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

Recently Hanspeter asked for the translation of "solenoid" The German translation is "magnetspule"<br><br>Renently, when I was at the Factory M. Selo had a wonderful French - English maritime

The permanently fixed passerelle/dinghy lift sounds like a great idea. Please tell us where more information on it can be obtained. Is the dinghy left on it for short sails? Are there any pictures of

Atkins & Hoyle makes the best davits I have ever seen, by far. Their email address in Toronto, Canada is atkinshoyle@.... Telephone is (416) 596-1888 or tollfree 1-800-263-4184. Their website

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For those who are interested, I will be adding 2 photos to the Super Maramu Exterior Album showing the davits most often seen on Super Maramu (mainly because the manufacturer is based in La

The RIB is nothing special. I don't recall the name. I bought it in Trinidad and believe it's made in Venezuela. 8 or 9 feet I think. If you're not in a hurry I'll get specifics and let you know in

I have seen a solution which I may copy that works well for stern to in the Med.. The owner has replaced the Amel passerelle with a s/s & teak version which is permanently in place and the halyard

Pagandaisy,<br><br>Would you please tell me which RIB dinghy fits on top of your aft cabin? I have a soft bottom dinghy, but am considering getting a hard bottom for the better