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

Hey Bill- great pics of your tidy work with your sea chest. By hull #422 (our boat) Amel was installing a ball valve ahead of the 5 port manifold. You could be running the engine or genset and cut off

Hi Mohammad, the Highfield CL 360 fits almost perfectly to the Simpson davits. There is only a difference of approx. 4 cm inbetween the pick-up points on the tender and the rollers on the davits. But

Must be an epidemic of manifold rebuilds! We are in the process of redoing ours. While I LOVE the idea of a seachest, the original Amel implementation on our Super Maramu (#160) always bothered me a

Porter, Thanks for thatvery kind safety net offer. I think I havethis figured out. I am going to use a 1-1/2” hose barb and sand down the edgesof the barb. I should then be able to warm

This is the kind of project I would not undertake unless within walking distance to a great chandlery ripe with plumbing options. My adventure down this rabbit hole was complicated even with one

Could you take an appropriate sized plastic pipe fitting to a plumbing or machine shop and have them cut the threads into the plastic? Thanks, Doug Smith Amel 54-113, Aventura Deltaville, VA

Hi Tom, I am in theprocess of ordering the part to make the manifold similar to the one Billshowed in Amel-Martinique. My concern is,the impossible to find hose barb is in very tight. If I

Hey Mark, we seem to be working on the same project. My sea water manifold is corroded and I'm building a new one. 10 years ago I changed out the original Amel ball valve for one made of Marelon. At

I heard back from US Plastics. This fitting is not one theymake. Also, not available from Banjo or McMaster. I am at a complete loss forthis fitting. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

That would be wonderful. I will see if he has time, but I suspect that he is tied up on his newest project. Jimmy Cornell’s new project:Aventura Zero & the Elcano Challenge To commemorate the