G'day John, Thank you for your reply. Wow, the amount of work you have had done to your boat is incredible (and slightly eyewatering:) but we expect to pay $100k for upgrades so its close to where we

Scott. I am sorry to say this was the first symptom of my failed rings and block. It was actually the second block I’d had in the boat. Which lead to the third which also failed and then to a

Hi Orion, if you want SM specs you are bestvto buy an SM. Theccosts of modifications can be astronomical. Likewise, take care if you consider buying one in poor condition with systems non functional.

Hi Kent, i have just had it confirmed they are aluminium. And they unscrew very easily given how long they have been in there Kind Regards Danny SM 299 Ocean Pearl

Hi Scott. I think my approach would be to take a look at PredictWind, their departure scenarios. Then look at the forecast and conditions out 2 to 3 days and pick the departure day based on the most

Hi Orion, not starting with pros and cons of SN and SM, just answering your questions: * freezer: we have a waeco freezer in the cockpit locker, just next to the chair, works fine and is probably the

Hi Charles Appreciate your passion sir! Yes send what you have. This is niche stuff so if you order 100-200 I don't know how long you'd be sat on them. Plan B what about plastic printing if there are

I was just chatting with one of my clients and thought that it might be a great idea to share cheap things that work to more people than just my client. Maybe you have one to add to this posing

Gidday Orion I’ve done pretty much what your considering So I began looking for a cruising ketch with centre cockpit and confined my choice to a Contest, Harley rassie (sp?) or an Amel and ended

As a Mango owner, I would be very interested in the work you have done. Especially the switch to lithium. My email: kaplan@... My address: 6 Hardwood RD Plainville, CT 06062 Thank you Andre

Fully agree with Mark. I have a Santorin. I don’t want air con or freezers etc. It is a great blue water boat as it is. The prop shaft alternator keeps us well charged without running the engine.

Paul, I have never done the job of removing the D3 elbow, but have removed various other brands and models; and all were straightforward, except, when replacing use a new gasket. I have removed the

Scott, The Volvo spec for D3 minimum compression is 22 BAR. I believe I would have the compression checked. If any cylinder is significantly below 22 BAR, you likely have some blow-by. Also, locate

Orion, I mean theupmost respect as I say this, I do not think the Santorin and adding upgradesis a good plan. You are looking to purchase an Amel and make significantinvestments and changes. Just

Arno, When I remove the oil filter, it seems the oil is coming from the hose that I'm pointing at in the photo. There is some oil on the intake vanes of the turbo, but I presume that's from oil being

Hi Mark, Unfortunately it is not so simple. The prop was just rebuilt by Autoprop before this trip. I don’t know if it was turning before the rebuild. It was not turning a few years back and

Hi Scott, A clogged crankcase breather is a very real cause and relatively easy to check. Having oil leaking out the air filter is a sure sign you will need to do something. One question, did you

Hi Scott, we will be leaving at roughly the same time. At this stage we are leaving direct from Annapolis on the morning of the 3rd. predict wind and windy seem to both agree ( at this stage ). I’m

Hello Orion, I am currently performing a complete refit of an 82 Amel Mango whos scope is similar to what you have described (and is probably wider). (24kwh BattleBorn LiPO4 battery bank, 5x5KW

Thanks Mike. It'd be great if we could time it to leave more or less around the same time. We'll probably stick around DC this weekend and may just do an overnighter to get to Norfolk on Sunday. Since