I'm trying to get my boat as close to its designed electrical system as possible. I'm all done except for the non-isolated Yanmar I repowered with a few years ago. The 4JH3 100HP series that were

Bon Jour Olivier, The CDrive saga continues on Kristy. I would like yours and Joel's input on replacement of the lower part of the drive. There is no hole in the foot for the bolt that secures it to

Thanks Bill that's great information and a good idea. I will chat to Riza. Cheers Chris Hemera SM031

Chris, That is too bad. Do NOT use vinyl...you will be disappointed. And tell Riza what I said regarding vinyl. UltraLeather is a brand name of the best poly urethane coated fabric on the market.

Hi Bill, Riza has just sent me an email saying he will not be able to get the UltraLeather Pro I ordered, in time for us in 5 weeks now. He has sent through a couple of photos of a couple of vinyl

I remember seeing a picture a few years ago when I was looking for an Amel and here it is to make your own judgement what you think it looks

My deck's still original but I have thought about painting it. Generally here for non-slip paint we use mat finish 2-pack polyurethane. A small section at a time is painted and whilst wet it's

Great post Joel! Thanks for that wisdom of experience. Practical Sailor has several articles and testing of non-skid products over the last 5 years or so. I know there's a follow up article in the Nov

I have supervised/participated in this repair dozens of times over the years, often when preparing a resale for the placing back on the market. One of Amel’s top guys told me way back in the

Hi Steve, Thanks for the comments. I'll look at Dickenson... Though I am not sure it's available in EU land Cheers Jean-Pierre Germain SY Eleuthera, SM 007

Hi Hans Peter, Very good to move our boats. I don't want damage before I perform the sea trials. I am in London and will call you tomorrow morning Thanks JPG Eleuthera, SM007

Good Morning Hanspeter, Did you happen to also see Hemera at Yacht Classic Marina also? That wind that comes through Göcek causes havoc on the Municipal Marina. We had to move there for a couple of

The fake teak deck on my Maramu from 1984 is beginning to show more cracks now than I could locally repair so I wonder what options I would have. At some spots the cracks go through to the GFK. I

Hi all, especially Santorin owners, since I want to fit a mizzen bracket to put my windgen Silentwind, now on top of mizzen mast, and too noisy, I wonder if any Santorin owner, now on board, can give

Hello Jean Pierre, We replaced our ailing original Electrolux with the Dickenson Caribbean model. It was an easy fit, and we think the quality is better than both the Eno and the Force 10. It only has

Hi JP Give me a call if you want have infos about new Stove. I now your boat, was im Göcek yesterday now back in Classic Yacht Marina for shelter, Riza and Team will remove all SM from Town Marina

Hello Alex, Thank you for your report. Appreciated. JPG

Hello, We changed our original ENO Stove from 1981 (for which we could find spares) for a new 3 burner, gas ENO stove (Gascogne model) we bought from West marine via Port Supply. The price was about

Hi Peter On the SN that is for the shaft alternator, the key is for switching it on and off, Green Light indicates charging, Red Light no charging. The key is used to prevent turning it on when the

On the 24 panel sm build 1991 i have a symol with a green and a red light and a key to switch it on and off. What is this good for ? Thanks, Peter Ps:I posted a photo in files