Bill based on your discretion the worm gear bearing/ bushing is worn allowing it to run free. Normally it's a self locking system. Regards Capt Richard Piller On Jul 17, 2016, at 11:08, 'Bill & Judy

Kent, Sorry to hear about the detached retina. Let you friends here know if there is something we can do to help. Brava is on the hard for hurricane season, so I am at loose ends in Massachusetts,

Yes, Ben. I have been emailing Neils directly with photos, but determined that it is an Amel installed standard 24VDC house battery alternator. Every SM 24VDC alternator I have seen has the optional

Neils I looked closely at picture you posted . I have exactly same alternator. No manufacturers' name is on it. just CE Label. Check closely those small wire connections . Ben Driver La Bella

That this makes perfect sense. I am going to disable the gearbox and rebuild. Rivets absolutely need replacement but I can confirm this is not the issue because as Kent pointed out I was easily able

Gearbox needs disassembly, inspection and probable overhaul. And Genoa halyard may not be tight enough and/or forestay may not be tight enough. Bill BeBe

“Foil wobbles while rolling in…” Is the tension on your headstay high enough? Furling while the headstay has a larger than normal sag to leeward will heavily load up the mechanism and could be

Sorry to hear about the eye. Hope all turns out well. Steve Davis Aloha SM 72 Grenada

Hi Bill. If you can furl manually with a line, the rivets are intact. If the pin is engaged, but the motor doesn't turn the foil, you must have a failure in the gear box. If it is "wobbly", that

Okay, so I looked at it further and it looks like it is working. It is wobbly as all hell but the bolts have not sheared off. The furling motor is fine. The rivets do look a little loose but I am at a

Bill, One more guess... Maybe the worm gear inside the furler mechanism is somehow binding. I would guess that if this happened the motor would shear. Possibly a bearing or bushing has caused the

Could it be the rivet? Here is how mine look before i change them: http://nikimat.com/genoa_furler_rivet.html Sincerely, Alexandre SM2K #289 NIKIMAT Club Nautico de San Juan, Puerto

I am guessing that it could be a lot of things, but, I will give you some guesses to eliminate because I have not experienced this. I imagine you have already eliminated these, but since you did not

Hey everyone- I have not look into this yet but last year I had the issue where the furling motor sheared from the plate that spins the sail out (while locking pin is engaged). Well, yesterday I had

Hi Neils, yes the relay is related to the red lamp maybe you have a faulty relay (unlikely), but its more likely to be the alternator itself and/or the alternator regulator. I don't recognise that

Thanks Bill and Alan, you are very kind to send the pictures. Please look at the pictures I just posted, in the photos section (did I do it right?). In my Amel manual, this alternator that is in my

I do... Hence rh rotation. Steve

Hi Steve, Thanks… had Maxprops in the past. Should not be a big event returning it to LH. IIRC, you have a Yanmar?? JP

Hi JP, Get on the PYI website, and they have a very simple video on how to determine your rotation. Mine is right hand. As you take the max prop apart, look at the 2 sets of letters carefully so you

Hi Eamonn, the one I got out of the mizzen track was 6mm 25mm long. Kent