Diesel Engines - Practical Sailor

Worship Your Universal M-Series Diesel With the Marinized Kubota Block

Diesel Engines April 24, 2024

The Universal name resonates with many of us as one of the best sailboat engines available. Despite Universal Motor Corp. no longer being in...

What Your Boat and the Baltimore Super Container Ship May Have in Common

Diesel Engines March 28, 2024

When the mega container ship Dali struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge at 1:28 am on Tuesday, March 26, the world saw a remote...

Reducing Engine Room Noise

Diesel Engines March 13, 2024

Of all the health reporting that has been featured in the news recently, the theme of ambient noise is one that resonated strongly with...

Breaking Point: What Can Go Wrong With Your Yanmar?

Diesel Engines February 29, 2024

If you want to know more about the little Yanmar chugging away in your sailboat, it helps to learn about this iconic engine maker’s...

Rudder Mods for Low-speed Docking

Diesel Engines October 24, 2023

Any sailor who has tried to wrestle a full-keel ketch with a barn-door rudder into a tight slip has probably wondered if they could...

Marine Diesel Repower Part 3: Sea Trial

Diesel Engines May 15, 2023

This is the last of a three-part series describing the planning and installation of an inboard diesel engine in my previously engine-free Cape Dory...

Diesel Repower From Scratch Part II

Diesel Engines April 12, 2023

This is Part II of a three-part series detailing the installation of a complete inboard engine system into our highly modified Cape Dory 36...

Diesel Repower From Scratch Pt. 1

Diesel Engines March 9, 2023

This is a multi-part article detailing the installation of an inboard diesel engine into my modified Cape Dory 36 Far Reach. I rebuilt the Far Reach from...

PS Advisor: Storing Diesel Fuel

Diesel Engines December 13, 2022

When it comes to storing a gasoline powered vessel, you are generally better off keeping tanks full, adding a corrosion-inhibiting additive, and installing a...