Jose, The veneer was failing on my boat,rather than trying to replace the veneer,I sanded the veneer off so I had a smooth surface.I then took the plate off the side of the mizzen mast and took it

Kent, The black doughnut section that comes out extends inside the aluminum housing. Drill and tap through the housing into the black section and insert a set screw. Pat SM123

Ps We retrieved the drogue in about 12 minutes using the main winch. Eric Amel Super Maramu #376 Kimberlite _____ From:

Today I closed up the boat and came home. As usual I ran fresh water through all the systems. When I started the Yanmar I heard a strange noise. On shutting down the engine I heard what I assume was

_____ From: amelyachtowners@... [mailto:amelyachtowners@...] On Behalf Of kimberlite Sent: Monday, January 25, 2010 12:26 AM To: amelyachtowners@... Subject:

Dmitri, I would look into a Jordan series drogue. I have been in 60 + knots on my 37 foot sailboat for 20 hours on this drogue and in hurricane force winds for 39 hours last year. This drogue saved

I had a new vertical battened sail built for my SM 243 and am very happy with it's shape and performance.  As long as you keep the boom perpendicular to the mast when furling and unfurling there

I'm glad you asked that, Mark.  I've been taping mine with electrical tape which didn't last long, then most recently with a couple layers of duct tape covered with electrical tape which is lasting

Hi, Caspar, I found that heaving to with any jib out resulted in the bow falling off the wind.  I tried several different sail configurations and found she lay best with a reef in the main and a reef

We're looking for a boatyard in the vicinity of the Pacific side of Panama canal for a haulout, bottompaint, and a place to leave our Amel for a few months before our Pacific crossing. Any

In case anyone is interested in our sailing adventures here in Mexico I finally got around to getting a blog post

Hi Joe, Rather than replacment, you may want to consider a rebuild when the time comes (seems 5000 hours is just getting broken in ;-) You can largely do it yourself at a fraction of the cost of new.

Bill, I am glad to have been able to help. Eat a few good satays on my behalf in Malaysia. All the best, Jean Boucharlat From:

Jean, Thanks for posting the information about Assurances Maritimes. I previously had insurance with Allianz UK. Unfortunately Allianz changed their minds about our planned route from Malaysia to

Hi all The subject of replacing the Perkins Prima mt50 on our club owned, 1992 Santorin Khamsin B, has been raised. Although the engine is still motoring along nicely, albeit with a bit of

We also installed Super Sails (Ft. Lauderdale) main and mizzen with vertical battens two years ago. Now, we have a small amount of chafe (about 5 cm length, 2 cm width) on the middle batten pocket of

Mark, I had the same problem and used "gorilla" glue last fall. So far it is still in place but, in I have not used it that much since. Only time will tell. If you try it be careful to use a small

2 years ago I had "Super Sails " in Florida make a new Main sail with vertical battens. Great improvement in sail shape and no problems furling the sail. Bob Minaxi SM6 From:

We requested a quote for a replacement Gateff main sail for our 1998 SM from Doyle Sails. One option offered was a quote for a battened sail. We would be pleased to accept advice from whosoever has

The black donut mizzen furling knob that wraps the socket for the winch handle is loose. I always have to push it back in before/after furling/unfurling my mizzen. Not a major problem but annoying