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I have recently had an electrical survey done on KRISTY (SM243). There were two issues that the ABYC electrician found that concerned him. First and most important to him is the size of both the

Hi Kent Jabsco make an electric diapragm bilge pump that can do the job well, just get several spare joker valves, thats about all that goes wrong with it. Regards from Danny and Yvonne on Ocean Pearl

Thanks for that advice, John.  I've already had a fitting for the mizzen foil made and one for the forestay that are nicer than the originals.  This is a plastic housing that I'm going to try to

Kent, As you travel around the world you will find that a machine shop is your best friend. They can fix anything and they can make anything. Take the broken piece to them, they will fix it in a few

Kent I installed the Nautic Quick 40 liter 230v a few months ago.Seems like a great unit,easily fit the area and is a good value when compared to other heaters.I think I bought mine from

Mike thanks for the note. I think at based on the 12 GPM of the new pump or 60 times that it makes for a better bilge pump. My original fail after 11 year not a bad run. But we were not able to find

Thank you, gentlemen.  I just got your replies after I posted again with ?'s about the water heater.  Richard, I'm amazed that the macerator pump will self prime the 5 ft or so from the bottom of

Hi all. Hope you are gearing up for a great holiday season. I just got back from the boat, having discovered another problem (isn't there always another one?). After finding the bilge pump running

Richard,  If it is any help, attached is the exploded diagram of the PAM pump with the manufacturers details. Mine has been on my Santorin for 20 years, and is getting close to it's "sell by"

You will Find all the information you require from the manufacturer below. We recently purchased maintenance kits for the bilge and fresh water pumps without difficulty and with excellent

Kent, after our first pump failed we found a Vetus pump to replace other original diaphragm pump. After two more failures it seems there are some "issues" with that pump. We in desperation installed

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Hi again, all, I just got back on Kristy to do some prep for the trip south and discovered that the bilge pump isn't working. The flapper valves on the intake and output sides of the pump were

____________________________________ From: SailW32@... To: amelyachtowners@... Sent: 9/16/2010 9:43:22 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time Subj: Re: Rép. : [Amel] Prop shaft alternator

I have a different method, I tie a line on the car and take it to the winch on the stbd side of the mast and crank it in until the outhaul line is really tight and then I lace the other end of the

Tom and Kirstin, BeBe, #387, cracked at the weld on the crossbar on the shackle. Since the crack would not cause a critical failure, the next time I laced an order with Amel, I ordered one. I

On the topic of "small job turns bigger", I recently set about replacing the outhaul drive line on the main boom. I discovered that the shackle has a crack in the crossbar. In looking for a

Hi all, I need to replace the anchor's pulley on the bow of the Santorin: how can I remove the pivot of the pulley? Thanks for your answers Ornella Santorin N° 122 Earendil

Hi Max the Maramu fuel tanks are along that side and are a big deal to move one and two the weight and balance of the boat has to be given great consideration. Given that we all like our own space and