Hello I'd very much appreciate if anybody might offer input regarding the following: Do the Meltems have the same bulkhead configuration as the SMs? Do the Mangos have an aft cabin bulkhead? What

Dear forum, I discovered some water ingress in the rear locker of the boat and traced it back to failing sealant under the foot of the removable stanchion. So I removed the foot to discover a bit of

Hello group, Eric and Robyn here, recent owners of SM Libby in the Pacific NW. Regarding keys, we had best match from local keysmith, close, but didn't work. With eyeball filing to work out

I did exactly that only 3 months ago when I purchased my SM2. Any good locksmith will have matching blanks. I believe it was a Yale lock. The Home Depot/Walmart locksmiths were not able to match

It's a French key and the blanks are hard to find outside France. Maude sav at amel dot fr used to have them in stock...worth a try. Cheers Alan Elyse SM437

Arlo, There have been some past discussions on the boards about sourcing key blanks so you might try searching. From what I have gathered, apparently Amel used a few different ones depending on

Hi Arlo, If you do asearch in the Amel Group forum for “Companionway Key” This message will shouldup and help you.

Hi Arlo, Are you in a SM? Hull number? Always helpful. If a SM. indeed the key blanks can be hard to locate. The big box hardware stores do not carry them. I have had luck in two separate old-time,

Hello all. So while my boat is hauled out and getting some work done I thought I would get some other smaller projects addressed. Anyone have any luck sourcing a new companionway lock? I am having

On my Sharki I have a Simrad AP28 CONTROLLER, RAYMARINE MOTOR mounted just above in the galley. It came with the boat. I also had a 2nd unit which was a RAYMARINE 3000 wheel mount. I trashed

We had the same problem with our Mango. The source was water ingress through the mizzen, following the cables of the radar and the vhf. These pass through an opening in the bulkhead and can be

Yes we have that problem. And have tried waterweld in the corners of each cavity. It has made a difference. However now that we are in monsoon season the water ingress has increased. I am now

You and me too Alan. Danny SM 299 Ocean Pearl

Lucy & Chris, More than likely the water accumulation is because the bow thruster needs servicing with tube seal replacements, or you have sailed the boat without using the locking pin to secure the

You can buy in-expensive battery powered water alarms from Amazon. Place one in this compartment and you will get a quick reminder when you leave the bow thruster down, un-pinned or the seals no

The seacock should be the sea water intake for the toilet. If you have closed the sea cock the pump won’t work. The black and yellow tubing looks like fresh water pipe work with a pump and in line

Is it fresh water or salt-water? With bestregards, Mark Skipper Sailing Vessel- Cream Puff - SM2K - #275 Currentlycruising - Vista Mar, Panama www.creampuff.us

YES check all the hoses and connections, of course. I'm very curious to know what goes on in that compartment! What's the black seacock for? And the yellow/black hose and the orange thingy and the

Sorry to hear you’re having water in your bilge, Lucy&Chris. Tom is right on all counts, fortunately it has been rare for others to have the sink plumbing failures...here are a couple other

I have earned a PhD in the subject of water in the bilge next to the forward head. If you don’t see any obvious egress from the hoses there, then the most likely source is the bow thruster. If you