Hey mike- cool pics....question for you. Are all 4 of your windlass bolts accessible or is the back starboard bolt glassed over ? Wondering why not just replace the whole hawse pipe and make your

Do preventing maintenance. Apply penetrating epoxy on the bottom and epoxy paint on top. I jump in the locker. It is solid. Vladimir S/V "Life is Good" SM2000 345.

In the midst of Bow locker floor replacement. See attached photos. Plywood bottom was rotting and delaminating resulting in failure of the port locker. It was cut out to within 3 inches of the

Hey Gary. I made a header out of fiberglass with a wide lip (to seat the back starboard windlass bolt). I glued and screwed the header under the windlass. The header lip fits 2 inches inside the 4

As Yogi Berra said, "You can observe a lot by looking around."

Hello all, Eureka! The leak was not the Bow Thruster after all. I got in there this morning whilst underway having wiped it all dry. There was 10 knots of breeze and we were sailing nicely at 6

Hello All, This is an update to the status of the upgrades for CloudStreet. New Yanmar 80 hp Turbo Diesel being installed now. New Q Sails Genoa, Main & Mizzen sails fitted today, May 17th, 2019.

Thanks everyone for the info. Nick

Nick, I think what Olivier is telling you is that there are 2 "Outside" Neoprene foam seals (one on top of the other) that seal the tube opening when the BT is up. The one you see inside the

Hi Nick. I assume it’s the same on the 54 as on the SM. While you’re at it, change the lip seal where the shaft goes through the hull, change the oil in the shaft, and change the lip seal on

Hello Olivier, Thank you for that information. I see the neoprene seal from the inside and have some spares on board. I guess they glue in place. I suppose it is normal for a small amount of water to

Hello Nick, there are two foam seals located around the BT drive tube, on top of the gear-box/props GRP casing, looking like the one you see inside, around the drive tube. When the BT is in the UP

Hi Cortney, Yes I put the pin in unless I am literally going round the corner. I will be sailing tomorrow in quite light conditions. So assuming there is no spray I will open up the for-peak and

There is a pin to put in case you go windward in order to avoid the BT to lower Στάλθηκε από το iPhone of Dimitris Krasopoulos

Nick do you have the pin in the secure the thruster? Courtney Trippin 54 #101

Aha! Mystery solved. Found the dog running around the yard with my gear seal in its mouth... Hey! Come back here!! -Bode -- Steve Bode, Sailing Vessel Intention Amel Super Maramu #117 (1994)

Friends, I'm looking for a higher resolution copy of the enclosed diagram. Can someone help me? I'm reassembling my furler and can not believe that there is not a seal on the top of the gearbox. I

Everybody, Amel said that they do not have these stickers any more. I hired a local 'sticker guy' through ANT Yat services here in Bodrum and he came out with a color palette, took a picture I sent

Whilst sailing I have noticed that a small amount of water leaks in from the bow-thruster. It harmlessly drains to the main bilge. Even going up wind in rough conditions it is probably only a litre or

Thanks for the information Gary! Fair Winds, James