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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Over a hundred owners from all parts of the globe come to La Grande Motte, France, using their Outremer catamaran to sail and hopefully win the regatta. Sales@JustCatamarans.net | 954-589-2343 Follow Just Catamarans: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Just-Catamarans-Inc-124953027551251/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/justcatamarans/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/JustCatamarans

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Sunset at Sea 🌅 400 Miles to Niue | Sailing from the Cook Islands in the Pacific Ocean #shorts https://youtube.com/shorts/7rzNHK3Zh3I A magical sunset in the Pacific Ocean as we leave the Cook Islands behind. Ahead lies 400 nautical miles of open sea toward Niue. Captured from the deck at golden hour, this video shows what real ocean sailing looks like — wind, waves, and freedom. 📍 Somewhere deep in the South Pacific, between paradise islands. 🔔 Subscribe to Captain German Exploring for more real sailing moments, sunsets at sea, and raw open-ocean life. #shorts #sunsetatsea #sailinglife #openocean

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The CYCA’s presentation night for the Audi Centre Sydney Blue Water Pointscore series as well as the CYCA’s Ocean Racer of the year was a successful night for Smuggler winning the series and Seb Bohm taking out the Ocean Racer of the Year award for 2024/25. Congratulations to all the many other divisional and category winners on the night. @seb bohm. @cruisingyachtclubofaustral1612 #smuggler

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