Hi Shenanigans, I think the answer to your question depends where you sail. We have the ordinary Scope and didn't use it in anger in Europe and throughout the Caribbean becuse the quality of charts

Hi Ian, It is rather simple to change the strap in the water. There is a photo of the strap with measurements in the photo section. I used 1/8 inch thick by 2 inch copper stock. The hole is about

or to sorry but I did not understand whatkind of instrument is that. Thank you. Alberto (Sharki 144 - Super Antokles)

I have the older, black and white, TwinScope on my Amle SM Hull # 335. I have found it to be a very useful instrument. In fact I can attribute two instances of hard grounding saves to it. It is

Hi Ian: The fact that the red light doesn't come on at all still doesn't exclude the possibility of a bad transducer, it only means that the send receive loop is not being completed. It could be a

When I bought my SM it came with a brand new in the box Interphase color twinscope sonar.I've been debating if its worth drilling a hole in my hull and increasing drag and adding to the instrument

Hi Gary, Our list for Guadeloupe grows, as yesterday we discovered that our copper strap in the engine room bilge has also parted, about 2" from the keel bolt.Like you, we spend 6 months a year ashore

Hello all members, My Maramu Fleur de Passion is in the Méditerranée Will be locatedin Corfu Greece this summer.She is of the latest maramu built by Amel. She is in execellent conditions ready for

Hi Gary,Your nose for where to look remains as sensitive as ever. When we tried to adjust the knob no light came on at all. Turns out that the transducers are fine ( thank goodness!) but there is a

Eric, sorry to hear about your sail issues. Hope all else is safe with the boat. As for the fittings when we changed to manual system in St. Marrtin we simply used a new high pressure hose. They

Eric, www.IslandPlanetSails.com I can't say we're unbiased since we own the company but I know our sails hold together and we have clients with over 20K miles that are going strong. D

On our way home, the hose connected to the watermaker membrane with the red tape on it blew out of the connector. I was unable to make a proper connection again. How do I properly connect the hose

I have had many problems with super sails. last week their "guaranteed 50 knot" sail blew apart and tore in a number of places. this is the third time I have had problems with them and this one

John, we can get at all the nuts in the port side locker. The new windlass is going back as they sent 12 volts rather then 24.. We will use the counter that is on our old windlass. And add a hand

To all Amel users::: We just finished a few months in the Carib and saliling several thousand miles on SM 209. When I went long to check the rig I found that the turn buckels have worn from being

John, thanks for the heads up on windlass. We are still awaiting it's arrival here in St. Thomas. Seems US Customs has it and loves it... Maybe we'll be getting it Tuesday... We will take your

Pat, if you check in the manual you will find that it takes 2 gallons of 10-40w motor oil. The bow thruster take gear lube. (out board motor lower unit lube is 90 W.) One tube of lube will do the

Dave, when we did the one on our old Maramu we had a bearing truned and a new shaft made. Your shaft is most likely got some wear on it around the cutless bearing area anyway. It is also a good

Sorry to have posted two blank messages. Not sure why. Hope this comes through. Just wanted to say thanks to those who had answered my queries. Should be simple to fix. Will report again. Cheers, Ian

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