7.1.2 query now uses hash-join instead of nested loop

Hi,

I have two machines one running 7.1.1 and the other 7.1.2. I've used
pg_dump to dump the schema and data from the 7.1.1 system and loaded it into
7.1.2 for testing. Some of my queries now run a lot slower as the planner
prefers to use a hash-join instead of a nested loop. I have run vacuum but
it hasn't altered the way the planners choice. Please find below a copy of
the SQL used, the table definition and the output of the explain command
form the two versions of pg.

Best Regards,

Tim Knowles

SQL

SELECT A.itemnumber, B.ourpartnumber, B.mfrpartnumber,
B.custpartnumber,B.description, B.unit, A.quantity, A.itemheaderid,
B.commoditycode

FROM enq_tbl_enquiryitems A, gen_tbl_products B

WHERE B.ourpartnumber=A.ourpartnumber AND A.projectnumber='1025' AND
A.itemnumber='003';

TABLE DEFINITION

Table "gen_tbl_products"
Attribute | Type | Modifier
----------------------+-----------------------+----------
ourpartnumber | character varying(50) |
mfrpartnumber | character varying(50) |
custpartnumber | character varying(50) |
otherpartnumber | character varying(50) |
description | text |
unit | character varying(50) |
price | double precision |
weightkg | double precision |
origin | bigint |
quantitybreak | smallint |
discontinued | smallint |
quantity | bigint |
commoditycode | character varying(50) |
standardavailability | bigint |
currencycode | character varying(6) |
volumem3 | double precision |
Index: gen_tbl_products_idx #indexed on ourpartnumber

Table "enq_tbl_enquiryitems"
Attribute | Type | Modifier
---------------+-----------------------+----------
projectnumber | character varying(50) |
ourpartnumber | character varying(50) |
itemnumber | character varying(50) |
quantity | bigint |
itemheaderid | bigint |
Indices: enq_tbl_enquiryitems_idx, #indexed on projectnumber &
itemnumber
enq_tbl_enquiryitems_projectnum #indexed on projectnumber

EXPLAIN OUTPUT 7.1.2

NOTICE: QUERY PLAN:

Hash Join (cost=21.65..8878.45 rows=10037 width=112)
-> Seq Scan on gen_tbl_products b (cost=0.00..2343.09 rows=100209
width=72)
-> Hash (cost=21.63..21.63 rows=10 width=40)
-> Index Scan using enq_tbl_enquiryitems_idx on
enq_tbl_enquiryitems a (cost=0.00..21.63 rows=10 width=40)

EXPLAIN OUTPUT 7.1.1

NOTICE: QUERY PLAN:

Nested Loop (cost=0.00..6.60 rows=1 width=112)
-> Index Scan using enq_tbl_enquiryitems_idx on
enq_tbl_enquiryitems a (cost=0.00..3.06 rows=1 width=40)
-> Index Scan using gen_tbl_products_idx on gen_tbl_products b
(cost=0.00..3.52 rows=1 width=72)

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