Helo everyone, I am new to this forum. I recently purchased a 1979 S2 9.2 C sailboat.
I started sailing 420 as a kid then had a Catalina 25 and now a great looking S2.
all the systems in the boat are in a working order, but it is somewhat overwhelming.
For now the items to worry are the engine (Yanmar 2QM15 with low hours) that works good, and the bilge pump that not working. My questions are: 1. should I drain the fuel tank compleatly and refill with fresh diesel( the boat hasn't been sailing for several years). 2. The engine has a little corrosion on the outside, should I worry about it? 3. the bilge pump is some kind of electrical with a pully and belt driven and there is a float switch on a stick that out of the bilge, what is the best replacement for that? And finally, the manual bilge pump in the cockpit is broken, where can I get another one? Any help will be appreciated
I started sailing 420 as a kid then had a Catalina 25 and now a great looking S2.
all the systems in the boat are in a working order, but it is somewhat overwhelming.
For now the items to worry are the engine (Yanmar 2QM15 with low hours) that works good, and the bilge pump that not working. My questions are: 1. should I drain the fuel tank compleatly and refill with fresh diesel( the boat hasn't been sailing for several years). 2. The engine has a little corrosion on the outside, should I worry about it? 3. the bilge pump is some kind of electrical with a pully and belt driven and there is a float switch on a stick that out of the bilge, what is the best replacement for that? And finally, the manual bilge pump in the cockpit is broken, where can I get another one? Any help will be appreciated