As you may recall - on the journey back from Dartmouth my water pump began to leak. With the Yanmar 1GM 10 fitted in the Cornish Shrimper, or should I say shoe horned in, this is no mean feat to attend to, but luckily for me, help was on hand.
Robin is another Shrimper owner at the club and hand the same issue a couple of years ago, so I called for advice.
The parts list below was what Robin kindly sent and I phoned a company to see if they could come over to do it as it is beyond my limited mechanical abilities.
There was much intake of breath and sucking of teeth in the club house when I mentioned it - the cost was likely to be quite significant....so during another conversation with Robin about the oil pipes, he suggested that he could come down and have a go.....amazing....
I got all the parts together with the exception of the shaft as we could assess that once apart and see if a new one was needed.
I obtained the rest of the parts from the sources below, and after discussion also bought new lower oil pipes as once that area was accessible it made sense to do some preventative maintenance - the oil pipes came from Ebay and I bought the nickel steel variety as opposed to the Yanmar mild steel. I covered the banjo ends and treated them to several coats of steel coloured Hammerite.
Robin commented that they looked so nice it was a shame no one was going to see them buried in the engine compartment.
This picture is taken of a static display at an engineering company and shows the main parts that needed to be undone or changed.
Item
Yanmar Part
No Approx £
water pump O ring
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24321-000350
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2
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Shaft
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128170-42060
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100
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Seal 1
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128170-42110
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10.47
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Seal 2
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124240-91450
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8.93
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Hose From Sea Cock to pump
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Any
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10
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Hose From Pump to Spigot (90 Deg)
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128170-49010
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12
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Hose From Spigot to Thermostat
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128170-49050
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20
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Hose from Thermostat to Elbow
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128170-49040
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34
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Suppliers
French
Marine - https://www.frenchmarine.com
Bottom
Line Marine - https://www.bottomlinemarine.com
Ebay UK
Monday 23rd - work commences ...and concludes
First of all the alternator and belt were removed which gave better access to the work area.
Then the bolts on the water pump were undone..all was gong well until Robin came to the third bolt that was burred and none of his spanners or socket would grip..it was looking bad, when an old spanner he had just thrown into the tool bucket got a grip and the bolt was loose. - The alternative would have been a whole engine removal I suspect.
The pump was soon out, followed by the oil pipes, as well as the oil filter as it blocks access to one end of the pipes...I had previously drained the oil.
The water pump shaft was inspected once Robin had coerced it from the housing ..and yes it was in a bad way and needed replacing.
I located a supplier - Marine Power (https://www.marine-power.co.uk/) at Deacons Yard on the Hamble - what the lady there didn't know about engines - impressed and re assured. - whilst Robin put the oil pipes on.
On my return we replaced the shaft and seals and re assembled the pump - and finally after about 6 hours we were ready to test - with the boat still on the trailer everything seemed to be working well.
Previously Marcus N and Andy P had indicated they would be out and about in the Solent and so they sailed up to Ashlett that evening - with me hoping the repairs has been successful so we could join them.
Robin and I launched our boats and I tested the engine more thoroughly in the water all good, thank god.
We all adjourned to the curry house in the village where I bought Robin a well deserved meal.
Tuesday 24th
It's funny when you have lost of choices of where to go that it becomes hard to make a decision - as it was we all decided we had never been to the Island Harbour marina on the Medina, just south of the Folly Inn on the Isle of Wight.
We departed Ashlett in high temperatures and a light breeze and with a lot of easterly bias sailed and were swept by the tide towards the Cowes entrance. Progress was good so we opted for lunch in Osbourne Bay, where having fallen asleep the anchor promptly dragged until I was awoken by a phone call from Robin...he is a treasure.
Later I sailed into Cowes, needing several tacks to make the entrance, but in the process left a Cape Cutter way behind which was pleasing.
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| The fleet at Island Harbour |
Christian at Island harbour could not have been more welcoming and after a very nice shower we adjourned to the bar.
From there we walked along a very well made path into Newport for a meal. A boat yard adjoins the marina and the sorry state of the paddle steamer 'Ryde' could be seen up close. She was a passenger ferry between the island and the mainland between 1937 and 1969 - she saw wartime service and a mine sweeper and an anti aircraft role as well as being involved in the D-Day landings. (More details)
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| Paddle Steamer 'Ryde' |
Thankfully Andy, who joined us later, had the presence of mind to bring torch - otherwise the return journey could have been interesting....
Wednesday 25th
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| Morning coffee |
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| Looking north from Island Harbour towards the Folly and Cowes |
We set off by about 09.30 to spend the night in Lymington.
Outside Cowes the wind died totally and we drifted in style, until it picked up and we had a great sail down the Solent. Marcus and I managed to sail almost all the way to the quay but the wind failed us at the top end of the harbour. Space was available on the Town Quay and we rafted up behind an elderly couple on their 34 m motor sailer who had been tied up for three weeks enjoying Lymington !
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| Town Quay - Lymington |
After trips to shops and chandlers we adjourned to the Lymington Town Sailing Club where we watched the evening racing from their very nice balcony. We were joined by Andy's wife Judy and ended up eating there..and very good it was too.
Thursday 26th
Alum Bay was the destination we decided up for lunch, Marcus fished but Robin and Andy sailed, whilst I gave my engine a bit of a work out to clear the pipes.
We anchored in the bay to enjoy the sun. It was a little rolly and I would advise independent anchoring and as I found out later, setting a trip line is a wise precaution.
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| Alum Bay - just inside the Needles |
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| Fantastic colours in the cliffs |
Robin and I even had a swim in lovely cool water - we needed it.
The clouds started to form in the late afternoon and the very loud rumble of thunder rolled across the bay so we set off for a night in Yarmouth (Andy left us for his home port of Keyhaven).
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| Storm clouds across the bay |
We did see a harrier of some sort, dodge through our rigging with a small bird of some sort clutched in its talons. Quite some acrobatics to see.
We wandered into town and had a drink at the George to watch the sunset and saw a seal playing briefly off the beach,
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| Sunset off Yarmouth |
We then wandered around the streets and came across a fairly new restaurant La Cucina, in the High Street - very nice, good value and very friendly staff. ( https://lacucinaiow.co.uk/)
That got us in the mood and back on the boats red wine was produced..and a late night ....
Friday 26th
Robin and I left Marcus and drifted with style on the tide back to Ashlett where recovery was simple and I set off of home.
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