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Can heat exchangers be flushed on the water ?
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With the elbow coming from the oil cooler to the bronze pipe going to the raw water pump collapsing from the suck from the raw water...
Thursday at 08:12
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The kick-stand switch on my old Suzuki DR is a switch+diode, so shortcircuiting it doesn't work - I wonder if your kill switch works the...
Monday at 07:26
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It likely works same way as the old lawnmower stop tabs did ... strip of metal that you pressed onto top of spark plug ... they shorted...
Monday at 07:26
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That's how they mostly work. The parts lists show the same part for all ages and country of manufacture and other small Mercs as well...
Monday at 07:26
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True but you end checking the tinterweb to see which locks are open 😂
Sunday at 07:26
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Small 2 stroke kill switches - how do they work?
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A Mercury 3.3 came with the boat I bought last Autumn. It went well but there was a trick with the kill switch to make it work. Took...
5 Jul 2025
ianc1200
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Sailrite Sewing Machines
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In fact a very helpful lady on phone from Solent Sew, she'll look into what they've still got, what they can get, but will be ordering...
30 Jun 2025
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I've never had a problem contacting them by Email or'phone. My Chinese nameless version is now fitted with a Reads Sailmaker motor and...
28 Jun 2025
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Perhaps calling them is a good idea, but they have not responded to my email sent two weeks ago and put "Sailrite" into their search...
28 Jun 2025
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Amen to that! My completely original SEVENTY year old Singer 201k is the most profoundly well engineered piece of machinery I’ve ever...
28 Jun 2025
ianc1200
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I bought my machine about 2017, and feel very let down. I should be able to get repaired but would strongly suggest - hindsight is a...
27 Jun 2025
ianc1200
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Sailrite Sewing Machines
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Just to share it's becomming impossible to get Sailrite spares. Solent Sewing - who I bought my machine from - seems to have dropped...
26 Jun 2025
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We have no discernible drop in rpm when engaging gear, rpm is around 500ish, I really have to watch what I am doing as it is hard to...
25 Jun 2025
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Ours has the gearbox on the SB engine running forward, and a RH 22 x 28 prop. The port engine gearbox runs in reverse to drive the boat...
25 Jun 2025
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We have a similar cable installation on our Ocean 37 having an upper helm and lower one in the saloon, though with different gearboxes...
24 Jun 2025
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