Hi Thomas. The original light brown colored faux teak, while somewhat oxidized, is in good shape everywhere except the stern lazarette cover (the garage lid). That was evidently made by the

"What and how much did you use to dull the paint to a matte finish?" I just painted the deck stripes, not the entire faux teak. The original was a gel coat gloss finish brown (I bought the boat new

Duane, Clean the corrosion off and pick up some of this to coat the PCB with: https://www.mgchemicals.com/products/conformal-coatings/silicone-conformal-coating-422b You can get it on Amazon. --

Gary, I will start holding back a little out of each paycheck .. By the time I can afford you, the price will likely go up :) I think we are due in a couple more years so I am going to save this

Gary, Thanks forthis. The deck repainting is a project I have been putting off since firsttaking ownership of Cream Puff. What and how much did you use to dull the paintto a matte finish?

Gary, It sounds like to did an amazing paint job on your boat and I hope that you can get the 20 years. I have had Awlgrip last that long on my seasonally used boat stored in the North. I do

Hello Gary, great summary and thanks for sharing. For whats its worth, i painted my deck and pilothouse with awlgrip on my last boat (a hudson force 50) and after 8 years in the blazing Florida sun it

Hi Gary, You seem to have talked me out of re-doing our deck. We still have original, but it obviously looks quite tired. Huge project, either bricolage, or by hiring someone. One question: how has

Merci Peter, Many thanks for this help full informations, I will check the C drive movement as soon as possible .... Have a nice day.... JL Mertz CottonBay Le

Hi all: I have painted my deck stripes twice before. Both times I used Interlux Brightside single part paint. It looked good for 3 years then looked marginal for 2 years before requiring repainting

I just replaced that bushing on la Querida SM207 last week. After replacing the fixed 19" prop with the original Autoprop (that the previous owner had removed) I found the vibration had increased.

Hi Duane, where are you now? There’s a good guy in Annapolis area who was recommended by Coastal Climate Control. He works on Climma, Frigoboat, and Espar and.... His name is Mike Coleman, (443)

Hi Bill, You assumptions are only half correct. My mizzen has the same dark material underneath. The main has the lighter material. This was replaced at the time I purchased the boat. Amel Martinique

What is the material Amel used on a Super Maramu mast bases and where can it be purchased? Apparently it is a different material installed on 54s and later because the material used on later model

Alan, Symptons: When I turn the dial to ventilate, or one of the heat settings, the green indicator light in the dial comes on, but nothing else happens. No heat, no fan. The boatyard I was in

I examined them closely and did notice some changes between the old and the new. They may have improved the robustness as the old one did like to fail. Mine were both broken. Be aware the new furlers

Thanks Bill, I am pretty sure all is fine but next time I haul I will double check for any play beyond 8-10mm laterally. Nick

Nick, same as SM. There is a rubber bushing sleeved around that bolt. This is exactly what I am talking about.

Jose, Very cool! I guess I haveone more question. Where did you buy this and do you have part number? (thatmight be two questions) With bestregards, Mark Skipper Sailing Vessel-

Did you have to modify the ballooner and add a gaiter? NO Where do you attach it to on the foredeck? Directly to the anchor support plate standard hole