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Old 07-16-2007
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My Pearson 27 had a Westerbeke 12B2 engine, and on that one the raw water pump was pretty accessible from the rear. One improvement I did make that you may want to consider is a Speed Seal. Check it out at Welcome to Speedseal. It replaces the back plate and those little screws that always end up in the bilge with a thick plate and 4 knurled knobs you can turn with your fingers. Don't know if it will help your situation or not, but check it out. Sure makes opening the back a lot easier.
I will look into this product.

I was thinking of getting thumb turn screws for the cover plate.
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