the underwater drone looks very useful, Tom. please let the group know how you find it. I'm going to suggest it to my local boatyards and yacht club - the short 25m tether would be plenty of length

That's cool. I know I'm going in the h2o to unfoul that tether though! I'd love to see how you use it! Thanks Tom Porter McRoberts

Hi Eric, Why not uploading the photo's for the whole owners group? That will save you a lot of e-mailing. Regards, Willem Kroes

Velcro is velcro and since it is the part with hooks it is not very easy to clean. In fact easier to rip it away and glue new ones in place instead. I have had ours in place fore some years and not

The Santorin galley port is the same size as the SM. It may be no use for you but perhaps someone else - I had a mould made for one in Trinidad at Peakes boatyard, a fibreglass chap in a shed at the

Thanks Alan. The "after market" shield I'm looking at attaches with silicon. On the older Maramus there is no drip shield at all. Thanks again, Bob

Eric, Having sailed a lot of dinghies in light to no wind conditions, I totally agree with what you are saying about a windward heel in light air hurting performance. Besides helping the sails

James, Heeling to windward in light air doesn't just feel strange, it really cuts down on performance. A classic trick for sailing small boats in light air is to move crew weight to the leeward rail

Duane, Good question. Are they essential? Probably not. They do not add a lot to the total air flow through the boat. But in s buggy anchorage when cooking I'd miss the air if I had to keep the

After Mauri Pro and Caribe Marin in Le Marin said they weren't available I bought them from here in the states. http://www.apsltd.com/lewmar-ocean-car-end-cap-kit-size-1-pair.html Les Fox SV Surreal

I came across a radio story about a two young guys, one of whom started off by trying to sail around the world. Not sure how that turned out, but they then got hooked on a hunt for gold treasure

Sorry Bob, I think they must be different. On ours the flange is on the inside of the boat...there's nothing pon the outside to attach anything to, it's flush. Cheers Alan Elyse SM437

Bill, Thanks for the reply. Did you find you didn't need screens? I wondered about that (since there doesn't seem to be much interest in them when I searched), but they are in handy spots that need

Ann-Sofie, Thanks for the reply. Does the velcro that's glued in clean up ok? Best regards, Duane

Bill, That would be great. I thought about that kind of construction and was wondering how to attach it. Magnets sound like a good idea. The frame would have to be pretty thick at the thumbwheels

Hi Eric, Please send these photos also to david[dot]vogel{at}westnet[dot]com[dot]au - TXS Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPad

Bill, I am fine with heel when the boat is sailing, but I find a static heel at anchor or dockside to be quite annoying personally so I tend to do a lot of moving things around when needed to level

Thanks Alan. The shields I'm looking at go on the outside of the port so an exterior "outside" dimension would be helpful if possible. Do you or anyone on site know if the size of a super Maramu

Eric, I suspect we have different denunciations of what constitutes a "little" heel! Any deviation from even trim I consider unacceptable for sailing performance, especially in light air. Of course

Our boat came with two sets of screens. The original from the manufacturer, (which kind of, well, more than kind of, suck) and a much, much, much nicer set designed and built by Harmonie's previous