On Fri, 06 Aug 2010 06:27:59 -0500, brian whatcott
wrote:

On 8/5/2010 10:37 PM, Wayne.B wrote:
http://www.yachtingmagazine.com/how-to/seamanship/offshore-safety-lessons?page=0,0&cmpid=enewsh8510



Sad but instructive


Yes, especially the part about taking off with recently installed and
unproven equipment, as well as unmaintained machinery. Water pump
impellers are one of those things that really need to be replaced on a
regular schedule before they fail, just like sails.