Hi everyone: We are the new owners of “Oyai”, a SM2K, hull 373 and are thrilled to become part of this wonderful community that we have been following for the past few months. Already, we have

Sorry to push, but can anyone assist?

All concerned. I learned a few things this morning while discussing the Mainmast Furling motor with Mohammad Shirloo, A54 #099 B&B Kokomo, Here they are: The vertical mainmast furling motor from Amel

I am not sure why there have been some fitting issues with these parts, but there have been. Whatever you do, DO NOT USE THE OLD COVER. The old cover will appear to work but will misalign the new

Hi Ruslan, I have not experienced any problems with twisting in practice, maybe it untwists itself when under load. Also, I would not be happy with the diagonal run from jammer to chain-plate and

Hi Tuen, Yes, I agree with your experience and opinion regarding weather routers. They can be a mixed bag. However, probably no more variable than the range of good or bad decisions that any

I am currently replacing the damaged gears of the bow thruster (broken bearing), using the original Amel kit (incidentally, out of stock at my normal suppliers, Amel Hyères– had to apply directly

Hi Mark, The Jaycar unit is a complete switch. It's slightly different construction to the original - probably not as good hence so much cheaper. The cap is integral with the button...if you unscrew

David, Tuen, +1 for Weather4D. I have been using Weather4D for a few years and have been really happy with how it operates. I compared it side by side with PW 4 or 5 years ago and there was daylight

I am thinking of this run, but worrying about jammer and line angle from it. -- Fair winds Ruslan Osmonov Phanthom, A54 #44

What if it twists like this? not an issue? -- Fair winds Ruslan Osmonov Phanthom, A54 #44

Pics attached -- Dean Gillies SV Stella *****, Amel 54-154

"On port side bug winch is in the way and also while sheets are trimmed" Ruslan, On port side for the staysail sheets, you need to use a block on the mainsail backstay plate to clear the big winch. I

Roland, What is the current voltage of the batteries? If it is VERY, VERY low then there might not be enough voltage to generate the required field current. I think this is unlikely, but

I have always put the runner block on the outboard lifting chainplate and run the line to the winch. However I think it works better to run it to the small mainsail backstay plate. It leaves the

This morning I changed the Desalateur end caps.(160l) The only thing I want to add to the common knowledge is that I found that the air blower needed to be dropped in order to access the forward

Hi Teun, there are couple things that worry me in this setup. On port side bug winch is in the way and also while sheets are trimmed I’d prefer not to close the jammer. In the case when you need to

Hey Bill, Did not have good enough cell reception yesterday. watched the Youtube presentation instead…. Excellent and informative.. Kind regards Nick S/Y Amelia AML 54-019 near Marmaris Turkey

Thanks David, All clear - I will take a look at Weather4D and maybe we can talk about it if/when you make it back to the Marina here. So far I have, for passage etc., only relied on PDW plus

Hi, Our shaft generator was working fine, but after a total breakdown of our 24v supply (24v alternator defective and Onan generator not starting), it doesn’t load anymore. Before the 24v