maintenance. Rosy had Carpal Tunnel Surgery week before last. She did the other wrist last year and was really happy with the results, so she wanted the left one done before we we are gone for the summer on the boat. Jim and Rosy
Our engine room is large enough it does not run too hot, in the mid-90’s while cruising. We have a built in exhaust blower that can quickly exchange the air as well. Lastly, we can also divert one of our air conditioners to the engine room if we want it cooler. Thanks, Jim
I do not know about bulletproof, but we have just done what made sense to us after a lot of cruising. We have been cruising since the early 90’s, so if nothing else, we have had a chance to see what works and doesn’t. Thanks, Jim
Just discovered your channel. A subscribe for sure. What a great tour of the engine room. I am look at a Marine Trader 43 that claims to have small pinholes in the flue tanks. If I remember they are aluminum. If they had to be replaced....it must be a herculean job to replace or to some how reseal them both in effort ans $$$. Do you have any opinion on this?
Melissa, Thanks for watching and commenting. Sea Venture is 54' LOA, built by Choey Lee in 1977. It's their LRC (Long Range Cruiser) model. She was designed and built specifically for offshore travel and passagemaking. Some basic info is: Fully loaded, she weighs in at about 45 tons She carries 2,160 US gallons of diesel in 4 tanks She carries 1,200 gallons of fresh water, plus has a 300 gallon per day watermaker. She is powered by twin 120 HP Ford Lehmen engines, which combined, burn 3.15 gallons of diesel per hour at 7 knots, giving her a 4,300 NM range with 10% reserve We will work in an interior tour during the course of our summer cruising videos! Again, thanks, Jim and Rosy
I'm new to this nautical stuff so hope this question isn't dumb. If you ever needed an engine replacement, how would you ever get them in/out? also curious about exhaust. I've heard of underwater exhaust.
Rick, Not a dumb question at all. I think it's a great one to add to the end of our next video as well. The engine room is directly below our salon. The floor is fiberglass, except, hidden in the floor is a 3' x 7' hatch. In the engine room you need to remove the sound proofing from the ceiling and in the salon you have to remove the carpet, then a 1/2" plywood layer. That would then reveal the hatch, which is made of 1" plywood. You would now have a 3' x 7' opening going directly into the engine room. Boat yards have cranes that are on a very long horizontal arm. The crane could then reach over the back of the boat, through the door and directly above the hatch. Not an easy task, but most importantly, doable. Thanks for watching and asking, Jim
Rick, The lazarette hatch is big enough for the washer, dryer, and freezer to fit down into. This hatch is in the cockpit and we use it daily. Thanks, Jim
We have 2 - 500 gallon tanks plus 2 - 600 gallon tanks of diesel, for a total of 2,200 gallons. Range is about 4,300 NM at 7 knots. One of our videos is on fuel management. You might enjoy the video where a lot more info is provided. Thanks, Jim
Also, i should have mentioned the tanks you see in the engine room tour video are not fuel tanks - they are water tanks. Each water tank holds 600 gallons of fresh water. Thanks, Jim
@@CruisingSeaVenture Very interesting lifestyle. It was always my dream to do what you and the Mrs. Sea Venture have done, Jim. I'm 66 and the girlfriend is 67 and she can't swim, but when the vaccine finally gets to us we'll go back to traveling.
Thanks. Those "shiney" engines will pass the 9,000 hours and 60,000 NM marks this summer. The oil pressure gauges are: Ashcroft 50mm Pressure Gauge Dial Size: {50} 50mm (2") Dial Type: {1008} Stainless Steel System Material: {S} 316 Stainless Steel Liquid Filled: {L} Liquid Filled - Glycerine (standard) Connection Size: {02} 1/4 NPT Male Connection Type: {B} Lower Back Unit of Measure: Single > PSI Pressure Range: {30IMV&100#} 30/0/100 psiA link to their product web page with the gauge is: www.ashcroft.com/products/pressure_gauges/industrial_gauges/1008s-sl-pressure-gauge.cfm Hope this helps and thanks for watching and commenting, Jim and Rosy Addington
9000 hours, fantastic. Our 1981 engine is approx 3,500hrs. Do you get oil drips below the air intake filter, via the breather hose? After 4 hours of runtime, I get a few oil drips below the filter. I hope it is normal vs the beginning of a "blow by" issue. Cheers from Long Beach CA.
Remember, I'm no expert, but my experience is what you are experiencing is normal and of no concern. We have installed a cut in half upside down bleach bottle in this location to catch the oil drips. If you email me at cruisingseaventure@gmail.com I can send you a picture. Thanks, Jim
Hi Nicholas, There are two poles in the engine room. The smaller one just on the left side of the starboard engine has always been there. It just gives something to hold onto in the middle of the engine room while underway. The second larger pole by the generator was added when we did the refit on Sea Venture. It has a new fiberglass bulkhead underneath it. There is another pole directly above it in the salon, which is then adding strength to our salon roof, where are 800 lb tender sits. Hope that answer your question. Thanks for watching, Jim
Hi, thanks a lot for watching. We probably do engine room checks more often then needed. When on long passages we probably average every 4 hours. It is more often then normal, but we are lucky that it is so easy. Just go through the door and complete the checklist, which takes about 90 seconds. Its just become a habit over the years. An exception to our frequency is if one of us is sleeping. In that case we wait until the other one is awake. In our old boat you had to lift up the salon floor to get to the engine area and in that boat we rarely did engine room checks while the engine was actually running. Thanks, Jim
Sysavatar, you are correct - Sea Venture does not have water tight doors for the engine room. The engine room access is from above the engine room down a hatch in the lazzarette - which can be locked down and water tight, and the door on the starboard side of the boat where you go down a ladder about 8 feet into the engine room. That door is not water tight. We have thought about changing the doors out, but so far have elected not to. Sea Venture has cruising about 75,000 nautical miles of ocean travel with no issues - it's something we may do in the future, but for now it's not on the schedule. Thanks for watching and commenting. Jim and Rosy
oh dear are your mains Fords such old designs, Your country is full of 30000 hour Cummins from 80 to abt 150 for your boat Well as a boat builder I feel it is messy, but you are very nice folk
Hi Antonio, Sea Venture is a 1977 Cheoy Lee LRC (Long Range Cruiser). We did a boat tour video as well you might enjoy. Thanks for watching and commenting. Jim
I am 68 and this much at this age says no way I want this knid of responsibility to have anything anymore. Get me to a destination. Why would I want to be at sea? Or even on a coast. Life is too short. I see so many old boats and few hours per year of real use, $$Hundreds per mile.
Joseph, We enjoy cruising and taking our home with us for extended times. It's a lifestyle choice. We have been cruising for almost 30 years and really enjoyed it. As far as being in the ocean or on the coast, if you have the right boat (one designed for this purpose) it's not a big deal. Regarding the cost, if someone has any concern about the cost per mile, then they should not own a large boat. We in general have not calculated or been concerned about the cost of cruising. Thanks for watching, Jim
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The more room in the engine room the better🙂I've never seen an engine room so clean on an older boat like that, you've done an amazing job. If we could find an older boa tin half that condition I could do the rest. Great idea on the belts, we did that all the time for customers. If you're lucky you could get 20,000 hours before those engines need a re-build. We usually saw them need rebuild around 12,000 hours if they were not taken care of. We saw some owners who pushed to 30,000 no problem, but they were very tired. In compression testing, they were pretty much done. On the older ones we did have to rebuild the fuel injection pumps.
👍 saw lots of Ford Lehmans with clean bilges. Then I saw a vessel with a Detroit and the oily bilge 😲
Detroit's love to bleed. They are into giving back. Lol
⬆️ and the Detroit's had ZERO RUST!!!! 👍
As someone who worked for Lehman (UK) back in the 80s., it's nice to see the product after all these years. Based on the "Dover" series Ford diesels. They look like 120s.
They are 120's - we surpassed 10,000 hours last summer and are approaching 11,000 now. Thanks for watching, Jim
We've been looking at larger boats but they are so expensive. I would not even begin to think of something as old as the vessel you have but you have opened my eyes. I know those Lehamns like the back of my hand as we were the dealer in SoCal long ago. I would not mind having an older GrandBanks 42 or 49 if I could find one with Lehans or Cummins but NEVER 3208 CATS. Thanks so much for your input. Look me up if you ever have questions about those engines, if I can remember. I believe I have some useful tech insights on those as well. Just keep here maintained, change those impellers once a year, the oil and trans coolers every 4 years, and an acid bath on the heat exchangers every 4 years. Watch the exhaust system. You also need to have the injectors pulled every couple of years for pop testing, adjustment, or replacement and make sure to presure test the fuel return line, They are notorious for leaking and diluting your engine oil. I'd also replace the lift pup every few years and carry a spare raw water pump. Thermostats have been known to go bad and replace belts every couple of years. Keep spare hoses at least for one engine:-) And change the heat exchanger zinks often and use a 1/8 wood dowle to keep in clean.
Sweet Jesus! what a B E A U T I F U L engine room. When I look at boats, I always want to see the engine area. If it is "nasty" the rest of the boat will always be about that way too. This one is spotless and they are extremely in tune to the importance of that area. Thank You!!
Just found ur channel,sorry.i have a 1970 hatteras sportfisher with dual 12v871t Detroit’s.have near same engine room heat shielding,it works awesome.ur ship is a beauty
I have always wanted to do that. I could spend a lifetime on the west coast of North America.
Tip top ,nice job captain.
That engine room is Amazing! Thanks for all the details.
Thanks Allen,
There is still more to do, but we enjoy the space and working to make it as clean as possible. Having the room to work makes all the difference in the world.
Thanks for watching and commenting,
Jim and Rosy
At the risk of sounding like a nit picker, it's easier and clearer to identify the sides of the engines as inboard and outboard. As in the outboard side of the starboard engine. Instead of saying , the starboard side of the starboard engine.
The Check list on the walls reminds me of the sound and security checks on the navy ship I as on.
very nice comprehensive presentation
great video
thanks
keep them coming
stay safe
You seemed like a great couple....thank you for the tour..u have a new subscription!
Thank you for to show your beautiful boat!
You are so cool!
Brasil like you!
GOD bless you!
Thoroughly enjoyed your tech talk video. VERY ORGANIZED ENGINE ROOM. THOSE MUST BE FAIRLY NEW ENGINES, THEY LOOK IMMACULATE. GOOD LUCK GUYS & HAVE FUN,. Vinny 🇺🇸
Thanks for watching.
Those engines are not new. They are the original 43 year old engines! This summer we will surpass 10,000 hours of running time and 70,000 miles traveled. Thanks for the great compliment! Jim and Rosy
Nice clean engine room
Wow, that is one impressive engine room. Your devotion to spare parts is impressive too. I hope we are nearly as prepared someday.
Thanks Vince,
For us part of the joy of boating is the prep, working on the boat, etc. It just adds to the sense of accomplishment.
Thanks for watching and commenting.
Jim and Rosy
M/V Sea Venture
Awesome video! Thank you!!!
Excellent. Thank You Smooth Sailing
I enjoyed your engine room tour. Thanks for taking the time to make it.
Good thinking with the belts nice one.
"No Wind and flat seas" -love it!
What a nice clean engine room. Looks like you're stocked up for any malfunction.
My wife loves the washer and dryer! Beautiful engine room
John,
Rosy loves it too -- and it was a "requirement" of Rosy's when looking for a long range trawler.
Thanks for watching,
Jim and Rosy
Impressive.
Awesome engine room and lazarette! Y'all are set!
Jim and Rosy, Thank you for a continuation of your awesome videos. I have to say, I've been waiting for this one. As a new owner of a 1976 CHB 34, it's been a learning process . Even though I have owned a few other boats, this one is the largest and also a single Lehman 120 with no thrusters. I've had zero diesel knowledge, so it's been a learning process. Also docking has been, shall we say "interesting"..lol Currently I'm working through re-doing the cooling system with parts received from American Diesel and am also going to be upgrading the fuel filters to the same spin-on retro kit. I have already redone both of my battery banks and am also working through a small list from our survey findings. We are currently moored in Tacoma, but will be heading to the San Juans this year. Hoping someday to meet up with you guys sometime in the future.Thank you again and I look forward to the next video!!!
Joe,
Thanks for watching and commenting.
We just arrived in Port Townsend for the final phase of our refit.
You have a great boat. My sister and her husband have a CHB 34 - They take it to the Broughton Islands and Alaska every summer. It's a great coastal cruising boat for the Northwest.
We know your challenge - before Sea Venture we had a 45' Puget Trawler, with a single Ford Lehman 120 and no thrusters. We had her for 15 years. Over time you learn the best technique for your boat, and you learn where not to go in certain conditions. Remember, it's almost impossible to damage / crash your boat when anchoring! The Ford Lehman is a great and very forgiving engine. Just an FYI - Sea Venture's Lehman 120's have almost 9,000 hours with almost 60,000 NM's traveled. Just keep the sea water flowing, clean fuel, and use the engine and she is good to go.
Hopefully we will get to cross paths at some point. We are going to leave right around June 1st for an offshore non-stop run to Sitka Alaska if the weather cooperates. Otherwise we will just run up the inside. We will return to the Puget Sound area late August or early September. Oddly enough, we belong to the Everett Yacht Club and a large group of us are going on a cruise ship to Glacier Bay on September 8th - so we have to return to Seattle in Sea Venture in time to go on an Alaskan cruise - go figure.
If you have any Lehman questions I might be able to help with, you can always email me at cruisingseaventure@gmail.com.
Happy Cruising,
Jim and Rosy Addington
Thank you for the tour! Wonderfully done. Very clean and orderly, very nice. Ty
Thanks for the great tour.
Once again, I must compliment both of you on the utility of your video(s); THANK YOU!! I was not surprised to see a spotless, organized, functional…. Sea Venture engine room space. Your video presentation has always been good but as you move on to better your videos become even more educational! GREAT JOB! I do look forward to more cruising videos but until then keep up the fantastic “tech talk.”
Thanks Ralph,
We are glad you are enjoying and finding some value in the videos. We too are looking forward to cruising - once the refit is completed.
Jim and Rosy
Very nice. Clean, organized, and well lit! Love it!
Glad you liked it and thanks. Jim
Awesome engine room....feels clean and safe!
Amazingly good and clean, a credit to you both , it’s the best I’ve seen 👍🏻🇪🇸
Thanks :) nice tour and nice boat...enjoy !!
Great video thanks!
I subscribed a few weeks ago and have been gradually working my way through all of your videos and love them all. Thanks for taking me with you on your trips.
Welcome Aboard! Glad you are enjoying our videos. Jim
What a beautiful yacht. Thank you for the tour.
Nice and detailed tour guys. I have only one Lehman on my 1985 Clipper 34 but it looks very similar. Much much less space in my ER though. Thanks for sharing. Stay safe.
Hi, Thank you for your engine room tour, very clean and definitely well laid out.
A few constructive comments... I do not think shock cord is strong enough to hold anything during events where large forces are in play, even when the cord does not fail, often the hooks will bend and release, or items just escape the cord. For example, your spare prop shafts would be much safer if they were secured with some strong metal clamps, with a rubber grip. Maybe review the large spanner, the tool box, anything with weight, is secured at ten times stronger than you think it needs (just considering a worst case scenario of maybe a collision) because the forces involved can be colossal. For example, you may think the toolbox locks would keep the drawers shut but I doubt they would in a 5G event, then imagine your engine room with all of those tools moving about. The damage that can be inflicted by any loose heavy item can be catastrophic, and that would be the precise time that you require everything to work well. A net locked over your oil bottles to secure them... etc.
I have seen the damage done where someone thought a bungie cord would be okay and it was not. Using clamps, bars, spacers, packers, and frames, to securely contain things is much better.
I hope that is helpful advice!
Great video please keep them coming!!
Awsome engine room!
A very well sorted boat. Well Done.
David. Down Under.
Another AWESOME video - you guys are great! Just chock full of useful and interesting info.
Thanks,
Jim
Love the organization and size of your engine room, ours is a work in progress and also much smaller. That said, I still can’t stand up in it and I’m only 5’7”. 😆
Very well cared for. Also like your laundry area!!
Thank you for the tour! Can't wait to see the new superstructure!
John,
Thanks for watching. We are excited too. We head back to Port Townsend on Sunday and they begin the superstructure installation first thing Monday morning.
Jim and Rosy
Great video! I learned a lot of information from this video. You have a beautiful yacht and you keep it immaculate. Keep up the good work.
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@Elisha Vincenzo no problem :)
Great video! I am a student at Skagit Valley College Marine Maintenance Program in Anacortes. The instructors of that program (Mike Beemer) have a cruisers college for non-students. I think he has guest talk about the cruising life. Would be great to meet you two sometime:)
Just came across your channel. Looking forward to sharing your adventure. Thanks for sharing!
Al,
Thanks for watching and commenting. The refit is done and the final video will be out shortly. We are headed off toward Alaska shortly and we will keep up with the videos as best we can.
Jim and Rosy
M/V Sea Venture
Wow..spotless engine room! I could spend hours in that room! Don't know why engine rooms always interest me but that is one spotless example! One thing I do recognize as I'm an RV guy not a ship guy having never owned a boat but many RV's...example being the picture on my page
Hello again Jim, Mike from sunny Sandspit here. I'm curious about your crankcase ventilation, is that some sort of catch cup, to catch the oil in the blow by? So as not to get oil mixed into the bilge. Thanks great video.
Thanks. That is exactly what it is. A one gallon bleach bottle with the bottom cut out. Otherwise Lehmans will drip oil from the blow by. It's not much, but it keeps it a little more tidy. Thanks for watching, Jim
I love those Ford engines. I have a bunch of them in Ford trucks. I take these are 380 CID 2700E series. A good engine and easy to work on.
I did enjoy it.That was a great tour.thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it Jim
Jim?
missed a comma, and probably a Thanks. I'm Jim. Probably should have said, "Glad you enjoyed it, Thanks, Jim" :)
@@CruisingSeaVenture oh ic...lol.
neat. thanks for sharing.
Another great vid this lets me see what I need to think of by way of items needed as well i like the way you keep things in order and clean
very nice ..... very nice. happy you can travel a little bit and enjoy. Nice engine room. Very good quality engines. Very famous. ALL top notch. Just discovered the channel.
Inspiring! I head out December 2 for 7 days getting our “new” 48 foot Jefferson CMY from Chattanooga home to Nashville via the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers, about 560 miles. I’ll be learning to pilot the thing on the way as this is nearly twice the size of other boats I’ve owned and my first diesel. Oh to have an engine room that size! Great video!
I'm sure you access the washer and dryer from the cockpit to avoid that 10' ladder. Although maybe Rosie uses the engine room door as a laundry chute. 😅 Thanks for the tour. Somehow I expected the engines to look bigger. What hp are they?
Roy, We do have a large hatch in the cockpit right next to the washer and dryer. Our engines are Ford Lehman 120 HP engines, with just over 10,000 hours. You can find a lot more info about Sea Venture on our website, CruisingSeaVenture.com. There is also an engine room tour video on UA-cam as well. Thanks for watching, Jim
We met you in Everett two years ago when we ran our own Cheoy Lee 46 LRC. Am planning to make some similar upgrades later this fall. Port Townsend Shipwrights Co-op seems to be the place to go.
Mark,
Awesome. I saw you email me too. We just got hauled out today at the Co-Op in Port Townsend! I'll give you a call in the next day or so and give you some info re: the Co-Op and our experience - which has been all very positive!
Thanks for watching,
Jim and Rosy Addington
That is a smart engine room with a nice selection of spares and consumables, I have a small commercial trawler with one of those Ford Dorset engines in her and I would like to know where your modified spin on filter kit came from, cheers.
Jim and Rosy In a word -Wow!
Now at length
You are entitled to feel proud of your engine room and rightly so. For context I am an retired sea going marine engineer (34 years) and would like to make some constructive comments and questions.
1. You are both to be congratulated for the immaculate state of the engine room - it is clearly a labour of love and is a credit to you.
2. It is a great engine room layout with pretty good accessibility, even if you could do with sawing off about six inches off your lower legs.
3. The access through to the lazarette is very useful - and would certainly be my preferred access to the engine room.
4. I am really impressed that you carry two spare propeller shafts. Are your propeller shafts different lengths?
5. That’s a neat trick with the drive belts inserting them inboard of the coolant pipework to ease quick and unencumbered replacement. My only (small) concern is that unprotected belts like that could degrade over time and I would consider protecting them by slipping them in a heavy duty plastic bag and sealing it.
6. In terms of fire extinguishing systems - is the release of the suppressant automatically linked to the shutting of ventilation flaps, or is that something you must do manually prior to initiating release? While considering fire are you able to isolate the tank valves remotely? (I have just watched again and I think the answer is no to both).
7. I like your tanks and the fact that you have such great access ports - you can always hire a small fella to crawl in there.
8. I know you must have given very much thought to the location of the dive compressor could you not fit over the generator?
Finally, thank you for going to the trouble of making this video, it was very comprehensive and well explained.
Norman,
34 years as a sea going marine engineer. Well no wonder I can't keep up with your knowledge!
One of the best things about making the videos is getting to interact with viewers who have so much to offer and that we can learn so much from.
Thank you for your very nice review of our engine room space.
We like the idea about sealing the spare drive belts in a bag. That makes a lot of sense. Ford Lehman's are not hard on belts and so far in our 18 years of cruising with Ford Lehman's we have never had a belt break or fail, but hopefully if one does it will be a lot easier to address with the belts staged and ready to go.
The dampers do have to be manually closed. The other end of the wire has a handle. All 3 handles are located in the salon. While the FireBoy is automatic, it can also be discharged manually by a pull cable located in the salon. The FireBoy also has a status gauge located in the pilothouse.
The fuel tank values are all manual gate values. There are the two in the engine room that are in the video and 2 more in the lazarette.
The location of the dive compressor is still somewhat open. It could very well end up directly above the generator. It's not very big. Once we physically have it here we will figure out the exact placement based on what makes the most sense, makes accessing the filters on it for servicing easy, etc. We plan to install the actual fill hose and on/off switch remotely in the cockpit, so even though the compressor is located in the engine room, you will not need to take tanks to the engine room to fill.
Again, thanks for watching, commenting, and having a sharp eye for the details.
Jim and Rosy
Did you know what WD 40, stands for........ Water Displacement, 40th formula. I know this only because my first wife’s family. were friends with the the family. He was a commercial fisherman who wanted a better solution to his wiring issues due to the corrosive nature if ocean life. The company is still family owned, a true example of ingenuity!
Tim, Here is an odd one regarding WD40. Local fisherman squirt some WD40 inside herring they are using for bottom fish - they all swear you will catch more fish as a result because it's main ingredient is fish oil. We haven't tried it yet, but we are going to the next time we are Halibut fishing.
Thank you for the tour. You didn't talk about air intake and Filters - have you ever considered having an intercooler setup to cool the inward air for better fuel efficacy
Thanks for watching. We have large air intakes for the engines plus a blower to evacuate air if needed. Our engine room sits right at 85 degrees F when cruising, so it doesn't get too hot. We only burn 3.15 gallons per hour at 7 knots so I think our efficiency is looking pretty good. Thanks, Jim
Probably obvious but - external clean air supply for the dive compressor
Thanks. The dive compressor has an external air supply! Thanks for watching, Jim
Maybe you can do a video just on all your gadgets in the pilot house have a good trip when it comes.
Great video. I know it's 3 years old, but I imagine it hasn't changed much in the last 3 years. Clean and tidy I'm sure. Have you thought of adding some wireless cameras in your engine room?
Chuck, Thanks for watching. Actually quite a bit has changed. I should probably update the video. We have a complete new electrical system, inverters, lithium batteries, dive compressor, new larger hot water heater and a new fresh water manifold system since the video was done. The cameras are in process now. Thanks, Jim
Nice work. Love watching the videos. Only 16 more years until my retirement adventures to the north!
Not sure on why you would use 2 micron RACOR primary fuel filters? The secondaries are probably 2-5micron. You are eliminating the benefit of 2 stage filtering. And if you ever get junk in your fuel the 2 micron Racor will plug up pretty quick. Once you are cruising the tropics your fresh water will be 'extra hot' all the time with the water tanks and pump in the hot engine room. I've worked on some boats that have insulated the fresh water tanks if they are in the engine room. Great tour of the 'holy place'! Well done!
Ryan,
Great observation and question. You are absolutely correct, we are eliminating most of the benefit of 2 stage filtering. I think there is great cases to be made for both approaches. Here is our reasoning for using 2 micron filters in the duel racors.
1) The inline filters on the Lehman are a bitch to change. I know lots of Lehman owners that have struggled to get them not to leak after changing.
2)They are also hard to get off and change without spilling fuel everywhere.
3) After changing them, you have to bleed the fuel system before you can restart the engine.
4) By running a 2 micron on the duel Racor 500 it eliminates these issues. I can change from one filter to the 2nd staged filter while running by just flipping a lever. I can then change the dirty filter and if I choose, flip back without ever missing a beat while running.
5) I have no way to monitor the inline engine filters. I have vacuum gauges on the racors, which tells me how much pull is required to get the fuel through the filter. I know the exact spot on the gauge where the engine will start to be starved of fuel. We check this gauge with each engine room check while running to ensure all is good. (We could run a second set of gauges to the pilot house to monitor the filters but I have not done this)
6) Lastly, we have friends that circumnavigated in their Nordhavn 52' and this was their method and it served them well.
I do still change the inline filters once a year, but because of how they are constructed, you can not see their condition.
I currently change the racors every 200 hours, even though they really don't need it. At 200 hours the racor 2 micron filters are just slightly discolored. Our friends in their Nordhavn have more courage then I, they don't change the filter until the needle starts to move on the vacuum gauge, which for them is about 800 hours)
I think, but it's only just a theory, that I'm still getting some benefit of 2-stage filtering. Racor's materials actually do not say they remove all debris that is 2 micron's or larger, but just that it's the most particulate 2 micron and larger will be caught. I believe the actual manufacturing of the filter leaves the openings variable in the filter. So maybe, if a 5 micron piece gets through the 1st filter, it would be captured by the 2nd.
That may all be overdoing it. The Ford Lehman and it's injector pump are very forgiving and I believe are fine with larger particulate.
When we had the injector pumps rebuild (An expensive project completed every 5,000 hours) an internal inspection found virtually no evidence of particulate. When the injectors are removed and serviced they also have shown no signs of particulate.
We also have the benefit of epoxy lined fiberglass fuel tanks, so there is no rust, deterioration, or condensation to speak of inside the tanks. All of our tanks also have 2 - 24" ports that can be opened to clean the inside of the tanks. The last time the ports were opened the tanks we almost spotless inside.
Also, in case we did run into a problem, the 2nd racor filter for each engine not being used, is a 10 micron filter. So if we did have problem and we switch to the 2nd filter we would have a little more time before clogging another filter. We carry a large stock (about 30 of each) filter on board.
Like I said, I think there are good arguments both ways about how to set up the filters. For me, I really like not messing with those inline filters.
Like our fuel tanks, the water tanks are fiberglass as well. (the hull is the outside of all our tanks) The inside walls are 1" thick solid fiberglass (the hull is 1.5" solid fiberglass), so I don't think they transfer heat very much. Our engine room, in the Northwest runs at 91 degrees when cruising. Sea Venture spent 20 years cruising the tropics (Caribbean, Central America, South America, Mexico and the South Pacific) before coming to the Northwest. I have all the detailed logs from those travels (60,000 NM in all). Where the air and water temperature where the highest, the engine room climbed to about 110 degrees. I think we benefit from a large space, and the fact we only run the Lehmans at 1,500 RPM's so they are not working very hard. We also have a large exhaust fan we can turn on to move more air. Lastly, if we choose, we can also divert one of the A/C units onboard to the engine room.
Again, great questions and thank you for watching, commenting, and asking.
Let me know if you have any other questions.
Thanks,
Jim
I am so grateful I found you. Thanks to you both. New guy here. Never owned a boat. In research mode. Question about freezers. On land they are powered 24hr. How often are the ones onboard powered?
Our refrigerators and freezers (2 of each) are powered 24/7. If interested on power / batteries / etc, you might enjoy our electrical upgrade video we did earlier this year. Here is a link: ua-cam.com/video/sLq0faThyaU/v-deo.html Thanks for watching, Jim
@@CruisingSeaVenture Saw the video. I hope you received more than enough, thank you notes, thumbs up and other forms of positive acknowledgments. I for one appreciate the time, care and attention you put into it..........
id be running 10 micron for the racors..the sencondary filters on the engine would be like 2 micron, so there probably not doing anthing. racors are normally to filter out the worst of the fuel then the secondary do the rest.
The inline filters on a Lehman are 5 micron filters. Like most Lehman owners we run 2 micron filters in the Racors because the inline filters are such a hassle to change. Our tanks are epoxy lined fiberglass tanks with 2 - 24" opening ports in each tank, making them very easy to keep clean. After 200 hours the 2 microns are barely discolored. Thanks, Jim
Jim and Rosy, great videos. We're also in the PNW and own a trawler with twin Lehmans (37 years old with less than 1200 hours on them) which we're bringing up to the more modern retrofits over the next year (coolant overflow, raw water pumps, etc). I was curious where you sourced the spin on secondary fuel filter setup - very slick.
Also, I'm pretty sure I saw Jim at Fisheries a few weeks ago. Wasn't completely sure or I would've said hi and thanks for the great videos.
Steven,
We are glad you are enjoying the videos and thanks for the compliment.
1,200 hours - not really even broken in yet.
The retrofit fuel filter kits came from Harbor Marine in Everett, but I think the company that was making them has stopped doing so and I don't know if they have a new idea / source. In any event, at this point I would actually not recommend this change for a couple of reasons.
The whole reason we made the change was because the other filters seem like such a mess to change and occassionally want to drip fuel. The retro fit kits were about $250 each, so to do 2 engines, it cost about a $1,000.00. Twice we have had an issue with them leaking. Both times they went from perfectly fine to a steady stream of fuel pouring out between the filter and the retro unit face. Both times are when we have been cruising for awhile and then reduced RPM to an idle, and both times it made a big mess of fuel everywhere. I think if they are still being made they need some more engineering at the filter to retro surface interface. At least the original system, while it might want to drip occiasionally I've never had them create a stream of fuel coming out. On the old filters sytems I know cruisers have had issues with the plastic drain knob that doesn't seem to work at the bottom of the unit. I've seen cruisings remove this plastic know, tap a bolt tread into the aluminum and plug the hole.
In any event, I would recommend you do all the other updates and think about that one some more.
I think the most valuable update you can do is the coolant overflow - It helps ensure the engine runs full of coolant at the optimum temperature.
I have been at Fisheries a lot (will be there again today), and at 6'6" it's a little hard to blend in.
We are behind but working on getting the final refit video edited and put together. We just returned to Everett with the project done and we think it looks great.
Hopefully we will get a chance to see you out on the water.
Again, thanks for watching and commenting,
Jim and Rosy Addington
Great advice, thank you. Yes, the overflow and raw water pump are highest on our list. I'll be sure to say hello next time, in Fisheries or out on the water. Looking forward to seeing the results of your refit. Keep up the excellent videos!
On no! Why is Rosy's arm in a wrap? Great video, as usual.
Hi Kathy,
Thanks for watching and commenting.
We both seem to be getting to the age where it's all about repair and maintenance. Rosy had Carpal Tunnel Surgery week before last. She did the other wrist last year and was really happy with the results, so she wanted the left one done before we we are gone for the summer on the boat.
Jim and Rosy
In the advent of a maintenance need how do you evacuate hot air and cool your motor room, while on the move?
Our engine room is large enough it does not run too hot, in the mid-90’s while cruising. We have a built in exhaust blower that can quickly exchange the air as well. Lastly, we can also divert one of our air conditioners to the engine room if we want it cooler. Thanks, Jim
Would you please share your engine room check list so we may emulate your engine room program?
Ship shape Bristol fashion.
What is your background and how did you know to bulletproof Sea Venture?
I do not know about bulletproof, but we have just done what made sense to us after a lot of cruising. We have been cruising since the early 90’s, so if nothing else, we have had a chance to see what works and doesn’t. Thanks, Jim
@@CruisingSeaVenture thank you
Just discovered your channel. A subscribe for sure. What a great tour of the engine room. I am look at a Marine Trader 43 that claims to have small pinholes in the flue tanks. If I remember they are aluminum. If they had to be replaced....it must be a herculean job to replace or to some how reseal them both in effort ans $$$. Do you have any opinion on this?
hey - fine show. i didn’t see any spare props !!?
What year and make is Sea Venture ?
I would love to see a interior tour.
I really love your videos!
Melissa,
Thanks for watching and commenting.
Sea Venture is 54' LOA, built by Choey Lee in 1977. It's their LRC (Long Range Cruiser) model. She was designed and built specifically for offshore travel and passagemaking. Some basic info is:
Fully loaded, she weighs in at about 45 tons
She carries 2,160 US gallons of diesel in 4 tanks
She carries 1,200 gallons of fresh water, plus has a 300 gallon per day watermaker.
She is powered by twin 120 HP Ford Lehmen engines, which combined, burn 3.15 gallons of diesel per hour at 7 knots, giving her a 4,300 NM range with 10% reserve
We will work in an interior tour during the course of our summer cruising videos!
Again, thanks,
Jim and Rosy
Thanks Jim and Rosy.
My husband and I dream of one day doing exactly what you two are doing.
Glad to see you living the dream!
I'm new to this nautical stuff so hope this question isn't dumb. If you ever needed an engine replacement, how would you ever get them in/out? also curious about exhaust. I've heard of underwater exhaust.
Rick, Not a dumb question at all. I think it's a great one to add to the end of our next video as well. The engine room is directly below our salon. The floor is fiberglass, except, hidden in the floor is a 3' x 7' hatch. In the engine room you need to remove the sound proofing from the ceiling and in the salon you have to remove the carpet, then a 1/2" plywood layer. That would then reveal the hatch, which is made of 1" plywood. You would now have a 3' x 7' opening going directly into the engine room. Boat yards have cranes that are on a very long horizontal arm. The crane could then reach over the back of the boat, through the door and directly above the hatch. Not an easy task, but most importantly, doable. Thanks for watching and asking, Jim
Interesting and creative. Is that also how you got the freezer and laundry equipment into the lazarette?
Rick, The lazarette hatch is big enough for the washer, dryer, and freezer to fit down into. This hatch is in the cockpit and we use it daily. Thanks, Jim
How much fuel does each tank carry and is it diesel? How far will that fuel capacity take you and at what speed is normal?
We have 2 - 500 gallon tanks plus 2 - 600 gallon tanks of diesel, for a total of 2,200 gallons. Range is about 4,300 NM at 7 knots. One of our videos is on fuel management. You might enjoy the video where a lot more info is provided. Thanks, Jim
Also, i should have mentioned the tanks you see in the engine room tour video are not fuel tanks - they are water tanks. Each water tank holds 600 gallons of fresh water. Thanks, Jim
@@CruisingSeaVenture thanks
@@CruisingSeaVenture Very interesting lifestyle. It was always my dream to do what you and the Mrs. Sea Venture have done, Jim. I'm 66 and the girlfriend is 67 and she can't swim, but when the vaccine finally gets to us we'll go back to traveling.
Shiney engines! Do you happen to know the size and type of the oil pressure gauge on the engine?
Thanks. Those "shiney" engines will pass the 9,000 hours and 60,000 NM marks this summer.
The oil pressure gauges are:
Ashcroft 50mm Pressure Gauge
Dial Size: {50} 50mm (2") Dial Type: {1008} Stainless Steel System Material: {S} 316 Stainless Steel Liquid Filled: {L} Liquid Filled - Glycerine (standard) Connection Size: {02} 1/4 NPT Male Connection Type: {B} Lower Back Unit of Measure: Single > PSI Pressure Range: {30IMV&100#} 30/0/100 psiA link to their product web page with the gauge is:
www.ashcroft.com/products/pressure_gauges/industrial_gauges/1008s-sl-pressure-gauge.cfm
Hope this helps and thanks for watching and commenting,
Jim and Rosy Addington
Thanks so much. I will be ordering a gauge for my single 120. Enjoying your refit videos.
9000 hours, fantastic. Our 1981 engine is approx 3,500hrs. Do you get oil drips below the air intake filter, via the breather hose? After 4 hours of runtime, I get a few oil drips below the filter. I hope it is normal vs the beginning of a "blow by" issue. Cheers from Long Beach CA.
Remember, I'm no expert, but my experience is what you are experiencing is normal and of no concern.
We have installed a cut in half upside down bleach bottle in this location to catch the oil drips. If you email me at cruisingseaventure@gmail.com I can send you a picture.
Thanks,
Jim
Were you a ship's engineer?
Why the added pole in the engine room?
Hi Nicholas, There are two poles in the engine room. The smaller one just on the left side of the starboard engine has always been there. It just gives something to hold onto in the middle of the engine room while underway. The second larger pole by the generator was added when we did the refit on Sea Venture. It has a new fiberglass bulkhead underneath it. There is another pole directly above it in the salon, which is then adding strength to our salon roof, where are 800 lb tender sits. Hope that answer your question. Thanks for watching, Jim
@@CruisingSeaVenture Thank you for your answer and getting back to me so fast!
every 2 hours?? that seems like alot.....is that normal?
Hi, thanks a lot for watching. We probably do engine room checks more often then needed. When on long passages we probably average every 4 hours. It is more often then normal, but we are lucky that it is so easy. Just go through the door and complete the checklist, which takes about 90 seconds. Its just become a habit over the years. An exception to our frequency is if one of us is sleeping. In that case we wait until the other one is awake. In our old boat you had to lift up the salon floor to get to the engine area and in that boat we rarely did engine room checks while the engine was actually running. Thanks, Jim
No water tight doors(hatch) for the engine room.
Sysavatar, you are correct - Sea Venture does not have water tight doors for the engine room. The engine room access is from above the engine room down a hatch in the lazzarette - which can be locked down and water tight, and the door on the starboard side of the boat where you go down a ladder about 8 feet into the engine room. That door is not water tight. We have thought about changing the doors out, but so far have elected not to. Sea Venture has cruising about 75,000 nautical miles of ocean travel with no issues - it's something we may do in the future, but for now it's not on the schedule.
Thanks for watching and commenting.
Jim and Rosy
Engine fire detector.
Hi, The engine room is equipped with a Fireboy automatic fire suppression system. Thanks, Jim
6' 6" Huuuuuuge guy, there are no engine rooms adapted to your height lol
How long is your boat?
Hi Steve. Sea Venture is 54' long. Thanks, Jim
oh dear are your mains Fords
such old designs, Your country is full of 30000 hour Cummins from 80 to abt 150 for your boat
Well as a boat builder I feel it is messy, but you are very nice folk
Why do you have ATF in the engine room?
What make, and model is your boat?
Hi Antonio,
Sea Venture is a 1977 Cheoy Lee LRC (Long Range Cruiser). We did a boat tour video as well you might enjoy. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Jim
Whatever happened to these nice people?
I would def hang out in there to get away from my wife.
I am 68 and this much at this age says no way I want this knid of responsibility to have anything anymore. Get me to a destination. Why would I want to be at sea? Or even on a coast. Life is too short. I see so many old boats and few hours per year of real use, $$Hundreds per mile.
Joseph, We enjoy cruising and taking our home with us for extended times. It's a lifestyle choice. We have been cruising for almost 30 years and really enjoyed it. As far as being in the ocean or on the coast, if you have the right boat (one designed for this purpose) it's not a big deal. Regarding the cost, if someone has any concern about the cost per mile, then they should not own a large boat. We in general have not calculated or been concerned about the cost of cruising. Thanks for watching, Jim