Tow Boat Larry picked us up at Vero around 0800 as he
wanted to get us to Fort Pierce by high tide; which we did. The folks
at Cracker Boy's were ready for us and before we knew it, Jule was
hauled, pressure washed, and put on stands. It wasn't long before we
discovered that the nut that holds the shaft and coupler to the
transmission fell off. What seemed to be a minor issue turned out not
to be. The nut is part of the Yanmar transmission and a special tool
($740) is required to screw it back on. Nobody had the tool. We
finally found some kind folks in Fort Lauderdale that would lend us
one. They did, Mike replaced the seal, the nut, and the transmission
side of the coupler. He used lots of Loctite so it would not fall off
again. Apparently this is not an unknown problem for Yanmar 4JHx
series engines. Lots of money and 4 day later, we are ready to head
North again.
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