I totally agree with Ann-Sofie! Add a sock to the mizzen ballooner and you will use it more. BTW, when asked by others about that sail, we call it a "secret sail." Bill BeBe 387

Hi Everyone We joined this amazing group a few weeks ago as we are looking at Maramus as a strong possibility for us to take our young family on a world cruise. With a fairly tight budget I'm quite

And if you add a sock to your mizzen staysail, it is so much easier to manage. Regards Ann-Sofie S/Y Lady Annila, SM 232,1998 Skickat från min iPad 30 juli 2016 kl. 21:11 skrev divanz620@...

Thank you Bill and Alexandre Next time I will check if the cones are greased. when I looked at it it was greased and oiled. But I will do like you said. Maybe I was lucky with my windlass even I did

Alexandre, I have been servicing various windlasses for 40 years and have used grease on the cones and shafts of all of them lest they tend to seize up rather quickly. Regular maintenance is

Alex, Lofrans designs the cone to slip inside the gypsy so that internal damage does not occur on the windlass. I have helped several Amel owners who unfortunately did not know to grease this. The key

Good afternoon Hanspeter, I put grease on the main shaft, and even on the gipsy parts. Since I am a fairly new owner, this is why I ask other owner to comment: My owner manual (which is the 2nd to

Hanspeter, I did read the manual, and that is why I know that you should grease the cone. The following is a copy of the manual in English. Like I said previously, I have had discussion with people

Glad all looks ok Bill, I “guess” if the windlass manufacturers did not want the possibility of the cone to slip, they would have bold them together… Mine definitely did not slip before… It

Thanks Craig, it's worth a try! Duane

Bill the cone is greased by the oil. read maybe the manuals kr Hanspeter Von meinem iPhone gesendet Am 30.07.2016 um 21:31 schrieb 'Bill & Judy Rouse' yahoogroups@... [amelyachtowners]

The foc d'artimon/mizzen staysail/mizzen ballooner.... Tack is on the u bolt in front of the dodger. The peak on the halyard from the front of the mizzen mast put a block on the eye bolt on the aft

Hi Alexandre where do you put grease in the Tigres Lovean Windlass? My Windlass is 25 Years old and i maintain it every 5 years ( cabels new oil not grease! ) I use my windlass every time often wirh

I know that boat. It was launched about the same time as my Super Maramu "Sabbatical III" and the owner, Bob Stewart from San Francisco, was finishing the one week orientation with Olivier

When I looked at your photo documentary, I saw nothing out of line. I downloaded it. I have had several discussions with people that don't believe that the cone should be greased because that will

Hello Bill, If I made mistakes, not enough grease, too much, etc. please don't hesitate to correct me, this will help others too!!! Alexandre --------------------------------------------

Agreed. There were 3 people by that name that died in the US in and around 2008-9 according to the list that I found, but none of them lived in CA as their last address. This still is a plausible

Yes, I saw that and I found his obituary from 2012. Alzheimer's. WWII vet. Enjoyed sailing. Bill BeBe 387

Always sad to see a good boat being killed by neglect! I have no first hand knowledge, but a bit of googling and a search of the USCG Vessel Documentation database indicates that “Friendship II”

Thanks, Alex. Bill BeBe 387