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Well, I bit the bullet and rebed two today, hope to do the rest tomorrow.  I also noticed the holes were cut too big by the factory.  I did not think about the trim size, but I may leave that off anyway as mine looks pretty poor and I have curtains.

And I thought I might get some sailing in on my week off   

Exodus,had the same problem with my 99MK11,tried all the fixes,new seals, rebedding,small o rings,nothing worked ,at all.Finally ran across"port Visors"@seaworthygoods.com,nary a drop since.They look good,easy install and work!Good customer service as well.Check them out<Cheers,Dave

Mainesail,quite right,that was considered.This is a temporary fix ,although working well.Im checking out the belt drive one,though as far as I can tell it will have to be a "custom" install,there i,snt much room on the front of the engine to mount a bracket and pump,but Im still researching the options,nothing yet.Cheers,Dave

Thanks for all the knowlege and concern!Got the Jabsco plumbed in,going from the water separator,5/8" to the pump and 1" to the heat exchanger.The hard part was the wiring,impossible to sneak a wire into the Edson pulpit,so used the bilge blower circuit ,unused, and pulled a 16/2 down the portside to power the pump.Used a relay and installed a 15amp.fuse at the panel ,as the pump was kicking the 10amp panel breaker.All is well,runs as before,just dont leave the ignition key "on" for to long.Thanks Ron and Stu,Cheers Dave

Id agree with Peggy on this one.In the seven years I've owned my Mk11,the majority of concern and maintanence has been with the on board plumbing.Woke up more than once to hear the pump blasting away and water spraying somewhere.The factory plumbing is pathetic ,at best,tons of hose clamps,short tubing,and all difficult to gain acsess to especially under the galley sink.Keep a bottle of Iodine handy,you'll need it.I'd be very warry of having city water pressure running thru the boats allready marginal system,other than showering,I get a full weeks of water just filling the tanks,and it keeps them sweet,just a thought,Dave

Thanks Ron for your concern and advice,you guys are the greatest,now one for Stu,the electrical wizzard,will I need a relay to hook up the Jabsco pump ,or can it be wired directly thru the ign. switch,the pump draws 8 amps?Cheers Dave

Ron,I actually read the upgrade,got the sleave from Universal and never installed it,now Im paying the price!Yes the cost or repair is high,the cam is $1300,the engine has to removed from boat,with about 4-5000 in total labor.The 10k figure was for a new engine,installed.I checked with a Universal dealer ,and found that the Jabsco and the engine driven Sherwood put out about the same gallond per min.,so Ill know in a few days if all is well.In the meantime ,Ill be looking for a mechanic who doesnt charge $120 an hour.If that fails Ill pull it and put it in the back of the truck and take it back to Colorado in the spring and fix it in the garage myself.Cheers Dave

The worst of the worst  happened today.Got back on the boat here in Key West after a 9 month hiatus,cranked up the 35B,started straight away,as usual,but not pumping raw water out of the thru hull,shut it down and pulled the raw water pump and the impellar was trashed,but spinning freely.Yep,broke the camshaft tangs which drive the pump.Anyhow,the local mech.said better off to replace the engine @10k than bother with replacing the camshaft.However after seeing that proposal was not going to fly,he suggested fitting a Jabsco 12V pump(water puppy) as an option.Any thoughts here,actually I think its an upgrade.All you folks with 35b engines make sure you have fitted the camshaft bushing that was not installed on some engines,mine being one.Cheers Dave!

Hi Joe!Here in Key West the city has a mooring field,although its a bit of a slog in a norther,about a  half mile from the dinghy docks.The last  time I checked a mooring was about $300 a month and the city has a pumpout boat that visits for $10 a visit.Local marinas(sunset)run about 750 a month for a 34ft. liveaboard when available.Good Luck!David Quinn

Billandalita,thanks for your great posts,now Im ready!

Just a question for the board.What Billdalita is going thru to remove the tank for cleaning .Couldnt the cleaning process be as equally well done by a fuel polishing service?The reason I ask is that I am about to do the same on my 99mk11,it doesnt sound like fun,removing the tank,cleaning,and disposing of the bad fuel,etc.thanks!

I had and still have the dripping port problem on my 99mk11,#1439.I rebedded the ports,installed new seals,new o-rings,no improvement.After several calls  to Lewmar and speaking with Bobby(ms)she told me that these seals are no longer available.After calling around I ,found a few,but I suspect these are long gone,good luck!