Most of the photos of Super Maramus I have seen have a cockpit frame that angles up much more than my 1994 SM . My frame folds down very nicely , and I like be able to fold it down. We are having a

Hi, John, Thanks for pointing me to the pics of your changes to Bali Hai. I remember seeing them when you posted them, but wasn't far enough along to contemplate doing anything like that. Regarding

Hello Lars, Here is the other submission.I believe that with the sleevethe wearing ring will not wear and provided the lipseals are installed with muchwaterproof grease that they should last a long

Hello Lars. There is some excellent advice in the files section on how todo this job. However the bronze replacement bearing from Amel is very expensiveand there is, in my opinion a better solution by

Hello Kent, To see an alternative table go to the photossection and click on the search box to delete “search groups” andinsert SM319 Bali Hai changes. This should bring up an album of 28pics

Hi, I received your thumb driveand sliders. However I do not have yourmailing address. Please mail it to me at kimberlite@... Fair Winds Eric Amel Super Maramu #376

Hi Gary, to delay the inevitable service, if you haven't yet added a grease nipple to the genoa furler gearbox it would be a good idea to do that soon in the same manner as on the mainsail gearboxes.

 Hi to all, I have solved the batteriesproblem. I have purchesed n 12 Australian CenturyAGM 120. May be a good compromise betweencost/performance, more they fit very well . They are waiting for

Thanks Gary, Very interesting info and pictures! Sincerely, Alexandre SM2K #289 NIKIMAT Port Lucaya Marina, Freeport, Grand Bahama, The Bahamas --------------------------------------------

Gary, Have you installed grease fittings in the genoa furler? When I first installed mine it was amazing how much grease wasneeded, and finally the old grease came out it was black. I used 5 mm

I just was browsing and see that the Compact 10 has been changed quite a bit, including some sort of change to the condensate drain functionality that would prevent the occasional problem I have with

Richard: There has been a lot of chatter about the outhaul and main sail furling gearboxes, but there has been very little discussion about the jib (geneoa) furling gearbox. As mine will no doubt one

I just posted a couple of more pictures of the 4th AC unit install. One showing the failed choke on the control circuit board and one showing the March sea water pump and plumbing. Gary

Francisco emailed me an enquiry about installing the 4th Air Conditioning (AC) unit in the galley of my SM. I thought I would respond here rather than in a personal email just in case someone else

We used a group 31 truck batter . It is availableeverywhere. It wasan exact replacement for out batteries. Fair Winds Eric Kimberlite SM 376 From:amelyachtowners@...

Hi there are lots of recent posts on this site that detail the parts list and sources. Regards Richard Piller Newport RI SM 209 Cell 603 767 5330

 Hi to all, I found this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d70tR5EzV3Y how tu use Bondo Giovanni sv EUTIKIA 428

Hi Lars. There are several threads on this site over the last few years. See post #15667 and others in that thread. There is a nice description of how to change the seals and a drawing of the prop

Does anyone have an exploded drawing or list of the different parts (bearings, packings etc.) in the C-drive propeller shaft on a Santorin. I need to renew my packings due to seawater leaking into the

Sorry, I forgot your question . Your Awlgrip dealer may have a bondo like filler, I bought the filler from a automotive paint supply house. I can not remember the name of the product, it was a pale