I have read owners coments about keeping an eye on the oil reservoir to see if it gets milky ,indicating water has bypassed the oil seals.For oil in the reservoir to get milky, I assume the oil would

Danny, As we prepare Ipanema for a transatlantic passage, I have just ordered the Superwind generator and will be installing on top of the mast as you did. Just a few questions: How long did you

For the AIS I used the TV anthena cable and connected it to a new antena on the top of the main mast. It works very well and can see ships farther than 30 miles away. It just required a trip to the

Hi all, I put on sale a RT 144 B Saylor works perfectly. Spanish law requires the ship to carry a VHF with DSC, and Saylor, unfortunately, does not have DSC. If any of you are interested in it, the

Hi to all, we have been using AIS in the same manner for years it works very well. Best to all. Richard on Challenge in Annapolis for sale. SM 209 ________________________________ To:

Hi to all, I have purchased an AIS Icom MA-500 TR ( GPS in box) and a splitter class B Easy Split to use with VHF- Furuno antenna on the mast. You may see how it works from the maker : " the

I put my antenna on the mizzen, it is very important that it is high over sea level. I am in Cap d'Agde, and I capture the boats across the Mediterranean(Tunisia) ! For your TV cable it is possible to

We have used the AM/FM radio antenna in combination with the AIS receiver for 3 years with very good results. I connected the AIS receiver to the radio antenna by cutting the antenna wire near the

Hi everybody, I have to move the AIS (receiver and transmitter) antenna from the mizzen mast (following your advice, i'm planning to install here the wind generator :) ). Where do you have install

We just sold our yacht and we are interested in purchasing a Sharki. If you have or know of a Sharki that is not already listed on the web please let us know. Regards, Roger Wilson

Hi, You really need to use some high tech line on the outhaul. I have found that using anything with some stretch, will allow the line to slip when it is wet an in a blow. I also used one of the

Alain, Thanks so much for your response, we pretty much followed your advice but decided to leave length in the tensioning line to tighten for the next week, as it seems that the line is stretching

Hi George, I had to change the outhaul line recently. It is not so difficult. The tip is: - to position the cart against the stop near the mast and to attach it temporarily, as tight as possible and

Good day, we are changing the main sail outhaul line, as we understand, it is very difficult to tension the line when installing the replacement line. Does anyone have experience with this? George

Following up on this discussion and well as the additional 10 x fuel cans and Jordon Seried Drouge... We left Gran Canaria on 10th January and enjoyed a wonderful 17 day and 1 hr crossing to Rodney

Hello everybody, We just crossed the Atlantic with our Super Maramu no 183, REVE DE LUNE IV and had no problem with electricity using only the original Onan generator for between 4 to 6 hours a day. 

Hi Fernando, we have a SM 2000 and sailed 16000 miles in all sorts of conditions from the east coast of the US to New Zealand using the Raymarine auto pilot. It was totally reliable and steered

Fernando,   I have a Mango, the ancestor to the SM. My Amel is an electric boat. I did a complete revamping of the electric circuits and do a regular maintenance of what needs to be checked. The boat

Ivan, thanks for your answer that, unfortunately, confirms the information from other sources. We plan to run the ARC two-handed, so the issue of autopilot can be a serious one. Fair winds Fernando

Hi, You already have my contact details. Regards JL