We were walking the docks at Glen Cove Marina in Vallejo, CA and saw a Maramu. I love looking at boats similar to ours, inspiration for projects etc. If you own Charisma, or know who does we would

Olivier Thank you so much for the important reminder Cheers 🥂

A couple of comments on installing a fixed prop (or any prop, actually!). Be SURE that the prop sits tight on the shaft, and that the key does not hold it off. The best way to do this is to install

David, I can't comment on the valve service for the Yanmar, but I have pulled injectors on these engines, and that was a quick and easy job. After 1000 hours they should be in excellent shape (unless

Olivier, Thanks! I am really glad that you said this! It needed to be said. Bill CW Bill Rouse Amel Owners Yacht School +1 832-380-4970 | brouse@... 720 Winnie, Galveston Island, Texas 77550

Hello everybody! I don't like to do this but I think it's time for me to spoil the party. I will try to be straight forward. Raising the waterline is not a very good idea, although I understand why

Hello Roman and Ira, this C-drive has been running without oil for a while!!! You can get access to the inside of the lower unit if you take down the front plate (where you see the big pin that enters

Paolo, yes, you do need chafe protection for the genoa sheet. I would put a piece of PVC pipe and/or bamboo over the shroud, or permanently attach chafing gear to the sheet. Kent -- Kent &

We changed Volvo engine to Yanmar 4JH4 -TE 2 years ago. We have not changed the transmission. Recently the transmission broke, we suppose that this happened because we have not done maintenance for a

Excellent - I see about 15 hours, 8 on the boat, and 7 in the workshop. This seems about right to my untrained eye (and experience to date). Thanks JB. From: <main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io> on

David, I just did that last year. I have attached the invoice. Take that as an example. That Yanmar shop screwed up and did not tighten the hose clamps on the vent loop, that caused major damage. I

We raised our waterline in 2017, and as others have said, we're a bit bow up, BUT no more scrubbing under the stern! Cheers Alan Elyse SM437

I checked with Milltech Marine, suppliers of the AMEC Camino-101 Class B AIS transponder - this what they said: Hi Alan, Please see the response that AMEC has provider for us concerning the GPS

Hi Mike, Thanks for the offer re “wrench trace/dimensions attached, which I can get to you in person” - I have an original from Arthur (svVISTA), which I am using as a template. +++ All, Thank

Greetings, Anyone have the cost-breakdown of the major (1,00HR/4yr) service on the YANMAR 4JH3-HTE? I am interested primarily in the hours of labour expended by an experienced marine

Hi Kevin, I have hove-to several times in 45-50+ winds and 12-15 ft seas. I have about 6 ft of Genoa foot out, and 1/3 of the mizzen foot, with the mizzen traveler all the way to windward, and the

Hi all, I experimented heaving to for self training and experimenting more than out of a real necessity. I used the combination headsail rolled up to a small triangle/mizzen and the combination

David, Your cruising grounds sound splendid, enjoy! I wanted to add a bit more about why I decided to go with crosscut Hydranet instead of going with the Tri-radial. First I want to agree with

Greets, Having tried various combinations with headsail out (various %s, and backed), we always seem to fall off and end up too far off the wind, and may be also broadside to the waves, resulting in

Our SM has an inner forestay, we use the staysail and mizzen. If you don't have a staysail, a partially furled headsail to produce similar windage to the mizzen would work. Too big a headsail will