When installing the halogen bulbs, you MUST clean the bulb first

alcohol and then not touch it with your fingers. This is true even
if you remove the bulb from the package without touching it. These
bulbs are exceptionally sensitive to contamination. I keep a small
bottle of alcohol in the same tupperware box as the spare halogen
bulbs. My bulb life is up dramatically.

--- In amelyachtowners@yahoogroups.com, "the Lundstroms"
<linneasail@h...> wrote:

Untitled DocumentWe have had "Linnea" fore about 9 months (hull

#366). We have to change our interior light bulbs all the time
(particular the small halogen ones). Even though we try to not have
all the lights on, we end up switching out about 2-3 light bulbs

week.

When we talked to Amel about it a while back, they explained that

the problem is with the "Smart Charger" (an option we bought)

it pushes the voltage up to 28V frequently (when you are on shore
power) which is to much for the halogen light bulbs. This makes

of sense, but it's still frustrating to switch out light bulbs all
the time.

Does anybody else have the same problem?


S/Y Linnea
Walter Lundstrom

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May I suggest that drilling or better punching a hole in the

upper outlet flap and using a small countersunk machine screw and

secure a washer or two on top of the flap to weight it down. I

thought that a hacksaw blade would be too strong and be subject to

rusting.

Regards from John Hollamby Bali Hai SM319

what type of storm sails have been used on the sm and kind of

or sae anchor?
has anyone flown a storm sail or used a drogue?
thanks
eric freedman
kimberlite

I am thinking of selling my 1994 Super Maramu as now living in
California it is just too much of a hassle to get to the

She is currently at the dock in Tortola, ready to go.

Arnold Grubin

Hallo everybody,
I am trying to replace the chain counter in the cockpit in my SM

Does anybody Know were to get one of those for chain of 10 mm.?
Thanks in advance.
Vicente

I bought a Gale Sail for my SMM (#303) and have used it a number of
times. It the most recent use, we used it to make modest progress

sailing through a 50, gusting 60 storm. The trick in raising this
sail is the same as for reefing: raise the sail when it first

to you that you might need it. If you wait, you'll be trying to
raise it while waves crash over you. (I have done this also and
suggest using harness and tether.) My second suggestion is that

genoa sheets by tied off securely well aft of the nav lights. I

my sheets to the rail at the pulpet and lost the starboard deck-

nav light when waves pounded the coiled sheet into the light.

--- In amelyachtowners@yahoogroups.com, asm283 wrote:

Thanks Richard<br><br>I have seen this product. I always wondered

what it would be like to raise this sail in a gale with a good sea.
Has anyone tried this.<br><br>Vito

Millie and Chris,
In the summer of 2001 I unstepped both masts and replaced all the
rigging. After restepping, the way I have tensioned the rig has

progressively to sail to stronger winds. While on one tack I'll
tighten up on the loose shrouds, tack, then do the same to the

side. All the time, of course, checking that the mast stays
perfectly in column. If not, I'll tighten a bit more on the

side that the top of the mast is bending off to. Do this first in
light winds, then 10 to 15 knots then 15 to 20 knots.
Concerning the headstay or backstay, I don't have any systematic

to go about that other than trying to minimize the sag in the
headstay foil (and of course keeping the mast in column!).

The welded 'tangs' on our Nirvana masts keep the spreaders at a
particular angle. Sounds like you have something different. The
angle does manner, as you want the spreaders to bisect the angle

shrouds make from the mast attachment tang to the chainplate. They
should never droop down.

We have a bit of gelcoat on the aft cabin top flake off over time

we sanded this area down and applied the nonskid material
Treadmaster SP. It's worked great--still non-skid but much much

human-friendly than the standard Treadmaster pattern.

Hope that helps.

Richard
Xanareva, sharki #127