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• How often do FW cooling pumps fail?
  • Whare are you going to be cruising next, Max?
  • At about 5000 hours...
    • Yanmar 3HM35F with about 4700 hours
      • I just learned that a mutual friend is crewing on your first leg
        • Should not be hard to track....
      • Is the FW pump in a belt loop with a high output alternator, Max?
        • That's my main concern as well, Tom.
          • Every time I replace the belt, I check the play in the bearings.
            • That window is a slick upgrade, Tom
        • I installed a 150 amp output Alternator
          • Wow! You can impose some loads. I lost my last engine prematurely.
            • I realized that putting that much load
              • You're way advanced of my alternator/charging expertice.
                • Tom, Charging when sitting at anchor
              • What you need are two regulators....
                • I am impressed. That is a very well done system.
                  • Might want to be careful switching the field?
                    • You're right. There is a wire that
                      • Sounds like you have everything you need....
                • Questions
                  • I got detailed specs from Electrodyne....
  • When it goes, there's no fixing it.
  • Thanks all; I'll get the pump and may even install it
    • If it were me, I'd replace the Pump before the trip. Cheers, John
    • From experience, I'd have the heat exchager core ultasonically cleaned