When we unfurled the mizzen sail to store it for the winter the sail came out but then became difficult to turn. The furler will only turn about a quarter of the way either direction. Its not the

Olivier, Perfect answer...thanks for your reply! -- CW

Thanks Craig. Much to Anna Marie's dismay, we have checked out Willie's, it was fun. I'm still at a loss for finding these fasteners. Anyone else have any thoughts or suggestions? All the best, Paul

Hello Bill and all early Santorins and SMs owners, the first mainsail furlers (in-mast and out-haul) on Santorins and SMs were made of a Bonfiglioli gear-box driven from a CIMA motor, 12V for

Thanks for the information. Very useful. So to date we use a hose with a spray nozzle from the freshwater valve under our cockpit seat. We have a 1985 Mango. The thinking was eventually to extend our

Santorin Owners, We have a bit of a mystery and I am sure someone knows the answer. See the photo below. Notice the Yellow/Green (Bonding Wire?) attached to Solenoid #1 and #3 on the "East" (three

We are attempting to change the upper lip seal on a later model 54 vertically mounted furling motor. If you have done this, how did you remove the seal. I assume that the seal is pulled from the

Hi Bill, Wow that does look interesting. A drop in replacement and no additional BMS. What is the catch? I am not yet in the market as my Lifeline AGM’s are only two years old and they get filled

Since purchasing my 54 I have found myself looking at the anchor washdown with a reinvent in mind. The most important part of the whole washdown is blasting the chain clean before it disappears into

Looks like the furling solenoid has given up. There is not much conversation on this for santorin owners. But they are 12volt. They are marked Cima and no luck with the google machine. Any

I found 2 YouTube videos on Lithium Ion batteries that I really like. The batteries were disassembled by Will Prowse:

I always felt the anchor wash on the SM did not do a great job. After a minor collision at the bow, it became even less useful. Finally, the pump developed a major leak, not fixable. I have put in a

Doe anyone have a photo or two from installing an external regulator on their Leece-Neville 175amp alternator? I have the wiring diagrams from a previous post but was wondering if someone had an

Hi James, Since you plan to pull the shaft and check it at a machine shop you should also check that the prop is true. Many years ago (1991) I had a similar problem, it was on my first boat a 35’

James, I thought of one more thing that possibly could be causing the noise. I installed a cutlass bearing once that was a bit on the tight side, apparently a manufacturing issue. The Cutlass

Hi Dennis, Yep tried that. I need to do a rebuild on the alternator anyway. Did you have any issues sourcing the bearings? -- James Maramu #147 (1984)

Thanks James, I used your easier method last time. Might try the "fancy" method now as it did not solve the issue. Then if it continues at least I know it is not that. -- James Maramu #147 (1984)

-- Thanks Nick. Your description is perfect. I will have another go at the alignment. Due to location and with no assistance around at the time I did it myself with only advice from other

Dennis, that created a dead short of the house bank. Something melted because there is enough amperage in the house bank to weld. Look for a burned wire. Also, try to find the shunt for the battery

Pat, Steve would know better than any of us. -- CW Bill