Merci Redouan, I am contacting Mark ... Hope he can do the pulley ... Jean Luc Garanti sans virus. www.avast.com

Wolfgang, Thanks for the information. eBay is always a source to check, and you got lucky. What happened to the world? You're in Annapolis and I am in London (for a few days). Best, CW Bill

Super, Thank you I will contact Mark ... Merci Jean Luc Le 13/05/2019 à 05:34, Alan Leslie a écrit : Garanti sans virus. www.avast.com

Hi Bill, The rope for the Opacmare pasarelle is very expensive- 350 Euro. I was lucky to find a new ( part 9324994926) on Ebay for 200 Euro. Next time I will try to built a rope myself using a

Thanks Bob, Yes, Didier, he is a real gem. He did our engine mounts in 2017, and the new wire-mesh filter (and stop-cocks) for the ONAN in 2018. Most comforting to know that the impeller is

Didier is the absolute best for those things, and a Preferred Vendor of yacht School. Best, Bill Rouse 720 Winnie St. Galveston, Texas 77550 832-380-4970 My Calendar Yacht School

A short piece of fuel line and some contact cement make good "caps" for those 'horns'. Having experienced a halyard wrap up there once, I wouldn't consider running without them. If you are doing

After bending and straightening these (embarrassingly) twice, I replaced them. The ss rods are readily available on the internet and had a local machine shop cut the threads. (stainless being a bit

As others have stated, the two sticks are important. On our Atlantic crossing I found one on the deck, the anti vibration nut having vibrate off, I found the errant nut in the top swivel. In

We also replaced an old motor about a year ago (it really was very un-repairable). Couple of things. Like you say, David, the replacement motors are a slightly smaller diameter. We used 3 rubber

Hi Kent, Many ways to skin this cat. When this shaft seized in place on Aletes, we stacked cribbing under the gear box to the deck to spread out the load and used a hydraulic jack to push the shaft

Sorry, I see we still have this email issue... mfmcgovern at gmail dot com Cheers Alan

Jean Luc, I have installed the SS units on Stella, they work fine and I would recommend them. These are well made and definitely worth the price. Regards, Redouan Assar SM359 Stella

When I ordered a new motor from AMEL 2 years ago, this is what I got. Maud told me the original MBT86 was not available anymore. I only realised the new one was smaller diameter when it arrived. I

Hi Jean-Luc, I paid USD 446 for 2 sets of pulleys (same as the Amel alloy ones, but in stainless steel) including shipping to Australia. Mark McGovern makes them. Contact him on

Hi Mike and Hannah, The two sticks are important. They guarantee that the halyard cannot ever wrap around the stay. On many boats other than Amels, if there is any dirt or anything making the

Mine is at deck level cause have just replaced the fore stay. Think you could easily make up a new one out of stainless and use a die to cut a new thread Thanks for the fuel tube idea Danny.

I’ll get my tool made and report on its efficacy, with pics if it works ;-)>. Will definitely take all advice, trim the key and the shaft, use NeverSieze, and remove every 3 months for

Thanks Mark...great suggestions! Kent S/V Kristy SM243

Hi Mike, just to add to the other answers. Yes they are needed, both of them. Absolutely essential At times they can become bent and need straitening or replacing. Never leave them uncovered. The