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It happened to me in the Mona Passage
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between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. That was 25 years ago and it still gives me heartburn. The pick up tube in the tank vibrated a bit and after 10 years got a hair line crack at the top. It was just enough to suck enough air to shut the engine down. It was REALLY hard to find. We were bouncing around. The engine was all apart spread all over the place and I was dog tired. My son who was 14 at the time put it all in the proper light when he said "what are you so upset about? It's a sailboat"!

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