Saildrive first! The repower officially begins | S2 Ep 70

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We’re hauled out in northern Borneo to kick off our repower. The old engine is out, the new bed is in—today we start the install with the ZF SD-12 saildrive before bringing our Nanni N4.65 aboard.

In this episode:

Why we had to separate the saildrive (tiny engine room!) and lower the upper unit using a roof pad-eye.Catching the splined coupling sleeve and protecting the diaphragm and a star-pattern, stepped torque on the clamp-ring bolts for even compression.

What we like about the SD-12: solid build, double-seal diaphragm, service tube for in-boat oil changes

Plus a little insight into...