When hove two the point is to stall the boat so as not to force any motion every boat design will have different tendencies in heavy weather conditions the point is to STOP the motion. There will

I tried heaving to with my SM243 and found that I couldn't slip exactly downwind as recommended by the Pardee's.  No matter what I did, I sailed forward at about 1/2 kt, which was fine for calming

Hi you need the head sail and a main deeply reefer. I also bring the laze sheet over to wind ward incase the windward wears thru. Regards Richard Piller

Thanks for that info jme, that gives me a good starting point. I thought they might have heaved-to with just the tripple reefed main.   ________________________________ To:

This is a subject that has been replied to earlier. In review reduce the main to the 3rd reef. Bring it tight flat to the centerline or very slightly to windward Reduce the head sail to a position

Has anyone had the fun experience of having to heaving-to in gale force winds on a Mango-Supermaramu. What sails worked best and how much sail area. How did the boat behave. Cheers....Conn  Mango

Hi there are 2 harbors in Hyerse enter the one to the left facing the shore. The one on the right about 1/2 mile south is for small boats. A nice stop is the island of Poqurell (spelling?). Go to the

Jim, I took delivery of my SM2K in Hyeres in 2000 and have been back a few times since. There are two main basins. You need to enter the South basin and the Capitainerie and arrival berth is on a

Hello All, I am sailing my SM from Barcelona to the Amel shipyards in Hyères next week. I've been pouring over the charts, Sailing Directions & other publications and have spoken with the Port

«Aileron moulé » : « moulé » is molded in US English or moulded in traditional English, “aileron” is literally “winglet” but, in this instance, most likely “rudder blade” (this

Can anyone help with translation? There is a crosshatched area with caption containing "aileron moule" and another caption above containing "venant de moulage." I've tried Google translate but I'm

Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the amelyachtowners group. File : /Rudder.pdf Uploaded by : Dave_Benjamin

We thought we were going to change the stuffing box in our Maramu but I've cleaned up the old one and we're going to stick with it. I've got a PSS Shaft Seal brand new in the box that I will not be

Dave,   In the Santorin, the earth plate on the skeg is directly connected by a copper strap to the SSB aerial tuning unit which is in the Lazarette. This makes for an excellent aerial "backplane",

Hauled out in Mexico at the moment with what seems to be a leak coming from the grounding plate on the skeg. My guess is some water is getting in behind the bolt heads and the rest from around the

Macerator pump- Depco pumps-florida. Fair Winds Eric Amel Super Maramu #376 Kimberlite _____ From: amelyachtowners@... [mailto:amelyachtowners@...] On Behalf Of

It's a pretty narrow transom and we feel our options are slightly limited. We've got some Katos that I picked up secondhand. I saw the same brand installed on another Maramu and they seemed to work

If I may say, I personally use T-9 and Corosion X.

Hi Kent, WD40 does wonders to protect from water used in advance, I regularly and liberally spray it around my engine room over pumps, electric motors, alternators etc etc. And if water gets in

Kent glad you made it. Regarding the standing rigging if you have bent stays call your insurance company those wires/Stays that are bent can not be trusted. Looking at the outside does NOT tell you