Hi Tom and Kirstin, We did our wheel with a kit from Boat Leather in 2017. How you are holding it in the pic is exactly how we did it. I sewed the cover up to where it meets the spoke cover, pulled

Ken, My boat is a 1987 Maramu so consider this information general in nature to your situation. I would suggest that you start by removing one bolt to see what kind of sealant was used

Hi David, What you are referring to as Barge cement sounds exactly like Contact cement is applied. My shoemaker uses contact cement. It is also used to adhere laminates such as Formica to

Hi Ken, I’d second Eric’s suggestion to use 4200 (or Sikaflex 291), 5200 is primarily an adhesive, not really needed in your application, additionally they are more flexible than 5200 thus less

Hi Ken. Sounds like a good plan. I have found that 5200 on the threads doesn’t present any great difficult in removing the hardware down the road if needed. The greater challenge is avoiding

Hi Ken, Thanks for the photos. I would prefer to use 4200 over 5200. 5200 is very permanent. Is there a reason you want to use a strong adhesive versus a strong sealant? The bolts are doing the

Hi Erik, Here are some photos of the job at hand! I talked with some local boaties here at Krabi Boat Lagoon, and they suggested 5200. It has been raining for 5 days straight, and looks like it will

Hi Ken Do you have any photos? Fair Winds Eric Sm 376 Kimberlite

Hello All, I pulled the rub rail up from aft to the chainplate, and now can see the nuts. Does anyone have a procedure how to reseal the chainplate bolt holes? Should I remove the entire chainplate,

So, with eyes wide open from the mixed reviews we've heard on this site and from non-Amel friends (yes, we have a few) we bought the boat leather.com kit. Truth be told, it fits perfectly. The only

Hello Paul, Thanks for the response. Are there nuts under the rub rail, because the bolt heads are in the closet? Or, are the bolts threaded into the chainplate somehow? Other questions... There

Thanks very much Bill. Absolutely under stand the pressure he will be under Best

John, I spoke to Jimmy Cornell. He has no time to do it before he departs on his next circumnavigation. He and I discussed him doing a Pacific Crossing ZOOM while he is actually crossing the

Pat, I can tell you that the many times we painted the bottom, it took most of a 20-liter pale (available in most parts of the world). We painted 2 full coats and a 3rd on the waterline, keel, skeg,

Thanks Eric, Ive had two go bad in the last year. Please order three for me. We'll be coming down from Maine in late Sept. Will you be home then? Thanks. Kent & Iris Kristy SM 243

Pat, I don’t knowthe sq ft but, I have always estimated 4 gallons for three coats. Also, I addan extra gallon for extra paint at the water-line and downward about one foot.Total: 5 gallons.

Hi Pat we are about to antifoul our SM2K and we did the calculations as follows: To paint a 14.5 (lwl) x 4.6 x 2.1 fin-keeled-racing, with 3 coats You'll need 14 litres Regards Ross and Donna SV

You will find the bolts under the rub rail, we had our rub rail removed a few yeas ago when repainting. Paul on SY Kerpa SM#259

I am buying Interprotect 2000 and I want to order the correct number of gallons to do three coats. Does anyone know how many sq. feet the hull is on a SM ? If I ever knew I have forgotten. Thanks,

Hello Amelians, Aquarius has sprung a leak in the aft closet. I have traced it back to one of the 4 bolts holding the Genoa chainplate in place. Has anyone else had this problem, and are there any