We have this beautiful 1988 Morgan 40 yacht on our brokerage listing. Her name is WildCat, which we love. Everything on board is in mint condition, and it really seems like the perfect deal to prepare for a gorgeous summer 2023 sailing season. But what about the Yanmar 4JHBE engine?(asks the potential buyer) After a visual inspection,Continue reading “Pre-sale engine oil analysis”
Category Archives: Mechanic
Yanmar 3jh3e maintenance
Starting the summer sailing season with an engine issue sucks. But then, it could be worse and happen in the middle of the journey. This is why we do preventive maintenance on our clients’ yachts. On this Lagoon 39, we performed the regular maintenance, and also a thorough valv clearance check. Our engine whisperer, performedContinue reading “Yanmar 3jh3e maintenance”
Oceanis 45 Gori propeller maintenance
Last week, we took this Oceanis 45 out of the water to our yard, so that we could test the hull integrity vs. osmosis. Afterward, we got her ready for the sailing season and a planned journey to South America. In the process, we realized that the Gori propeller on this boat, not one weContinue reading “Oceanis 45 Gori propeller maintenance”
How to protect the propellers?
This has been a long-standing debate among our clients and partners. I once talked to this client who had applied the hull bottom paint to their propeller, no primer, no resin to prevent galvanic reaction. The paint cover went off in a blast after very little time. And after many tries over time, we hadContinue reading “How to protect the propellers?”
Refit of a Lagoon 450F
One of our clients for many years decided to sell their catamaran in Licata this February. And as we knew the boat inside out, Massimo, her new owner, entrusted us with quite an extensive refit project here in Licata, together with some of our longstanding partners. All the jobs has to be completed rapidly, asContinue reading “Refit of a Lagoon 450F”
Cummins-Onan genset maintenance
February and March are always a busy season for us, when every owners needs their systems checked before planning for their summer cruise. We had done some jobs in the past on s/v Be, a beautiful Lagoon 42 which spend winter in Marina Cala del Sole. So when its owner Jorge came to us forContinue reading “Cummins-Onan genset maintenance”
Motor yacht refit
The owners of m/v Jua wanted to spend some time in Licata for a long list of work, including hull treatment, propelling systems and some inside work also, not the least being the complete galley renovation. As for the hull, there is nothing more satisfying than a before/after view. We renovated the hull portholes, andContinue reading “Motor yacht refit”
Putting a motor yacht back in the water
After working during nearly two weeks on its hull and propelling system (we’ll come back to this in a later post), today was a big day for m/v Jua’s owners, as we put her back in the water. For the 300 tons travel-lift this was a piece of cake, although it’s always a moment ofContinue reading “Putting a motor yacht back in the water”
Old Perkins engine workshop outhaul
This was a very challenging project which we could only complete thanks to the very experienced mechanical skills we can find in Licata, traditional fisher harbor for decades. It’s quite easy to work on recent Volvo Penta, Yanmar and the likes which can be found on recent sailing units. But this one was of aContinue reading “Old Perkins engine workshop outhaul”
Yanmar sail drive revision
When asked to perform the annual engine revision of this Lagoon 450F, we encountered traces of water mixed with the sail drive oil. A definitive sign that there has been a leak somewhere. The boat owner told us he’d caught fishing lines around the sail drive a couple of times that summer, so we ranContinue reading “Yanmar sail drive revision”
boatservicelicata.com 