I had a hydrovane on my Santorin. It was there when I bought it. It worked well most of the time, but on occasions (especially downwind in a blow) it would veer off course badly and I would have to

Thank you so much, Nick and Jean Pierre. Your messages are really clarifying. I very much appreciate the valuable information. I'll request a quotation to Ultra and Cromox, and see if I survive the

Gary, My switch from the factory was originally an all all plastic bat. No copper. That must have been from the PO. Fair Winds, Eric

Its just a single pole single throw switch, if it works it is fine. You just have to add something to extend its length. Fair Winds, Eric SM 376 Kimberlite

I used to own and race BMWs and was a big fan of them. Previously, they recommended oil changes every 3,000 miles. When they started including free oil changes, suddenly their recommendation was that

Mark. I think your insights are spot on. Both #1 and # 2. However, It seems to me that with access to solar or other power a charger should be able to be programmed to perfectly care for a battery,

Mod will have exactly what you need I replaced mine last year in the meantime I took some small tubing and made a temporary set up

We have also experienced a small deck leak, albeit forward of yours. What I have found is the screws that hold in the metal plating associated with the windows can work loose a little bit, allowing

Hi Bernd, If you don't have a solar arch that sticks out over your stern, you should look at the Hydrovane option. They have brackets that work well on the many different stern configurations and

Mark, Can you be more specific on which copper fuel line you are talking about? If so, let me know I will try to take a measurement for you. -- Mark McGovern SM #440 Cara Deale, MD USA

Deck leak. Hello All, My boat has developed a small deck leak over the chart table. So far it is small and is visible only by looking at the slight bubbling and dampness in the head liner. I

Porter, That's part of the issue. If you read each manufacturers instructions for how to store their LiFePO4 batteries you will get very different answers. There is some level of commonality

There is an interesting detailed article on www.marinehowto.com website on lithium batteries. check it out

Joerg, Good point. There should be two flushing attachment points on the engine, one just after the water pump and one before the exhaust so you can run a flush, with a barnacle slash calcium cleaning

It has been a surprise to me how much seaweed and other dirt accumulates in the heat exchanger for the gear box even though there is a strainer at the intake point. Amel recommends that the heat

Hi! I am looking for opinions and recommendations to make my SN independent of electricity in case of eg a lightning strike frying my electronics in the middle of the NAT or PAC. Navigation is clear,

Hello, what I understood is that these LiFePO4 batteries don’t like to be for days, weeks ...months at 100%SOC. Where the 50-60% is preferable for storage. A little of a few % charge once a month

A couple of points here. Sure, the duration of the warranty ( 2 years) is not a guarantee that the batteries will hold up long enough to amortize the much higher cost vs. gels or AGM. However, the

Mike aiken at northwindyachtservice.com. he is in Deltaville a lot now and knows Amels well. Good luck - sherman gifford SM 291 Brevis Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone

Looking for a surveyor in the vicinity of Deltaville, VA for an insurance valuation. Any suggestions.contact details? Ian SM153 Loca Lola II