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‘Steven, I have done this job on two yanmars now. I believe the cable comes in two sizes, and you need the longer one on the 35. While I can’t remember the length, I say this because the prior owner left me the short version which was not long enough

Hope that helps.

I would guess it is a water tank added by a prior owner.
I added a flexible water tank under the v berth on a prior boat. No need for a separate deck fill.
Now you've got me thinking about another project!

My yard was able to install a PSS shaft seal on my 35. I've done the job on another boat, but it looked like a very tight fit so I let them do it. They said it took longer than expected, and I can believe it.

Bruce, I'm late to the party but for what it is worth.... I have a 35 with a rigid vang. I use the main halyard as a topping lift when the sail is not raised. The end of the boom can be tied off to a rail to reduce swinging if motoring without the sail up. But I find that with the vang slacked the b...

Steve, There is a plate on the forward side of my mast opposite the goose neck. Some of the fasteners holding the neck to the mast were loosening, and I had the yard repair it. I think they got access by removing the plate. I'll try to post a picture. I don't have any wear like you describe. I have ...

Hi Scott, Sorry to hear about your 3GMF, and surprised you are having trouble finding parts. I guess I've been lucky so far, I've only needed maintenance items, nothing major. Several folks who have re-powered in my area have gone with Beta Marine, and they seem happy. Might be worth looking into. G...

Great deal for someone. I just had my 10 year old cover resown even though it was in good shape (I was having it re-cut for mast in storage) and I think Faircloth charged me under 400 bucks for that part of the work.

Steve,

I lead mine through a block installed at the base of the mast and back to the clutches and power winch on the starboard side of coach roof. I might have a picture somewhere, I'll look.

I use the main halyard as a topping lift, too. But the boom does swing when the halyard is clipped on the sail and the sail is on the boom. I will rig a line from the end of the boom to the rail to steady it if I anticipate motoring for a long stretch with the sail down, which is fairly unusual.

I posted this in the other thread on this topic, icymi. Do you have an inspection port in the base that the throne sits on? By opening up the port I was able to get a ratchet in there on the nut and get the bolts off. It wasn’t easy or a lot of fun but doable :mrgreen: if you don’t have a such port ...