Koen & Roy: Thank you for the advice re my watermaker problems. I am following up with Amel and Dessalator and will let you know how I do.<br>Michael Glass<br>Second Call

Hello David,<br>Not sure I fully understand your request, but after spending 5 years in Europe on my SM, I have learned that there is no equivalent to West Marine in Europe. It's a very fragmented

Same experience. My end fittings cracked after 2 years of use. Dessalator repalced them free of charge with the new design. But before I changed them, I learned how to disassemble and reassemble the

Hello Micheal,<br><br>This is a common problem with older systems, the plastic end-pieces do crack. Amel had a lot of complaints about that and the changed the design, but I had also a crack in a new

I own a Super Maramu 2000 presently located in the BVI. Recently, I experienced a Dessalinator watermaker problem and I am wondering if anyone else has had the same experience. Please forgive my

John,<br>I may never get it straight. Peter Briggs NEIGHBOR had a FREIND who was getting an Amel. Sorry.<br>Jim

Roy,<br>Just to add to Johns answer, the Gyro-plus is an Autohelm (Raytheon) autopilot accessary which uses a gyroscope to sense changes in boat headding. This is much more sensative than a

ROY,<br>FIRST OF ALL I AM ENVIOUS OF YOUR TIME IN THE MED, BUT MY DAY IS COMING! THE GYRO FEATURE AS JEAN-JACQUES FROM AMEL DESCRIBED IT WORKS THROUGH SOPHISTICATED MICROPROCESSORS AND MUCH MORE

Hi John & Jim,<br>Could you educate me on the "gyro" feature of the Autopilot? My SM is 4.5 years old, with the Autohelm 7000 (wheel chain drive only), and I don't recall any such feature.<br>Since

JIM,<br>YES I DID AND SINCE MY 40' YAWL IN BUZZARDS BAY HAS AN AUTOHELM 6000 WITHOUT THE "GYRO" AND A FULL KEEL, AND WANDERS AIMLESSLY OFF THE WIND! I CAN ONLY SAY THAT THE SM WITH AUTOPILOT

helo ivar, Are you able to email me more details of your SM for Sale? Regards Peter Hall phall@...

John,<br><br>Regarding downwind tracking, did you add the Gyro-plus option to the auto pilot?<br><br>Jim Wiggin

John,<br>I am following your entries with interest as we will get our SM Sept. 16. We had a Pearson 356 which did not pound at all and the sections through the bows sounds like a

ROY,<br>THANKS FOR THE RESPONSE. THIS WILL BE AN EXPERIMENT AND I CERTAINLY WILL ADVISE YOU OF THE RESULTS. I HAVE A TRADITIONAL 40' YAWL ON BUZZARDS BAY (CAPE COD AREA). SHE HAS A FULL KEEL WITH A

Hi John,<br>Your plan to place anchors and chain in engine room can't hurt. However, the SM's tendency to pound to weather may have more to do with the relatively flat bow sections than with weight

HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL. I RECENTLY RECEIVED AMEL SM #347 & DELIVERED HER (SULAJON) FROM LAROCHELLE TO LAGOS, PORTUGAL. ON JANUARY 17, 2002 WE WILL DEPART LAGOS FOR THE CANARIES, THEN ONTO THE CARIBBEAN

Can anyone tell me of a marine supplier like West Marine which sells metric parts and equipment manufactured in Europe? It would be great to find a company which also speaks English - perhaps in the

To svladysadie, (Bill Atz)<br>Bill, I can't tell you very much more. It was done as a "one off" by the owner (non-English speaking)& is berthed next to me in Antibes,S.France. He did give me the name

I have just completed an alphabetic listing of English/French and French/English nautical terms. It is a work in progress and not all the nouns have genders attached. It consists of 2 Microsoft Excel

Hi,<br>I owned a Maramu (#146, 1983)for 13 years, and now have a Super Maramu (#195, 1997). I have fitted davits on both boats, of my own design. This design has been seen and copied by several Amel