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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Firewatch crew here in the Wrangell, Alaska shipyards got an upgrade on the PPE with a new @3MCorporate full face respirator!

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new #Renault #Trafic #Van #ETech #electric: hyperconnected and continually evolving. its software defined architecture enables automatic updates, performance optimisation through data analysis and the addition of new features after purchase, extending the vehicle’s value. made in Europe. more info: https://bit.ly/4o2aFZa

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SAILING CROATIA Sunken Ship Wrecks Add diving and snorkelling to sailing and Croatia is an even more exciting destination. This wreck is located in the Zadar archipelago, near Veli Rat. A 76 metre long ship sunken and partly submerged. Some say she was stranded in a storm. Others say it was an insurance job. Who knows?! All we know is that it makes for damn good snorkeling!

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