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Thank you all for your answers. I forgot to mention that I took the headsail off before winter and it seemed the only way to get it down was to detach the top swivel, which was tied to the furling drum, and when the sail came down the top swivel went up to the top and I was left with the long wire, which was attached to the top of the sail. I have tried subsequently to pull the swivel down using the wire but it seems stuck. I will try again. Hopefully I won’t have to climb the mast. By the way, is lowering the mast an option? I know the previous owners did it when going through the French canals. It may be a good idea to check everything, including all the standing rigging etc. You can see the top swivel in the photo below at the top of the mast. So presumably it will come down again. I will give it another go and tell you how I got on when I’m down in Ipswich next month.
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Ok. Went to the boat today. In the first photo you can see the raw water inlet with a nut on the top, underneath which is a gauze filter, which I cleaned. Not great. Sort of out of sight out of mind. The second photo shows the raw water pump, which looks to be needing servicing or replaced. And the third photo is the engine pulley running the internal water pump, which it is behind, and is not leaking, so should be ok. Thanks for all the help. I think I’ve got the gist of it now, and Bob’s idea of a separate see through strainer is obviously the best way to go, because you can see it visually every time you check the engine and it’s quite large, so would take a lot to block it, unlike mine. Paul
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Thanks for all your replies. I’m going down to the boat tomorrow and I’ll take some photos and post them. I was confused about the absence of a water strainer which most boats have, like the one in your boat Bob. I’ll look into that. So the diagram of the pump you’ve posted, Bob, is located behind the pulley on the crankshaft, Johnson F5B8, I think. I won’t have to look at that, I hope. The raw water pump on my boat is a Jabsco 4900 and is run by the other v belt, not the alternator one, and takes an impeller at the back of the pump. It doesn’t seem to be in great shape. I’ll take a picture and show you. Again, thanks for the replies and I look forward to getting my burgee this week.