Hi Bob, Thanks very much for your kind offer. However, I think it's too risky for 2 reasons. In shipping from your location to mine to England and then holding by Speedseal, and then shipping back creates too much of a risk of loss for a "Live" pump. Even if insured, the loss might be a PITA to get back into your boat by Spring. Second, when you pull the Sherwood pump, I think you have to pull the 2 part shaft which I believe may cause a problem with the seals. I know that some people will pull the shaft to change the impeller, which my mechanic did when I first got my boat. But I had to replace the seals a few weeks later and it was attributed to the shaft being pulled. Perhaps some other Sherwood owners could comment. But really, thanks for you your offer. It shows how great and generous the list is. Harvey Rosenberg C-27TR #6023, 1985 M-18, Stony Point NY
------ Original Message ------ Received: Sat, 15 Jul 2006 01:51:57 PM EDT From: "Robert Mann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: RE: catalina27-talk: Ping-Speedseal > > > Harvey, > > If nobody else responds by early October, then I'll ship mine to you > when I pull the boat for winterizing. Of course, you could just send > yours, too.<G> > > Bob Mann > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto:catalina27- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Harvey Rosenberg > > Sent: Saturday, July 15, 2006 1:35 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: catalina27-talk: Ping-Speedseal > > > > Hi Ralph and Bob, > > The Speedseal is a beautiful machined unit. However a few weeks ago I > > posted > > the following: > > I bought a Speedseal for my Sherwood pump M-18 engine. Speedseal did > not > > have > > a model made for the Sherwood pump on the M-18. They made one up for > me > > from > > the paper gaskets and drawings that I sent them. The unit came in and > was > > a > > close fit and worked, but I felt it was just a little bit off. The > > cheerfully > > refunded my money and stated that if I could get them a sample pump > they > > would > > make another unit. I was so impressed with the unit that if someone > has an > > old > > Sherwood pump, I would pay for the shipping to me, and I would > forward it > > to > > Speedseal and would pay for the shipping of the sample pump back to > the > > contributor. I know there were a few other sailors on the list last > year > > that > > were interested in buying one. Any takers? > > Harvey Rosenberg C-27Tr #6023, 1985, M-18, Stony Point NY. > > > > >
