Hello everyone. I am the proud owner of Wanderer, a SM 2000, hull 283. Also, I am pleased to be part of such a select and like minded group of people. I wanna put the vessel into charter in NZ, as

Colin, Sounds like a boisterous passage, I am sure exciting ,yet good to be done with , well done.What forecasting service do you use , is it not Predict Wind ? If so did you find it accurate ,

Chuck, How did you come to the conclusion that it was the thermostat? I would love to hear how to diagnose the problem. Duane

OK my turn Duane. This just happened to us on Joy. It was the thermostat. $35 at coastal climate. Tune the dial in the back and I was back in business. Chuck

Coastal Climate Control is in Annapolis. You can stop on your way N if you want them to take a look at it. I replaced the complete units, not sure about compatibility of parts with your other two

Well done Colin, couldn't have been in a better boat. Our experience from NZ to Tahiti in 2014 was similar. Never felt out of control. Cheers Alan Elyse SM437

well done Colin. Very good seamanship. Thank you for the detail of wind waves and sail. It confirms my experience of the SMs supreme ability as an off shore sailing vessel. Pleased you didn't hobble

Paul The depth and speed transducer was installed by the yard, but I have done it before with a high quality hole saw it should be no problem. The mast was down so easy to pull out the old unit and at

Hi Kent, We are in West Palm headed for Maine. Our boat and ac are 2005. For a 13 year old AC, if it needs a compressor I wonder if it's not better to replace it? The same reasoning you use for a

Theie point was, they are prone to fail after that period to such a degree it's better to just replace.

How old is your boat? I had to replace two of my compressors at 17 & 18 years. They are pretty bullet proof, so I would look at relays and thermostat first. Does anyone know if there is a way to

Duane, What is the reason for the recommendation? What problems are likely to arise from not replacing this pump? Thanks in advance, Peregrinus SM2K N. 350 (2002)

We just did the Chagos to Rodrigues leg of South Indian Ocean passage, with 5 of 9 days in sustained 35 kts with lots of 40+kts and the wind speed pegged on max over 50kts on occasions. The seas

Hello Steve, Which TMD 22 do you have? A? P? With your engine number search on https://www.marinepartseurope.com/en/volvo-penta-explodedview-7746710-30-318.aspx Sincerely,

Kent, I cannot feel the compressor run, I thought of that and put my hand on it. Duane

Thomas, Was the relay one of green cubes in the wire box? There are two soldered to the circuit board. Duane

Seem to be more than one type switch out there, does anyone have a parts number or a good source for this switch. thanks, Steve SV Forever Young

We had an identical problem with our main cabin unit. We trouble-shot it and decided on a bad relay. We ordered a replacement from a reputable US dealer. However, same problem. We the called in a pro.

Can you feel the compressor running? Kent Robertson S/V Kristy SM243

Bill, That was my fondest hope, but I tested all five capacitors and they are all in spec. I have spares for all of them and tested the spares to check the meter and they also tested in spec. I also