As an added comment, this includes REJEX… Teflon based. I had a collector car and used Rejex (same company as Corrosion X) and after use, I never won “concourse” until I spent days polishing and

Polish everything... the hull, the deck (all smooth gelcoat) and stainless as well. Find someone who specializes in polishing. You will be happy...oh, and don't let them use Teflon polish...the issue

Giani, Maybe you have a different windlass than BeBe 387. I have a Lofranz Tigres 1200 watt windlass. The parts list the motor as 00418b Electric motor 1200W 24V. There is not a separate parts

Hi all, Besides Deltaville Boatyard, does anyone have a recommendation for a boat yard on the Chesapeake (any location south of Annapolis is preferable). We are needing bottom paint and the

Pat, yes it is normal for the ratchet to release in the down position if the chain gets blocked or jammed. Operate the windlass with the hand lever, pumping back and forth and the ratchet operation

Bill, Would you include checking and tightening the three eared nut on the the Lofrans as another possible cause go the chain not raising or lowering? Best regards, Trevor

Bill, I do have new chain and the chain falls over on itself while heeled over ,and a few times I have had to open the locker to free it. So it is normal that in the down operation the windlass is not

Ciao Bill, I wish to check/replace my Lofran 1500 w 24 v brushes. Unfortunately I'm not on board (Thailand) and the local Lofran dealer (Italy) asks me photo and sizes ?! Do you know

Pat, Yes, and Yes, I know the cause. First of all, the clicking sound is the built-in ratchet on your windlass that allows the Lofranz handle on the winch to manually raise the anchor. Without the

I have a slightly different problem, when I push the down button the windlass makes a clicking sound but the gypsy does not rotate and leave out chain. If there is weight on the chain , like the

Drew, I have had exactly that problem, the culprit appeared to be carbon dust from the motor brushes (there are four) which either stopped the windlass from working, or alternativelycaused

Drew, I had a Thrane and Thrane Sailor VHF that I continually had to replace the handset wire for $125 Euro each. I complained to the USA VP Sales with Thrane and Thrane who replaced it with a Sailor

Drew, It is surely the anchor control box which is mounted on the reverse side of where the breaker and switch for the bow thruster and windlass is...which is inside the most forward cabinet on the

Thanks Jean-Pierre /Ann-Sofie Skickat från min iPad 27 aug 2015 kl. 06:17 skrev Germain Jean-Pierre jgermain@... [amelyachtowners] <amelyachtowners@...>:

Hello Ann-Sofie, We just installed a new keel cooled refrigerator with drawers. After a month of use, we are very pleased with it. It draws little “juice” and cools very well even in water temps

Hi Drew, I went or The Standard Horizon 2200. DSC with incorporated AIS and the ability to buy an optional remote for the cockpit. 2 features I like are the PA function which allows verbal comms with

Hi Drew, I replaced mine 7 years ago with the iCOM IC-M604 marine VHF and added a remote mic at the helm. I mounted it sideways where the old VHF was mounted. It's one of the earlier digital calling

Our windlass begun failing to respond to either the helm panel joystick or the buttons on the windlass itself. I've changed windlass buttons several times, but in those cases, one button failed, but

Has anyone moved to the EU as either a temporary or permanent resident and taken their boat with them? The EU rules seem to allow this, without paying VAT, if the boat is "non-commercial" and brought

Our original VHF stopped working. After turning on, it says: Now Init EROM Erase 0700 ID Data Write Completed Power Off. Furuno USA says it's a foreign product and they know nothing about it.