The jib was already furled as we had been flying the spinnaker and had just doused it a few moments before the forestay broke. The halyard kept it up long enough for all the crew to get organized and

My contribution - if it helps? We are now on our second set of solar panels, the first appeared to have a manufacturing fault and someof the cells burned through. Both installations have been 2 sets

So it was the forestay? Did the jib halyard keep it in place? We're you able to furl or douse the jib? We're you in heavy weather when it failed? I'm imagining the lower swage failing and having

Bob, I have no idea who the rigger was, but I am not surprised. There are an abundance of people in the US masquerading as riggers. Many are dangerously incompetent. There is no certification or

Gary, Before removing and cleaning the heat exchanger on the Yanmar 100hp, order these parts: Gasket - Heat Exchanger 129693-44420 2 each O Ring - Heat Exchanger 24321-001000 2 each You may not need

Kent The disturbing thing about this is the whole rigging had been replaced only one year before and by a major US rigger. It was the swage fitting at the top of the mast that failed. Lesson learned,

Gary, I will completely answer when I can get to my laptop. It was the freshwater exchanger. There are some gaskets and O rings you must have before attempting. I will come back with details and

Lost your headstay!!???  Whoa, that's something I'd like to hear more about.  Which stay, conditions, how old was the rig, what do you think caused the failure, what did you do to repair at sea,

I recently pulled my Nirvana mast to check for damage after losing the head stay mid Atlantic. I can confirm that the only way to remove the furling tube is to pull the mast, it slides out of the

Many Thanks Andrew

Yes I comfirm, the guard rail is 25 mm. There the pulpit is 28 mm.   Sincerely Alexandre 713-412-6704 SM2K #289 NIKIMAT Seabrook - Texas - USA

Gary, I replaced the original freshwater pump with a Whale Fresh IC FW50848 it has given excellent service for three years,on strength of this when the bilge pump failed yet again, I replaced

I am away from my boat at present - can anyone confirm the diameter of the guard rail - I think it is 25mm? Thanks Andrew Ronpische SM2k 472

Richard: Can you share with the forum the make and model of the on demand pump(s) that you used for the fresh water system? I used a March submersible magnetic coupled impeller pump, 230 volt 50/60

Bill: That is very helpful. Thanks for the On-Off info. I will look into it. When used as a hull cleaner does it etch the gelcoat at all? Which Yanmar heat heat exchanger did you clean? Was it

Does anyone know how many cm from the top of the mast should the top of the mainsail swivel go up to when sail is fully hoisted?

Inox looks like good stuff. I will check it out with a Usa distributor, Fair Winds Eric sm _____ From: amelyachtowners@... [mailto:amelyachtowners@...] On Behalf Of

Gary, I think you are right about the brush. I had not thought about the annodizing. However if there are severe areas of corrosion , I really do not know what I would do if I had that problem. I

The answer is yes. There is no longer a need for the tank. You get steady pressure all the time. Regards Capt Richard Piller [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Gary, I was in New Zealand and could not buy acid because it requires a special license...I had a marine engineering shop do it for me. However, I did acid-wash the heat exchanger core on the Yanmar