Hi Danny, I will do that tomorrow. On Greek time right now. The gearbox operates at low revs with the shaft brake loosened manually. Whether it still produces pressure to release the brake might be a

Hi Dean, Bad luck with the shaft brake. It is very likely you have terminal damage to the plates in the gearbox. However start with an oil change. The drain plug is under the box. Run it until its

Hi Gang, I've changed to Iridium GO. Where did you install the antenna for good reception? Where did you place the Iridium unit? Kind regards, Jean-Pierre Germain SY Eleuthera, SM 007

Hi folks, We had a problem today where our shaft brake jammed on, resulting in smoke/smell from gearbox (ZFE25) area (from the pads I believe). On checking the ATF I found the plastic dipstick was

Hello All. I have a new stainless arch from Riza (Turkey) that was made for a Super Maramu, and its free to you if you want it. It is in storage in Ft Lauderdale and I will be driving down there next

Yeah. Water injection would have been nice. Our naturally aspirated 2-stroke diesels, running at constant speed of course, never carboned up. But the turbos on the EMDs were a mistake

I know your feelings Alex. It’s just such a loss to everyone on the forum as well to not have you Sailing, and so selfishly we all push. I hope things go well with Arno!! All fine here, save I have

Hi Ryan, Having used Captain Tolley's (AMAZING) Creeping Crack Cure on some hair-line window leaks with great success, I don't think it's quite the right product, as it really needs to work by

Chris, Either one willdo the job. Amel first stated to use 20-40 since it was common with the dieselengines and didn’t require an additional type of oil. But then, Amel statedfilling with 90 oil

Just changed c-drive seals etc. the oil that came out of my unit was definitely SAE-90 gear oil, I have just seems the sign saying SAE 20-40 at the header fill tank. Which one?? Been looking

Hi Craig, Thanks for the tips. My best guess is that the leak is at the forward end of the main run, which is the bottom-right of the photo. I'll try to confirm with some dye -- good idea! The

Yes, Ryan, that does look like one butt-ugly agglomeration of plumbing fittings - must be French :-) I've never seen a Street Elbow with at "T" off the side and the white part looks like maybe a

Good morning Porter, Replying off the forum. I am in Martinique helping a friend (Arno, new on the forum) to purchase his 54. I mentioned you to him a few times. I don’t know about another boat…

I have worked also many years as chief engineer on cargo ships. Main engines has often been 2-stroke Diesel with turbos. To clean the turbos they was feeded from time to time with a water injection.

Made me sick to see her pulling into st Martin. Same here. Alex needs a new boat! Porter A54-152. Panama City

Just finished watching the latest Sailing La Vagabonde (Episode 150), and early on, they show a post Irma Nikimat at anchor. Hard to see her like that. My heart goes out to Alex. All the

As a chief engineer of a service vessel with > 10 diesel engines,  including train engines, our rule of thumb was to operate at the correct operating temperature for the engine in question. That

I'm concerned my photo didn't appear correctly because I can't find it on the Yahoo site, so I'm attaching it a different way this time. Hopefully this makes it more clear what I'm talking about.

Kostas, Could you post the plans Maude sends you in the files section? As time goes on Amel will be less and less likely to stock them and the plans will help a lot. Much appreciated, Duane Wanderer,

Thanks Steve! Best regards, Helen and Kostas