Hi Arno, I've got a March and, yes, it does occasionally lose it's prime in rough conditions. Sometimes it recovers by itself, other times it needs to be manually primed (removing the outlet hose to

Thank you Olivier, Bill, and all , i will start a discussion with the Panteanius and will let you know the result. Jeroen.

Hi Scott, thanks a lot, very helpful!!! If you navigate with TZ Navigator (former MaxSea), do you have the similar Polar Data stored for navigation (under "Polar" in the main menue line at the top of

Ok thanks Bill and Scott, that’s what I guessed

Thank you Bill Dr. med. Wolfgang Weber Lenaustr. 2 45657 Recklinghausen Germany Telefon +49 2361 182005 FAX + 49 2361 182006 Attention: This e-mail may contain confidential and/or

This is what Pants USA has in my policy from earlier this year: "LIGHTNING DEDUCTIBLE Notwithstanding and superseding any contrary terms or conditions contained anywhere in this policy, the following

Hi Scott, Thanks for the reply. The reason I ordered the March pump is because it seems the best bet for a pump that needs to run for extended periods, no brushes an no shaft seal. I’m not so

Alex, From the picture it seems you are looking at the rod coming from the steering wheel. Are you sure this is the autopilot cylinder/ Depending on this it’s bad or not great, the latter being the

Arno, I misspoke. I meant the UP-2P. That one just runs full speed when there is current applied to it. No need to have the pump build and regulate pressure, which is what the UP-2A does. In any

HI Joel, I believe I have the drawing you are referring to. If I remember it had a strop around the mast at the upper spreader—not for me. How are you and Vela? Fair Winds Eric Kimberlite Amel

Hi, I could not connect to your Email. Fair Winds Eric Kimberlite Amel Super Maramu #376

Hi Scott, I looked up the Marco UP2A pump. According to the tech specs it draws around 3 amps @ 12 Volt. AFAIK that is too much for the pump switch that is normally installed on the A54. Did you

Exactly right. The keel (aka freshwater tank) is below the pump but I think the waterline is above it. -- Scott 2007 A54 #69 SV Tengah http://www.svtengah.com

March will not have the required lift if you use the freshwater tank. --

Dear Amelians, I see some black dust that seems to come from the cylinder of the autopilot (see pic). How concerned should I be? Is it something serious that needs to be repaired immediately or is it

Yes, I'll dinghy over. I have a few extra, what I believe to be SM spare parts that I can bring. Previous owner, who also owned a SM prior, left them aboard. Free to anyone who wants them. -- Scott

Jeroen, Pantaenius has apparently inserted a clause that gives them complete wiggle room to not pay an electronics claim because they do not list a type of system, or approved systems. In fact, there

Bill, my remark was a joke Danny

Hi, We don’t cool the fridge with fresh water. We thought of doing it but then abandoned the idea for a number of reasons. However I’m puzzled about your comment, can you give more details? Thanks

Wolfgang, Spurs B 1 ½ " https://www.getaprop.com/spurs-line-cutter/spurs-line-cutter-b --