Thank you Bill! You are correct as always, but the washer in the bottom of the hole needs to be compressed i bit I assume? in that case some tightness is needed. Paul on SY Kerpa SM#259

HI David The key is the second line of defence for the gearbox of the anchor winch. The first is the cone clutch which slips if the winch is overloaded. If it is tightened too much and the operator is

It is important to understand that the O-ring seal on the drain plug does not work by being "tight." It works just by rubbing up against the outside of the hole that it fits in, and that fit does not

I would order a new inner cone and the service kit. If your keyway looks like the one in Bills photo you will have a difficult time getting it off the shaft. The service kit has new screws for the

The worst case, a machine shop can cut a new key slot 180 degrees from the current slot and you can get a new key. Likewise, a machine shop can enlarge keyways and make a key to size. GREASE THE

Thanks, guys. Yeah, I looked at that photo in your book, Bill. I should probably pull the gipsy off next time I'm on the boat just to see if I need to order some parts. I guess I can see where if

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I have just fully refurbished. Mine. You may have a problem with the key way on the inner cone. Mine was a bit twisted. If is damaged it may not engage the cone. I replaced the shaft, inner cone,

And to finish this out. We measured about 60g in the tank when we emptied it today at an indicated 1/4 which is correct. I added 168g today and the gauge shows full correctly with 228g of fuel which

Paul, I could not get my bolt to align correctly and also be tight. I tried different washers etc. In the end I consulted the Forum and the common wisdom is to use mastic to seal the bolt in the

Try Amazon, Less expensive than airwaterice and free prime shipping if you have prime. Fair Winds Eric Kimberlite Amel Super Maramu #376

Hi Dave, The gypsy sits on a cone. If it encounters too much resistance it is designed to slip. You might check to see if the chain in the locker is jumbled and kicked. Fair Winds Eric Kimberlite

Last season I found that my gipsy slipped despite tightening the wing nut down as tight as I could (used a few taps from a hammer at one point). I've owned Celtic Cross for one season and I'm going

Perfect, thanks!!!-- Scott 2007 A54 #69 SV Tengah http://www.svtengah.com

Thank you everybody, I meant the horizontal part but it is good to know that talcum helps on the rubber seal. I have anyway to re-varnish the wooden parts. Afterwords i will try the sliding

Hello Scott, You can find the brushes for 56 euros. https://www.nautiboutique.fr/produit/charbons-pour-moteur-de-pilote-type-2-raymarine-n034/ They sell many spares for Raymarine. i have ordered

I have the tank cleaned and polished today. We pulled about 60 gallons out which matches the 1/4 level on the gauge. We're still unsure though as last time we were at 1/4, we added 106 gallons to what

Thank You, Thank You, Thank You. I have been sanding, cleaning this door for months after the 2nd Captain put some teak stain on to make it look pretty. Building my muscles lifting it up and pushing

Il 24/02/2021 14:35, CW Bill Rouse ha scritto:

I'm in the process of replacing the shaft bushing on my SM. How do you make sure the drain plug with the large slot for the line cutter is allaigned and firmly tighten at the same time? I was thinking