Westerbeke 30

Nice overhead track for pulling the engine...

Disconnected and walking the plank.

Making progress on the cabin sole.

Now the work begins. Look at all that rust!

Email update from Roscoe shows he's finished with the Hurth Transmission. So that's what a Hurth 10 looks like inside.

Update on 1 June 03...In his own words...

Just got the manifold and bell housing back from being ceramiced and thought you might like to see the terrific job done by Competition coatings here in Lakeland (FL). Only $ 60.00 each and that also included the windless. I was responsible for disassembly and reassembly. also a photo of the Gen-Set that will be in the starboard cockpit locker, hopefully by tomorrow. The phone number to competition coatings is 863 606 0068. Wish I was sailing

Roscoe

Update on 29 June 03...

Just a few pictures to show we have been doing some work. Waiting on the heaters and motor mounts before we can finish the engine. we installed the Gen Set today. had more problems building the mounts than putting it in. Ordered a Blue Sea panel #8086 should have it in a week or two Every thing I have on order will probably arrive at the same time. Sure wish I could find the original wiring schematics Hope to get it wired before installing the engine.

Take care. Roscoe

Update on 1 July 03...In his own words...

The hot water heater was disassembled, cleaned, inspected and reassembled A thermal box was fabricated with R6 thermal board before installing in port locker.

The water heater will be to port of the muffler foreword of the battery bank. This will shorten all hoses and make for a compact installation. The motor mounts are coming from Beta Marine with the heaters I'll let you know the measurements when I get them. I think the oil cooler is tucked in close enough to be out of the way of all accessories, only when I install the engine will I know for sure.

I am building a pedestal for the Westerbeke control panel to make it visible when standing behind the wheel,

I am also installing cockpit drains in the rear of the cockpit.

The control panel for the Gen Set will be where the original switch panel was and the new panel will be to the rear of the nav-station and the refg. I also have the electrical diagram for the Westerbeke, however the 12 volt wiring for the rest of the moat looks like a bowl of spaghetti.

Update on 13 July 03...

Some $2000.00 and 50 hours later later it is nearing time for the test run. I'm waiting on the heaters and motor mounts before test running. Maybe this week. In the meantime I'll get onto the wiring.

Update on 16 July 03...

Update on 8 Aug 03...

The pedestal has been painted the panel board and instruments installed. Tomorrow begins the wiring

At last it is finished, the instrument panel that is. The wiring is still to be completed.

The above right pictures show the pipe that takes the wires through the sole of the cockpit. The center pictures is as Pearson should have done it. Now I can see it without getting on my knees. The vents cover up the old engine meter panel and provide air circulation for the generator.

I got an email today wanting to know what I had in the instrument pedestal. I hadn't given it any thought so I decided to add it up. Not counting the wires which will be in the electrical cost the total came to $298.00.

Roscoe

Update on 5 Dec 03...

A couple photos showing the test stand I built over the weekend in order to start the Westerbeke.

I have bleed the fuel system twice, bought a new battery, put an outboard primer in the fuel line and still can't get it to run. Does the fuel cutoff switch need to be wired to make it run? I was told that it only needed to be hot in order to shut the fuel off.

I followed the bleeding procedure in the manual. I installed new glow plugs and had them wired direct to battery.

IT STARTED !

I got it running about noon today. there are two procedures for bleeding in my manual. The one I was going by didn't indicated that I needed to bleed the injectors. The procedure that worked was D.10

I hope to have the wiring finished this week and still planning on installing a flex coupler between the prop shaft and transmission.