Recent content by Polarsailor

Just winged it take some pics. My impeller was internally on top of the gearbox so you have to take the leg off. The diff bit is getting the gear linkage, driveshaft and water pipe reconnected. A stiff bit of wire and patience helps….

Hi There Yes I did. Took the head off and no obvious blocked waterways. Then took leg off and changed the impeller and that sorted it. The impeller was obviously quite distorted with age. Changing it was OK but very fiddly and make sure you don't lose the small stainless pin that locates the...

Hello there I have an about 15 year old Tohatsu 3.5hp 2-stroke outboard. The tell tale has stopped working. I have checked the pipe and nipple where the pipe attaches to the block and they are clear. You can blow through the engine (with the gearbox off) but it does feel a bit restricted. I...

Hi all Anyone free this weekend if the weather looks OK for a couple of days sailing out of Plymouth on a Rival 32 with an experienced skipper? It will be pretty relaxed and fairly local as no time to go too far. Anyone keen email me on keiron.fraser@gmail.com Keiron

Dear All Great, all that information is a really big help. It's a good unit so I am really hopeful I can just replace the stay. I'll have a better look at it this weekend with the manual that I now kindly have. Brgds Keiron

Dear All I have a Rotostay E07 unit on my Rival 32. It works a treat but I need to replace the forestay. Aware that these units are no longer made and spares are hard to come by. I have the rig down now. Is it possible to replace the forestay on these units without splitting the foil...

Thanks all. I'll work my way through the suggestions above. According to the manual it sounds like removing the injectors on a 2GM20 is relatively straightforward. However, looking at some of the forums it sounds like getting the injectors out of the head can in practice be very difficult. Has...

Advice would be very appreciated. I have a Yanmar 2GM20, raw water cooled and it has run 2700 hours. I've had the boat 10 years and the engine has generally been totally fine. A few weeks ago it suddenly started putting out lots of white smoke. I limped back to my mooring and systematically...

Hello there Looking for crew for sailing this Easter bank holiday out of Plymouth. Looks like a nice weekend but not much wind so not sure how far we will get possibly Fowey or Falmouth. My boat is a Rival 32 and I am a professional Yachtmaster Offshore and more than happy to provide some...

Hi Topcat If you have that would be very appreciated. It's a real shame to replace a good pump because of a lack of spares. Let me know. Brgds Keiron

Hi There I have a Henderson Mk 3/4 and have just used my last spares kit. Does anyone know who might still stock spares for this pump? Lots of people stock Mk5 spares but I think they won't fit the earlier pumps. Any help much appreciated. Keiron

Dear All My brother has a boat which has we think an 18hp engine fitted. It looks like it is based on a Kubota unit but not sure who it is been marinised by. The capacity is stamped on the engine a 0.479litres which would suggest it is a Kubota unit. It has been reconditioned so the colour may...

Thanks Burnham Bob, I already have the manual. Unfortunately t doesn't help much!! Brgds Keiron

Hi There I have an old JRC 1000 monochrome radar. It has worked fine up to now. Now the vessel position (circle around the vessel of scatter) seems to have moved up the screen to quite near the top. It definitely isn't the offset setting, I know about that. The vessel is a fair bit higher up...

Hello there I have a Yanmar 2GM20 that I have a fuel supply issue with. I seem to be getting air in the so I have stripped the fuel system, replaced seals, filters etc. Incorporated between the primary and secondary filters on the engine I have a diesel rated fuel priming bulb to prime the...