| This is for anyone who likes machine work... |
Subject: This is for anyone who likes machine work... by bogus on 2008/4/7 2:54:18 A co-worker, Bob, has a sailboat. The main motor pulley that powered the water pump and alternator was torn up by a bracket that fell onto the pulley. The motor is an old 12hp single cylinder Yanmar diesel. It's from the mid-70s and the parts houses proved to be utterly useless. There was this strange regional rivalry thing. Bob would call a shop in say, MD, and they would say, oh we can't sell it to you in CA. Check a local dealer and they can request a transfer. The local dealer would say that the MD shop didn't have the part... or something to that effect. Either way, the entire thing sucked. So he had a friend of a friend make it. And the pictures speak for themselves. It's made of stainless steel. Weighs quite a bit for being a small part.... |
