Recent content by GMW

Hello All, To close the loop on this I finally managed to get back to fixing this problem. I didn't touch the stuffing box at all. I took the information Christian Williams provided and fitted a Zerk fitting to the rear side of the fiberglass rudder post about 10 cm down from the top and pumped...

Hello All, To those of you who offered some great advice for trouble shooting my intermittent loss of power problem I thought I would just close the loop by letting you all know how things went. I decided that a small air leak in the system (that several of you mentioned as a good...

Many thanks everyone who responded so quickly to my request for advice. It seems to me that I have a small amount of air leaking into the system somewhere between the tank and the fuel pump based on what you guys have said so I will start with that possibility and work on it from there...

Hello All I have a 1980 Ericson 30+ fitted with a 2 cylinder 16 hp Universal marine diesel engine with 2200 hours on it. I have never had problems with loss of engine power until recently. Initially the engine starts and runs normally and then for no apparent reason starts to slow down as if...

Repack and Reseal Hello Christian, This article was very useful. The job sounds tricky though. Inserting the nipple to be able to add teflon grease to pack around the tube sounds like a good first option before trying to get the damned thing apart and replace the packing. Thanks GMW

Thanks Loren, I will try to get in and have a look. Regards GMW

I have a 1980 model Ericson 30+ and I have just discovered that a significant leak has developed from the top of the rudder post when the boat is underway. Can anyone tell me if they have taken out a rudder before to repair such a leak? I presume there must be some kind of rubber seal to...