Hi Eric , On Pen Azen the track is 66cm and each is held in place by three screws Ian and Judy , Pen Azen , SM 302 , sheltering from a late Meltemi in Ios Get Outlook for iOS

I am interested in knowing what holds the tracks in place over the saloon table for the curtain that covers the hatch. They appear to be a nail, however they are too rusty to determine. I would also

Hello Willy and Karen. Ian hit us hard but not at full strength. We had steady breeze over 100 mph and gusts up to 130 mph. We are almost done cutting up all the trees that got destroyed. If I

Hi Bill, Thanks Bill for your quick reply again. The US is awake😊 When said not to use passed 18-20 knots I was referring to the sailcloth and stitches in the ballooner. They sure

Thank you, Courtney. I have a basic swivel that I attach my first Genoa, to. I can't even imagine how a second swivel would attach to the first swivel in order that the second halyard doesn't wrap

Eric, You wrote, "The disadvantage of the ballooner is that you can’t sail it past 18-20 knots." I am not sure this limit is because of the sailcloth. I believe it has to do with the load(s) the rig

We love sailing the genoa and ballooner on the poles. And easy to deploy single handed. This summer we sailed the English coast westwards for a week using this set up and turned east wards doing the

Hi folks, after we finished some shroud changes yesterday we like to add one name to the list: Andy (Andrew Roy Parkinson) no limits rigging Almerimar, Spain andy@... 0034-610377317 Andy did an

More of a combination. Shaped like a Genoa made out of material like a spinnaker. No this combination is used just for downwind sailing the Ballooner and the lighter material is definitely the way to

I'm just reading through Bill's documents. So far I've been too scared to do anything with those poles. 1. Is the "balooner" similar to the first genoa or more like a spinnaker that one utilises as a

This is a link to 24V, but only black I think. https://www.seashop.be/13401003-en-aqua-signal-decklight-sealed-beam-lamp-kiel-24v50watt -- Slavko SM 2000 #279 Bonne Anse in Croatia

The bulb is a standard format PAR 36. I replaced it with a 10V-30V version from Amazon: VSTAR PAR36 LED Bulb 15W 10-30V --Andreas SV Maya SM078 Currently Tahiti French Polynesia

It normally just unscrews: CW Bill Rouse Amel Owners Yacht School +1 832-380-4970 | brouse@... 720 Winnie, Galveston Island, Texas 77550 www.AmelOwnersYachtSchool.com Bio &

What is the method for taking that switch off? I have put two wrenches on it, one on the switch, other on the smaller black nut and neither wants to move. My alarm is not working. -- Richard May SM

The first thing you should do is bring the genoa swivel down to the deck and inspect it to insure that the tongue is in good condition and the spring-clip is working and will "hook" the plastic

Hi, I have a brand new ballooner and would like to use it asap. However I dont really understand the procedure with the mouse and the other part. If someone could tell me what to do?! -- Bernd SN 119

Bill I don’t undertand why you say “ Unfortunately, it can not be implemented with “drop in” batteries with an integral BMS.” Indeed when you have several drop in batteries with integral

Thanks Robin. Have you used this also? It seems to be 12VDC instead of 24VDC. Regards, Roland SM150 Aventura

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Hi, My current holder/case of the deck floodlight broke and needs replacement, including the halogen bulb (24V). It seems to be the same like the floodlight at the mizzen (Plastimo part number