Richard, You advised in your last posting to "check the grease gun in the engine'' what are you referring to?I'm on the hard will be replacing the shaft bearing this week.Thanks,Pat/Shenanigans

Dave, grind off the problem area then use West Sys. with barrier coat following the fix. Check the prop shaft for wear you should be able to take the shaft out w/o issue when you replace the

Hi all, Maramu #29 is our first boat with a cast iron keel. It's also our first non US built boat. Any tips on type of epoxy to use or other info is greatly appreciated. We plan to haul next

While it is true that manufacturing by carving a piece out of solid metal potentially has advantages over other processes (better control of the molecular properties is one); it is difficult to

Babelfish should do a 'good enough translation for you to figure out what the text or a web page is saying http://babelfish.altavista.com/ regards David

Stephan, Visual inspection of the board didn’t give any indication of its status and I do not know of any specialized testing equipment available to laymen like us. I came to my conclusion only

Jean, I was hoping for better news, but I am worried that your posting is the most likely explanation. How did you know the electronic control board was blown? Is it obvious by inspection; can you

Frank, I will remember this hint for when I am again abroad in the world of 220/50 cycle. I am currently in the US and have to run the washer off the genset anyway in order to get 50 cycle

Anne and John, Thank you for the advice. It was fun searching through the old postings (and even finding a bunch of postings that I had written). Unfortunately, an answer was not to be found. The

Stephan, Alternatively, and I do hope this is not the case with you, it could be the current frequency. It happened to me in Hawaï where the washing machine ran on shore power at 60Hz (as opposed

Stephan It could be a voltage issue. The same happened to me here in one of the Caribbean islands where the shore voltage was insufficient. If the problem has manifested itself on shore power try

Hello there, If you put the machine in the search box you will find five messages which are not very helpful. However if you go to "Files" you will find complete collection of all the messages from

Does anyone have the repair manual for the Thomson Australe 3 washing machine (used on the SMM)? Mine will not start. I push the start button, the red light comes on, then nothing: no water, no

I have put a couple of pics in the photos section. These were taken on my last boat, a 1985 Oyster 435.The drive unit originally had nylon planetary gears and these had a very limited life. I went

Hi Everyone, I just uploaded a file about galvanic corrosion. Maybe it is helpful. Regards Claus, S/V Jonathan, SM #196

Hi Everyone. Since Bill & Judy Rouse posted related to their bilge grounding strap failure I have inspected my strap and found it intact. My boat is of about the same vintage so I am trying to figure

To the group & JoeMac4Sail, Most prop manufacturers we have spoken with ask "what is a shaft alternator?". The few that were familiar with the alternators were not sure if their props would work. We

Vito, today I am in NY. Saturday Colombia on business. then to St Martin, haul the boat paint and sail back to NY. have you found work in NZ? Have you heard from Lucia? fair winds, eric _____

Hi Eric Not everyone has a great passage. You dont get strong winds, what you do get is light to no wind with the normal trade wind swell. Makes for very unconfortable conditions. We are in NZ. Will

Hi Vito, Ian of Pen Azen mentioned that amazing passage. With respect to the ground strap, I was not the first to discover the problem. It runs along the forward end of the wet bilge and is