Bill, Do you have the 78hp Volvo with a governor ? Can you tell me how the governor works--and what might upset it ? Ian

Hi Nick, That's very interesting, and I shall follow it up--but I don't think my Volvo has a sensor like yours---it's 18 years old and no computer has been near it in that time ! In neutral the

Gary, Thanks for getting back on that , I ordered the bearings from Euro Marine , they are now about $24 for a pair , still cheap in boat dollars. Thanks, Pat SM #123

Thanks for this Bill. It gives me confidence to have a go at dismantling the rack and pinion unit. Looks like the SM has a very similar steering system Another idea from James is that the clutch on

Hi Bill: Yes I considered amputating the track but there are two anchor screws in the track aft of the bolt and I would have been left with discolored gelcoat and screw holes where the amputated

Hi Pat I had the same thought as you, i.e. remove only one side. Didn’t work, the “grip” of the car is so close tolerance that it can’t be rotated enough to slide off laterally from the

Miles, We haven't had any problem with the steering, but Harmonie's previous owners did. You might find their blog post about the issue and the pictures

Thank you James of Sueño. Will try disconnecting that tube as well. Best, Peregrinus SM2K N. 350 (2002) Hyères

Hello there group I’ve been wondering about the source of the stiffness of my steering` Following good advice from this forum I removed the Morse steering cables from the rudder quadrant Once

Hello Thomas, Lori and I expect to be arriving in Martinique next Tues or Wed, 2 or 3 May. We will also be heading to Bonaire. I hope we can connect more next week. Dan and Lori Carlson, an #387,

I can not comment on Furuno comparability specifically, but our Raymarine AIS works just fine with our B&G instruments. It did require a special cable adapter to connect the proprietary “Seatalk”

Gary, I also need to remove my cars and I guess this is the solution , I can now stop scratching my head , I was going bald. Do you think the car could be remove if I only removed only one side of the

Gary, That is a perfect solution. Did you consider cutting the bitter end of the track completely off at a point just beyond the bolt? Best, CW Bill Rouse Admiral, Texas Navy Commander Emeritus Amel

Don't underestimate the power of a single barnacle. A single barnacle located in just the right spot on a single prop blade on an AutoProp can cause that single blade to bight the water at a deeper

Thanks, Bill, Alas....in neutral the revs do what they oughta do. I will have to risk trying the local Volvo agent. Incidentally, to anyone who has had Volvo work done near Athens, does Mantalas

Thomas, Good Job! I don't have an answer to your question, but the 54 bow thruster (as well as the SM) receives 24VDC from 2 sources: The control 24VDC source which originates at the helm The "run"

Hi Ruedi, I have just completed the update from the originally fitted Furuno NMEA-0183 to NMEA-2000. I did this in 2 stages. I stayed with mostly Furuno as I discovered that trying to mix created

Hi Chris: My original reply didn't post for some reason. I recently did the modification to the rail (as show in the photo in my other post). Amel clearly made an error in extending this track

Chris: I posted a picture here https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/amelyachtowners/photos/albums/1845658937/lightbox/1742109589?orderBy=mtime&sortOrder=desc&photoFilter=ALL#zax/1742109589 Showing

Hi Chris: I just undertook removal of my jib sheet cars on my SM 2000 #335 for two reasons. 1. one of the plastic sliders was broken on the port side and 2. there was hurricane damage to the toe-rail