The Death of an Engine
15 August 2008 | Dirham, Estonia N 59 12,7 E 23 30,2
Long story short:
After quite imposing attempts to save the life of our old 'Yanne', the 30 hp Yanmar 3 HM from 1982, Hendrick the diesel mechanic, and myself had to realize that Yanne's days were sadly gone.
The 'autopsy' revealed that indeed there was a lot more than the external parts that were corroded.
Now, it turned out that there were a motor in the warehouse of the Finnish parent company to Ekstr�m here in Estonia. A brand new Yanmar 3YM 30 hp. And on MOnday it could be shipped to Talinn. If averything, for once, should work out as planned, e could still be on our way to Finland by next Saturday or so...
Hendrik and we has become good friends by now, and he was kind enough to invite us to his home in Tallinn for the week-end. A nice change for us, to see the capital of Estonia instead of this tinyharbour day in day out.
By 10pm we were on our way at 35-40 knots on the road, listening to Estonian Radiio Chanels.