Thanks Miles! How did you avoid dropping the nut out of the socket when you removed it with the long extensions? Is that attachment point at the top something you added, or is it original? Jacob

If the zinc is OK you should do nothing more as inspection. The thin coating (film) works as a protection and will soon come back when you remove it. Only rinse the tank. That is sufficient. --

Hi all, I just opened my water heater to check the zinc. It's been a few years since I've done this. I found the zinc mostly intact, but covered with a greenish film. The water is a little discolored

Not in Europe ~~~⛵️~~~Matt

Red Right Return Cheers

Arlo, Give me a few days and I'll see what I can get for you. Alan, Mango #62 sv Charisma

Marinepartseurope has several starter switches listed, I just wouldn't know which one is for your setup. I did put in a new panel in Martinique (there's a Volvo store there) and I'll guess they could

Scott, First off, thank you for sharing both the details of your LiFePO4 setup and your "real-world" experiences with the system. It's been extremely helpful to me in planning my electrical system

Hi Jacob I’ve just replaced rotten bonding cables with the attached There is lots of good discussions about this on the forum that I read up on before attempting it and that helped. It’s a shot

Hi Mark I was in Golfe Juan the other day and saw that you had a very nice arch installed. Would you mind sharing who did that great work for you? Note that we are almost neighbors 😁 Philippe

Hi Mark, Thanks. I’ll pass by the local chandlery tomorrow. Cheers Jean-Pierre Germain

Can't help with Q1. Q2: The seals for the hatches are available from most chandleries. I did ours while in Martinique. The square rubber fits best. It is sold by the foot or meter from a big spool.

Hello Gang, Our Eleuthera is powered by a Volvo TMD22. Our rotary start switch on the optional Engine start panel is not functioning correctly. Anybody know where I can procure a replacement? Second

Hello Alan, thats interesting. Do you have any pictures of the deck attachment point that you can share please (both above and below the deck?

Arlo, We have Mango #62, (1986). We have a removeable inner forestay that seems to be original equipment. We use this with a hank-on sail for the second head sail when sailing downwind. It works

Steel is steel. If bare steel is exposed to salt water it will rust. It is very important to immediately prime the ballast as soon as it is sanded. Slight oxidation will cause the bottom paint to

Terrible! He must have been very tired...... ~~~⛵️~~~Matt

Fair enough, but setting my specific vessel aside, and asking about ballast and copper straps on Maramus in general: 1. If the copper strap is intact, then is it true that there would be no rusting of

Hello, Warning according to an incident yesterday in le Marin, Martinique. We observed an AMEL super maramu full sail up entering the bay. The captain left a green buoy at his starboard side and

Fair Winds Eric Amel Super Maramu #376