On this week's episode of Onboard Lifestyle we plumb in diesel transfer pumps to drain our near decade old fuel from the tanks of our custom 435 catamaran SV...

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welcome back to ass be basic last week

digging it got some mic issues and we

didn't realize it until after everything

has been shot and now we're in the

editing phase so apologies in advance

how we're gonna get that fix and new

mics are on order so bear with us huge

look at that

the helm is in that was big the boat can

steer and everything seems to be

functioning just the way it's supposed

to

that is a weight off my shoulders this

was time to go just stack more stuff up

here's the next projects and they're big

I've gotten stuff everywhere I'm sure

you know I'm talking about let's head on

down to one of the staterooms and both

staterooms are shredded right now tools

everywhere

and here's why we gotta get these

engines going these are our EMR 3ym 30s

with the SD 20 sail drives be honest

they've been sitting here for a long

time just bagged up I had to take

everything off when we built this

stateroom I took off all the electrical

the controls the fuel lines water system

everything because I had to build walls

around this move conduit and take all

the electrical and reroute it so I just

stripped these engines now it's time to

put them back together you know the fuel

system is pretty straightforward that I

understand water system and the seawater

strainers easy the controls that's not

too bad

I mean it all makes sense it's it's the

electrical end that's where I'm gonna do

my homework we're putting in the bow

more a RS force with the centerfielder

unit and that's gonna

give us the capability to charge both

the starting batteries and our house

batteries using one or two engines and

is it intimidating hell yeah it's

intimidating but I'm gonna figure it out

so hang in there with these next few

videos and let's get these puppies fired

up it's exciting it's gonna happen okay

I'm gonna break this down into just

small little projects that way it

doesn't get over my head so first as a

fuel system I have my existing rancor I

put in already but I want to tee this

into two separate leads coming off one

goes to the engine and one goes to a

transfer pump that I'm able to either

put a jerrycans so I can refill tur it

or get it off the boat I want to get

this fuel out of the tanks first I've

assembled all my pieces but I'm missing

one I'm gonna have to send Linh to the

store I don't know where it went

I thought I had it can't find it so

that's first well this piece right here

is missing I have no clue where went you

lost it like I didn't see it on the

receipt I must want to grab it I had

handfuls of parts and I missed it

okay Elena and Emma just went to go get

my missing part total might have as much

of this assembled and installed that I

can't before they get back

okay almost there soon as Lynn gets back

with my missing piece I can install

these you got the parts okay here's

where the first one gets installed right

here okay now I can make the connection

from the engine to the filter okay

that's all in and I put it in because it

gives me some options so let's take a

look at why I put this in both these are

in the off position now I had the option

now of running a field to the engine or

have an emergency shutoff right here I

can open this one up and this will go to

a transfer pump

bengis made the capability of emptying

the tank I could put it in jerrycans I

can filter it I can inspect it I can

transfer it from one tank to another now

all off this transfer pump so that's the

next thing to go in

now I'm not gonna put in a high-end

transfer pup here and sky's the limit

there this will be used just very

occasionally we're gonna use it

initially here to empty the tanks but

after that I would assume once a year or

maybe in an emergency situation we may

need to use one so here's what I've

picked up rule actually makes a portable

pump it's an inline pump and look at

this it's made for water and for diesel

it pups 280 gallons per hour we only

have roughly 40 gallons in each tank so

it's only gonna take minutes to empty a

tank with one of these all the install

switches so I could control the pumps

hardwire these in permanently and here's

some hose to control the outflow this is

a robust little pump

it's designed actually to be fully

submersible in saltwater or diesel not

for gasoline though it's a 12-volt pump

with a working draw of about four and a

half amps

okay the pumps in and now I'm running

the electrical leave okay the next thing

you need to do is melt a switch and I'll

melt that right here and that'll give me

a nice on/off to control the pump the

nearest power source for this is up

behind the hip board actually and I've

left a couple slots in that panel for

accessories just like this okay need to

calculate my wire size so it says 14

gauge right there

we'll get this routed up up to the panel

and make the switch connection right

here okay so go down this side here

you're gonna see a messenger down tell

me when you see it I see it

okay pull it all the way out okay at the

end of that one

try to make it as flat as you can so

it'll go up through there it's not the

table end exactly okay tell me when to

slow down it seems easy but I can't do

it by myself okay now that I've got it

fished up through this conduit I'll be

able to put a couple of connectors on

here and mount it to the fuse block

okay the connections are made and let's

get this cover back on and label it up

I'm not gonna put the fuse in until I

make the connections on the switch label

person it's still coming out you'll kind

of in half there you go here you go

put it on good enough okay thank you

okay now that the connections made on

the panel I can tension the wire and get

it nice and tight in the convoy there

you go a dish this corner out that'll

give me enough room to put the

connections behind the switch

okay the electrical connection is made

to the switch let's go for a fuse in it

button up the fuse panel and test this

out well that's a good sign

power to the switch so I have the fuel

in the off position everything's wired

in let's just give it a little tap see

if the pump sounds good I like it I

think that's gonna work out just great

okay now to jump over to the other side

and get the other side plumbed in that

took a while so alter that off-camera

and we'll check back in after I'm done

so teal is finishing up the starboard

fuel transfer system and I have been on

the phone and online looking for a place

to properly dispose of the field and I

can't tell you how frustrating it is to

get a non-answer every time I call I get

an automated voice message saying that

they are unable to take our calls right

now and half the time the the hazardous

waste against facilities are closed but

they don't specify that they will take

diesel so it just sucks but I did I was

able to find a place here on the lake

it's a field dock and I called over

there and they said that they will take

it for a small recycling fee so that's

pretty good plus we can do this by

dinghy and not have to get in the car

and take it to a place if they don't

take it

so we're gonna go see what teal is up to

and see if he's done because I'm really

excited to get this old feel yeah

pumps in I've made the electrical

connections I need to put the fuse in

and then test it make sure it works but

yeah maybe 10 minutes I'll be ready

I did find a place and it's like

literally right down from us good where

that Morrison's okay we'll take the

dinghy yeah this is a field dock um

it'll take a couple trips we have just a

few jerry cans

I left the tanks full to keep

condensation down knowing that we're

gonna probably get rid of this fuel at

the end here so let's say we hold close

to 40 gallons on each tank so 80 gallons

of fuel maybe I know I can't wait to

pump this out I mean it's been sitting

in there what nine years we need to get

these tanks empty look at the fuel we're

not gonna reuse it regardless so let's

just get it recycled and see what the

tanks look like this little this will be

interesting won't it

okay I'm almost ready I'm doing it

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Till's almost done on the starboard side

so I set us up to start pumping on the

port side with 15 gallons to start and a

spill pad

I think we are all set everything's the

end we're all set up here first thing to

do is in line put a priming bulb that

priming bulb will actually fill the

filter and get a little back pressure

onto the pump that'll self prime the

pump and we should be good to go we'll

see in a minute okay here comes the fuel

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okay look at this Diesel's been sitting

in there nine years doesn't look too bad

so far but we're still gonna get it all

out of here let's get this filter all

primed up well run this for a while

let's see how much if any water has

accumulated in the tanks I did fill the

tanks full before I put the additives in

to protect the fuel but that was nine

years ago

okay let's start pumping this stuff out

and see what it looks like okay before I

start pumping get a little ventilation

going in here just in case I know how it

is the fumes so let's keep it nice and

airy in here okay let's try this out

sounds good

you can feel the weight of the fuel

coming out going

he seems to be running smooth no leaks

on us any water and debris accumulating

in the bulb yet it's not the fastest

pump in the world but at least it gives

me options to get this fuel out of here

let's run away

let's keep going and get these tanks

empty

anything cool this one's full this one's

billing looking good I know surprisingly

sure you don't want to use the feel

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it's running about 15 minutes now he's

taking about five minutes for each

jerrican not the biggest pump they make

to this but for come off and I'm going

to use this it's just doing fine feels

cold and touch

got a workout at all for it well I gotta

say I'm happy with this so far did the

first three jerry cans and look at this

now the drip everything seems to be

working just as planned

I'm happy with it okay let's get these

first three out of here got plenty more

to go

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okay it feels good to get that first 15

yards out of here I know got a ways to

go but the Sun came out so we're gonna

take advantage of this and run up to the

park play out our jib and get some hard

measurements office didn't wait for a

nice day and take care of this and it's

here right gas works and we're measuring

one of our sales

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okay this is just a small bit of the

boat but we want to get some parts up

with before we retire

date comfort sales how to Florida sure

the sing

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it's time to dump we are ready to unload

some of this old diesel and we're doing

it by dinghy gonna take the first 15

gallons over to the field dock and then

we'll come back and get the next 15 more

since we only have three dirty jugs

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so the first 15 gallons are off the boat

and I'm gonna take this and we'll come

back for the next 15

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thanks Connor thank you okay have a good

trip

no thanks okay one more trip down we're

just gonna keep pumping until we are dry

this old diesel

okay the ladies are gonna take the last

load you guys ready okay be safe dump

those off and pick up 15 gallons of

fresh fuel see in a bit

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that was a lot of work so apparently

someone had to replenish her energy that

she expelled yeah I got some dips it's

my only weakness loaded and we are ready

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okay I just talked to the ladies they're

on their way back actually here they are

right now

let's see how they did I see Emma's

eating chips again how'd you guys do

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you guys are crazy okay okay ladies good

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