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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We sailed to Faith Reef, one of the most remote and untouched coral reefs we've ever visited.. Our story from the beginning: https://youtu.be/PlAXm-yM0NI?si=88uJYn5gc5g8xbpW From a glassy sunrise sail and lagoon snorkelling in turquoise waters, to freediving for crayfish and a surprise wildlife encounter that left me (Kayleigh) in tears! Top it off with perfect weather, a golden sunset BBQ, and a 60NM spinnaker sail, and you’ve got one of the best adventures we've had on the water. 0:00 - Intro 1:23 - Sunrise Sail to Faith Reef 2:52 - Lagoon Snorkelling 4:59 - Best Weather Ever? 6:45 - Freediving & Catching Crayfish 9:14 - You Won’t Believe This!!! 11:21 - Bum Clean 11:55 - Sunset BBQ 13:06 - 60NM of Spinnaker Sailing 15:00 - Next Week! #sailing #yacht #ocean #wildlife #freediving #crayfish

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Jesse likes to cliff jump, dive, and fly off any high surface in to the water

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