Barry, Not only will the rubber bushing on the bottom allow some minor wiggle, but there are also "O" rings and a neoprene sleeve at the top around the "trumpet", allowing some wiggle there, plus the

Younwould need new sensors. Your current ones are only on/off, not analog. ~~~⛵️~~~Matt

Hello all, Our Amel Euro's is for sale, p/x. Please see info here; https://www.car.gr/classifieds/boats/view/32046202/ Kind regards

On my Amel I have a standard instrument panel. I would like to add instruments for oil pressure and temperature, Now I have only alarms on instrument panel. Are the sensor on the engine same or I

Barry, if you like, have the surveyor call me. The rubber bushing that Eric describes is held in place by a bolt that is tapped into the iron ballast. The process of changing the rubber bushing is

When we were planning our Red Sea Passage, we used the actual tracks of 2 other sailboats, one a SM, and google map images. It was easy to overlay everything using OpenCpn. It was easy to see the

It was welded for a reason. CW Bill Rouse

Barry, The only time you will need to do something about it is when you start feeling vibration on the prop while motoring or motor sailing in waves. I recently had to replace the rubber sleeve

Ken, Actually the picture was taken in Glaucester April 2019, more than 7 years after it was painted! What was new in the pic was the bottom paint. The remarkable thing is that the paint is still

It Doesn't hurt to check it, The assembly should not be loose. It probably 30 minutes of work, mostly digging out the sealant. Eric

Thanks Eric, I don't think it is of any concern, the surveyor picked it up and this was his first Amel so he had no understanding of the construction. Kind Regards Barry & Robyn Tradewinds III SM#171

Hi Barry, At the base of the assembly where it joins the ballast there is an area which is round and probably covered with a black silicone type material. It is probably domed , indicating that

Hi Eric, I don't want to remove it. The guy who did the survey noticed some movement to which I replied it was mounted on some rubber mounts somehow (I think). Kind Regards Barry & Robyn Tradewinds

Barry, Why do you want to remove it? Fair Winds Eric SM 376 Kimberlite

Does anyone have any information/sketch about the fibreglass enclosure around the C drive forward of the propeller. How is it secured and how can it be removed for maintenance. Thank you Barry &

Actually, while we are on the subject of colour, using AWLGRIP for example, what is the recommended colour match for, the brown thin stripes on the deck, the light tan imitation teak on the deck (I

Hello Gang, I fully back Ken in his OpenCPN support and use. It is done brilliantly by sailors and it is FREE! Like most things, there is a learning curve to it. Cheers, Jean-Pierre Germain,

I painted the boot stripe red, and just had it done in GelCoat. I am looking forward to seeing the longevity of GelCoat vs paint. The paint lasted about 2.5 years under the stern, but the bow still

To All, Google overlays is not difficult to read, and is sometimes the only option for a map. In some places the maps are a 100 meters off. Take a look at the entrance to Maupiha'a in the French

Hi Porter The latest version of Ge2kap is now called Sat2chart as it provides access to a number of different satellite image sources and produces output files in other formats besides kap. I have