Getting techs to look at the engine has been a challenge. Everyone is booked solid for weeks upon weeks out. Neither Diversified nor Chesapeake Dockside had any availability for over four weeks. At the suggestion of the yard manager, DJ, I reached out to the former owner of BayShoreMarine, a man named Jeff. He was leaving town and had no time to work on the engine but he did come by the boat on a Sunday no less to take a quick look. It took him all of a minute to determine the turbo was toast. ...Read More
Sean from Diversified Marine met me at the boat last week. The smoking issue was plain to see. His suggestion was to pull the injectors and test them which I agreed to despite having had them tested 100 hours ago. When he pulled the injectors out, Sean noticed that they had been installed backwards. He took the injectors to bench test them and to my surprise I got an email with photos for each part of the project. He noted that one injector needed to be rebuilt. He then came back to the ...Read More