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The wire between my Global Nav 310 and the aerial has been damaged near the aerial. The aerial is a sealed unit ( about 4" dia and 1" deep). A replacement aerial will be about £150 !!!!! Does anybody know how to open the sealed unit? Can I replacew the aerial wire? What sort of wire must...

I am responsible for the dive club RIB which has a 200hp Mercury outboard. Since new we have used Quicksilver 2 cycle oil in the fuel injection system. I understand that the specification is TC-W3. I currently pay about £25.25p for 4 liters. Are there any cheaper alternative oils? I can only...

Ian Its a Yanmar 1GM10 in a Hunter 26. I seem to remember that the alarm sounded when I turned the key on till the engin was started. Old age setting in - perhaps it did only sound for a short time. Phil

TigaWave Thanks for the rapid reply - if the sun stays out I will try and get some tape and repair today. Longer term I will sweet talk SWMBO to sew on a patch. Any idea what material I should use as a patch, sorry I don't know what material the sail is made from. It came with the boat and I...

My Asymmetrical sail is made from a very light material and has a couple of very small holes in the foot where it has caught on a bolt thread on the pullpit. Any ideas on how these should be repaired? Phil

The alarm within my engine switch only sounds for about 5 seconds when I choke the engine or leave it switched on without starting the engine. Any comments or suggestions apreciated. Phil

Anybody else oout there know of a discounted water pump service kit supplier ? Phil

Steve28 found an ideal supplier in Brookfield Precision Engineering. Unfortunatly I contacted them today to order the kit, unfortunatly thay have had such little interest that it was not cost effective to buy in the parts to make up a kit. Apparently our call was the first one in 7 months! Oh...

Fastjedi Appologies for not using your name in the previous mail. I have done the same ie ordered the two lip seals and a cover gasket. I have been quoted £45 for a replacement shaft (ouch) so if the shaft is scored when I remove the pump or the bearings are shot I will consider a replacement...

Woof I use a local company Felton Marine Engineering based in Sovereign Marina at Eastbourne. 01323 470211. Not the cheapest around but he provides a good service and usally supplies parts not in stock within a couple of days. I think they get the parts from Barrus, the main agents...

There is no gasket between the block and the pump caseing just an O ring. Phil

Thanks guys Off to my local Yanmar dealer to order a service kit Phil

Gents, once again I am looking for advice from the broad band of knowlage out there. The water pump on my Yanmar 1GM10 has a very slight leak when the engine is running. From the forum, I know is a problem as other owners have reported that the sea water drips on the oil pipe and corrodes it...

I removed the sun damaged stripes from my 1990 Hunter 26 while on the hard a couple of weeks ago. Used SWMBO hairdryer and a very sharp scraper. With a bit of practice you can get the temp just right so that the stripe comes away and folds like a fan on the scraper. As the old stripe cools...

Pro-Boat have loads of PSB marine tapes in their brochure. Check out their website www.proboat.co.uk They may not supply direct as they are wholesalers but they will advise you of an outlet who stockes marine tapes. They seem to have a very good reputation on this forum. Phil