We are skipper and hostess (available for hire), promoting sailing and naturist style of holiday in Croatia. Sail away with us and leave your worries and clothes at home. 😎 Experts in sailing and avoiding overpriced buoy fields and marinas. Objective is to stay in harmony with nature and leave as small footprint as possible (and having fun on the way). Our destinations are mostly remote islands and quiet anchorages. www.wesailcroatia.com info@wesailcroatia.com

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While crossing the Mona Passage, 35 nautical miles offshore, we ran into trouble with our Yanmar 4JH4E. We were motoring in light winds when we noticed a change in the exhaust pitch — turns out, seawater wasn’t flowing properly. We checked the impeller and, strangely, it looked intact… but it could spin freely by hand — not a good sign. After getting towed back to our anchorage at midnight (huge thanks to Michael, who came out and saved us!), we dug deeper and discovered that the gear inside the old water pump had worn down badly. It turns out the pump wasn’t making full contact with the internal gear, likely due to an aftermarket impeller and shallow gear engagement. We ordered a new OEM water pump from R&B Power in San Juan, and they were awesome — super responsive and got us the part

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