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Hi, The bearings on my fresh water circulating pump were starting to growl, so I decided to replace it. Mechanic confirmed that it was the waterpump making the noise and suggested that I could replace it myself. I sprayed stuff on all the bolts for three days to overcome the anticipated...

Last night I checked the oil (ATF) level in the Hurth transmission on our Universal M25XP. You would think that after all these years I would "get used" to barked knuckles... Not so. Loosen the two hose clamps that hold the heat exchanger. Then, remove the two bolts that hold the H.E. bracket to...

So two of my buddies talked me into taking the new Ericson 25 out today. I knew the motor needed a good once over and had not planned on hoisting a sail since the halyards have a nice little issue with the sheathing coming off and bunching so that the sail cannot actually be raised all the way...

My Hurth HBW50 slips in forward gear, as I have described on other threads in the past. I am taking a long time getting it done, but planned to pull the trans & replace with the next bigger ZF10. I have the boat mostly apart to pull the trans, but a dockside friend with a powerboat (he crews on...