Recent content by Bayleif

One of my winter projects is to replace the engine water intake on my 71 E35 (buy the way is a 71 an E35-2?). I am happy with the flush mounted thruhull and the external strainer. However, the strainer has deteriorated over the years and left a hole large enough for a barnacle to get in and clog...

Impeller Lubricant A friend of mine advised me to use Crisco as a lubricant for water pump impellers. It doesn't hurt the rubber and seems to increase the life of the impeller. Chuck 71 E-35

Rub Rail for a 1971 E-35 I followed up Mark's (Annapolis E-27) lead at Wefco (www.wefcorubber.com). I found a profile for the plastic extrusion 422G in their online catologs but I couldn't find the rubber insert 788. I haven't given them a call yet as I want to get to the boat and compare a...