Hi Dieter, We apply beeswax to the companionway door generously every time we lay the boat up. We also have a winter cover which stops sunlight falling directly on it. After 19 years the laminate

Hi Barry Thanks for sharing your experience, great Job done! But I can not see the photos. There is no photos attached or on the photo section.? Maybe the upload did'nt work or some problems on the

Good morning Soraya, Here are the instruction for the SM2K, may be the same idea for the 54.

Thanks Eric, I was thinking of maybe someone invented a wax with particles in it to protect a surface from being destroyed by UV. Could be a big market. The mention of automobile supply is very

Dear Dieter, I just use a UV preventive hard wax. I get it at an automotive supply. I believe a number of members use Polytrol on the decks. After reading Joel Potters comments, I thought I should

When I first received Kimberlite in 2003 there were if I remember correctly, about a total of about 150 messages a month on this board . The number of communication now is impressive. Fair

Precise, extensive and poetic description of an intimidating operation ;-) Thanks a lot Craig ! F.

Hello, I am considering dismounting the Eno Stove Oven as it seems the only way to properly access and clean the area behind it. Does it sound like an overkill? any workarounds? How easy is it to

Hi Karen, We have a spare.. but we’re in Fiji... Kind regards, Jean-Pierre Germain,SY Eleuthera, Fiji.

Karen, I've got a two JB Weld patches on engine pipes that are now "manufacturer discontinued" . The patches are, I can't remember exactly, about 15 years old and seem to be as good as new. If your

Does anyone have an exhaust elbow for an Onan 6.5kW MDKD generator exhaust elbow? Onan considers it an "obsolete part" and the price they want for it is mind-numbing... This is for the older, smaller

Our dodger was, indeed, well bedded to the deck. I'm sure everyone's is - it's the "AMEL Way". What I did was to VERY carefully, using a fish filleting knife, insert it under the dodger to cut the

There shouldn't be a foam luff on the mail, as Danny says, it wouldn't fit inside the mast, there's barel;y enough room for the plain sail when it's wound into the mast. The shape issue with the main

Generally you don;t have a foam luff in a gennaker. These sails are designed to be used reaching and downwind in light conditions. The foam luff is only required in a headsail that you intend to

My incidences Genoa does not have a foam luff. It’s not a thing of beauty when furled but it’s good enough even for upwind work. You can’t point as well in increased seas anyways, even in a

Amel contacted me, they now can supply the full up down mechanism for the bow thruster including motor and wiring, with the 20cm jack screw installed. It is 1258 euros plus 20% VAT. Eamonn

Hi Thomas, if amel used thecsame system as the sm the wire on the forestay is slathered with grease before it is inserted into the foil. This is to lubricate the wire/foil conection as the sail is

Hi Thomas, I use this hooks for placing/locking the anchor „rope“ - to relieve the windlass. The first loop is on the big towing cleat, the other end (with a thimble + shackle) on the chain -

I had the forward unit give me fits with tripping the main breaker and it turned out (eventually) to be bad corrosion on the lower connection on the heater coil. Once I clipped and sealed the heater

Hi Barry, Yes, the genoa should have a foam luff. As i said before sailmakers seem to resist puttig them in but you cannot have good sail shape partially furled without. The same applies to any luff