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Old 03-24-2018, 02:37 PM   #14
Simi 60
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Vessel Model: Milkraft 60 converted timber prawn trawler
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Originally Posted by sunchaser View Post

Some consider RW pumps as ripe for a total rebuild or throw away once beyond 3,000 hours or 15 to 20 years. How old is yours?
We had ours rebuilt 12 mths ago when the pulley started wobbling while on passage.

The firm that did the $700 rebuild tried to tell me they need doing every year
Given the size of the pump they may have thought we were an actual trawler doing 57 hours a week or 3000 a year.
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