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What is the best insurance to get for chartering a yacht abroad? I've been ripped off twice now (out of about 10 charters) for 'damage' i haven't done! One was a clip missing from the EPIRB so they claimed they had to go to Athens from Corfu to get a new part...200Euros and second was Croatia...

I would but it's too much fun!!!!

I used Simon Allen for my last survey and would recommend him. I know every nut and bolt on my boat and he found all the defects i knew about. I have heard Ben Sutcliffe is good too, but i've never dealt with him.

Is it still available?

As title says really....(spline drive)

The pump is the only logical explanation so i think i'll gamble and buy a new one.If its not that its one less thing to worry about for a few years!!!

Today someone suggested that cranking the engine with the seacock open could have flooded the exhaust. Yes,it could, but surely the engine would hydraulic before water got into the oil? (after layup it did take a few cranks to fire up but it was fine when running) And a quick sketch of my...

Or.........is it possible it could be diesel getting into the oil? Would that make a thin grey emulsion?

Another possibility is the exhaust, so what is the difference in meaning between these two paragraphs? Mine has a gooseneck at the stern , a Vetus water trap and a Vetus anti-syphon valve running from the exhaust elbow.

It had two seals but only one separated the oil if i remember correctly Here it is- https://www.jabscoshop.com/jabscoshop-spare-parts/29450-1231-pump-20mm-brz-20-flange.htm so seal 12 & 20 would have to fail but even then seawater should drip into the bilge, not along the shaft?

I bought them from ASAP so i assume they were genuine.

The stuff i drained out was 7ltr of light grey emulsion. Its in a drum onboard so i'll poor some into a glass container tomorrow. The water pump shaft must have looked good or i would have questioned it at the time.

But if it was head gasket, i would be losing fresh water/coolant?

I had water in the oil about a year ago so i changed the seals on the raw water pump.All has been good until i checked it today and i have water in the oil again. I pumped the oil out and rather than 4.5lts i removed about 7lts. There is no fresh water coolant loss, no oil cooler fitted and the...

I don't quite understand.Surely if you stay in the channel you'll be fine? Don't cut any corners as the banks are quite steep. http://webapp.navionics.com/?lang=en#boating@12&key=gq%7DxHhhgR