Hi Chuck, Thanks for clarifying - I was wondering about that. Reduction gear geometry is such that you, indeed, can not turn the output shaft - that's what keeps the sail "locked" when you are

Thanks Craig. I did verify voltage but did not disassemble the gear box from the motor yet. Just tried to turn output shaft that extends out the box that engages with the sail foil. I will

Thank Eric. I'll look into fkg they have a good rep. We'll pop over and introduce ourselves when we're in if you're still around. Chuck SM2K #388

Hi Chuck, Eric has answered your question but since you've already got the motor removed from the mast you might try putting 24v to the wires from a different source, which could inform as to whether

I would try Electec, Budget marine or Island water world.. If you need a machine shop FKG is the place to go. However Electec specializes in electrical things. They are all in in Cole bay. When

Having redone headliners before, my favorite product was the upholstery fabric "NaugaSoft" It comes is a variety of colors, it very tough and robust, it has a nice "hand," it stretches a bit so it

Greetings All and Happy New Year My mainsail furling motor froze up good. I tested the power supply and solenoids look good. Dropped the motor down and motor does not turn by hand either. I am on my

On the heads in my Santorin I replaced the vinyl with plastic shower panels which came in sections to join together. Glued direct to wood. Ian Ocean Hobo SN96

Craig I guess all boats manufactured at this time not only Amels have problems with the vinyl. On the back the vinyl has a thin foam which goes to dust after the years and the vinyl does not attach

I had similar problems with my vhf that most of you had. I ended up replacing the antenna wire and antenna. Attenuation ceased and range increased to about 25 nm. Aras Grinius SV FIASCO SHARKI #

The following is an excerpt from the Google Fi Terms of Service since no one ever actually reads this stuff (https://fi.google.com/about/tos/simple/): "The Services are offered only to residents of

We are looking for some ideas on what others have done when they have removed the vinyl that is on the ceilings and some walls on a Sharki. We had to remove some from the forward cabin when repairing

Thanks all for the information We checked the connections at the back of the vhf box and at the base of the mast and they looked perfect. I will try to swap the ais and vhf antennae at the nav

Repeatedly transmitting on a radio whether it is VHF, SSB or AISetc. with a poor connection in the cabling to the antenna or a shorted antenna canpermanently damage the transmitter. With

That’s good info Mohammad, thank you. Dean

It is likely that all of the problems identified are related to the cable and/or their associated connectors than to the antenna itself. The coaxial cable runs up the inside of the mast and is

Hi Dean; FYI, per my discussions with Olivier, the antenna cable does not have a connection at the top of the mast. The only connection between the VHF and the antenna is at the base of the mast

We have a similar poor-transmit issue with our AIS antenna. It does not seem to transmit reliably but receives just fine. This symptom can often be related to a bad connection somewhere. In

Paul, Kelly and I also use Google Fi. We had the same experience. Except for a hiccup when I first activated my service (likely because I waited until I was in Bermuda to do so, instead of home), it's