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Folks, Just bought a '79 e29 that was converted to diesel from gas (in '87) and discovered that water separating fuel filter clearly states "gas only" -Racor S3213. Previous owner who had her for 6 years never changed the filter - should i worry? Should I replace it with appropriate made for...

I have a stuck primary jib halyard in the sheave. Any ideas wether it has cut a wire groove in the sheave, or has it wedged off the side? We might attempt to repair without dropping the mast. If we can secure the sheave from dropping into the mast and pull the pin, are there any bearings or...

I recently had a problem getting all of the air out of the fuel system :boohoo: for the engine to run reliably after cleaning the fuel tank and replacing the filters. It would run for a while and then stall out after a power drop. When I got a mechanic to look at it, he turned the lift pump on...

I hate to admit that I haven't serviced my primary winches in the 4 years that I've owned the boat! I know I'm way overdue. The first step is to remove the drum nut, and I can't loosen either one of them! I've removed this same part with no problem on other winches, but these won't budge...

I am in the process of restoring an Ericson 26. I need a pair of #10 primary winches for head sail sheet control. Gary