As you may know the starboard engine rear main seal let go sometime during the night on a passage from Cape Fear to Charleston.
The Bad Part locator map is shown below (you are looking at a 2 cylinder Diesel engine block):
The repair process (an instructional)
Step 1: Take a house/history tour of Battery Park and eat pizza.
This is a very important step (do not skip). It allows you to understand the culture and values of the locals and it provides insight on the best way to get a semi-hard-to-find engine part.
Step 2: Make contact with the locals.
Now that you feel a little more comfortable communicating with locals (in this case Southerners) reach out to the local diesel engine shops. Call and leave a message. Leave another message. Leave another message. Call another place. Leave another message. Patiently wait.
Step 3: Call your home town engine shop and they ship the part out overnight. Done.
Step 4: Open the engine and remove the bad part.
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Step 4: Receive part, replace part, reassemble the engine and have the oil topped off by a Master Mechanic (thats Jon. I'm sitting on my butt taking pictures).
Step 5: Return to town for BBQ and an IPA(beer) and wonder what the hell went wrong with Steps 1 and 2.
-mark
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