Many thanks, I have had two different engineers look at it and we all are all baffled. I have sent it off to a machine shop to see if they can figure it out. The oil seal at the front is easy enough

No I regret that I did not. Once I had a replacement in case something went wrong I used enough force to get enough clearance to be able to flush out the cavity and then pump it full of grease. It

An interesting amount of material in this thread. I dcided to stick with what I had and as stated in previous posts fitted a new accumulator only to find that the pressure switch appeared to have

Hey Jeff, Well that sucks. Anything else missing? My spare has always been in the locker under the starbord bunk in the VBerth. I've only locked the engine room when I left the boat on the hard.

Dear Eric and Gary, I have the greatest respect for your input and it has saved me many hours of frustration and work. But, PLEASE do not bring "On Off" onboard your

I have just discovered that the fixed blade propeller for my Super Maramu has been stolen from the engine room. Does anyone know what the propeller is and where it can be replaced in the USA? Miles

Eric, On BeBe, #387, the 3 v-belts are exactly the same belt...really nice engineering! Bill

Thanks, Martin. Good to hear that an MPPT controller does what it says on the tin. Fair winds, Ian and Judy, Pen Azen SM 302 Malta

Hello all; I just found today that the locker under the starboard bunk in the aft cabin drains nowhere. Amel put a drain hole from the tiller locker area to this bunk locker, then a second hole in the

Thanks Gary, I use it to clean my prop when I haul the boat. 20 seconds of this stuff and the prop and weed cutter are clean. I buy the small bottle and dispose of the balance. I do not want this

Eric: According to the MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet) On & Off is composed of the following by weight: 20-25 % Hydrochloric Acid 5-10 % Phosphoric Acid 1-5 % Oxalic Acid, dihydrate 1-5 %

FYI, Yanmar impeller. I just received a new raw water impeller from my yanmar dealer. It is amazing. The inner bronze lip is threaded and it is supplied with a bolt like tool. You just screw in the

Some time ago there was a discussion about the springs in the three lip seals that work with the wearing out bearing on the prop shaft. One person ordered the seals from a local supplier with

Bill, I just replaced the 175 amp alternator and 3 belts one yanmar and 2 dayco for the big alternator. You listed the same number for all 3 ? Fair Winds Eric _____ From:

Gary, Isn't on/off muriatic/hydrochloric acid---sure smells like it. Fair Winds Eric Kimberlite Super Maramu #376 _____ From:

Hi Martin, Did you ever figure out how to remove the pinion from the manual outhaul gearbox. In my case the front oil seal has failed and what appears to be lithium grease has been

Wow! So you were going downwind and the spinnaker was down when it broke. That's the point of sail where the load would be at its least. Must have been a failure that had been happening slowly for

The jib was already furled as we had been flying the spinnaker and had just doused it a few moments before the forestay broke. The halyard kept it up long enough for all the crew to get organized and

My contribution - if it helps? We are now on our second set of solar panels, the first appeared to have a manufacturing fault and someof the cells burned through. Both installations have been 2 sets