Hi Ken, I guess this was to me since you refer to my Super Wind 350. I pretty well agree with all you said though the only thing I might question is the need for life po batteries but that is a matter

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Bill ,Just want to double check the size of the gasket. I had a look at mine and they are 1" wide ,but where they are not depressed ,at the edges they appear to only be about 1/2" in height and in the

I have done the measurements. My bow thruster takes 480 Amps. It seems there are some misunderstandings with most Alternator systems installed on the main engines, and the amount of current you will

Perhaps my solution for the SM may work for the 54. see my post "Making it easier to open companionway door" Jose Venegas IPANEMA SM 278

I have studied every line posted on this subject intently. Thank you to every one who has contributed and as ever, sincere thanks to Bill and Eric for introducing such in depth and informed

Hi Ulrich Thanks for your input. I’m try hard to find right contacts at VOLVO France but either no response or wrong question? So far I’m not happy with the feedback from Volvo. I try with

If you can I would treat them by painting or coating. They are such a cheap thing to have ever been factory installed. Randall A54#56 Grenada

This is from one of my crewmembers Hi Eric, Would love to talk with the astronaut/doctor about his experiences with space motion sickness or SMS. His comments on the etiology of motion

Hi Dimitris, In 12 years I have never run the gen set when using the bow thruster. However I always use it in short bursts of two or three seconds. Occasionally in stress situations that might go out

The weight of the companionway sliding door on our SM and the method of locking it single-handed had forced my Admiral to quit that job on Ipanema. After evaluating various designs I opted for a

Hello, I am looking to create a new set of the blue,red,yellow downwind pole control lines and am looking for information about this type of line and it's sourcing. Bills book calls it 'Tempest'

Bill, There is no easy way to switch them. The clevis pins are VERY different sizes, as are the holes in the chain plate. If someone has enlarged the holes for the intermediate shrouds to the point

Looks great to me. Congrats to another good solution on you LUNA! Alex sv NO STRESS

Hi all, just my small contribution to this topic: Last year in spring our 54 was operated in the marina by the mechanics (without us by Covid) from the pontoon box to the travelift.The engine was used

In our travels in the eastern Caribbean we have noticed that the rigging on the main mast on the SM's we see varies. On our SM2k the intermediate shroud is forward on the chain plate and the upper is

I agree that the action of turning on the generator and charger becomes excessive at some point. I think it is just a level of personal comfort, as to how much we are each willing to do, to avoid a

I agree on the temperature current problem but this is important in difficult anchorages with strong side wind in normal anchoring is it justified? To know I have installed one Onan starter button in

Hi Dimitri; I think the comcept of operating the bow thruster with the charger on, makes sense to me. The charger simply helps to keep the voltage to the bow thruster as high as the boat is capable,

Johannes, Didn’t you get my E mail? Greg Shea Cap des Iles Sharki 133