The most common fault is the electric toilets ( if you have the Jabsco units that were standard ) so take them out of the circuit and test again. The second most common cause is incorrectly installed

Hi all. We're looking very seriously at a 1983 Maramu (Pura Vida, #124), in Stuart/Indiantown FL, USA. Would anybody have any information they'd be willing to share on this vessel specifically or on

Thanks for your update. The outhaul car on for my main looks more like the picture of Bill's. I think it may be possible to free the shackle pin by removing the screws that hold the end stops in

we did clean the hull of our 1982 Maramu april 2016 using cryogenic blasting; quite common now in the industry in Europe. - boat had been in water since april 2014, unused since april 2015, growing

My Amel Maramu is in Fiji and I had local labor scrape the bottom. It was a a dirty job and took two to three workers about a 7days (Fiji time) to finish. We are now letting the boat sit out of the

Hallo to all in the group, A year ego I found that my Amel 54 had a leak from the minus to the bonding system. I could see this by pushing the small switch on the generator panel to the minus

Hi All, Am considering a Super Maramu however I can not seem to find what was changed for each year's revision of the design & I am sure there were many upgrades over the years - some may have been

I did my bottom a few years ago, and my current boat is a Dufour 39 ( working my way up to an Amel ). It's a dirty, rotten, time consuming job, that you may do once, but will never repeat.

We used a paint remover in 2013, it didn’t save any time maybe some effort. But it was a really relly messy job that we don’t recomend anyone to do. You have to have wear a full Water proof

Eric, the time has come to replace my companionway door. The delam is too far gone and the bottom edge is all chewed up. I'm wondering if you could send me your notes on replacing the door. In

I have been thinking I would like to get rid of all the layers of bottom paint. I was wondering about chemical stripers , if they work and how well. Seems like you may run the risk of scratching the

George, I just had a Maxwell counter installed and it was necessary to install new wiring . I did not do the work , so do not know if it was difficult to pull the new wires. A few months ago someone

Good morning George, I know this is not really the question you asked, but as Ben said if you were happy with the original one. Here is a link with the Windlass

Thank you very much for your fast reply, Colin For my understanding; you use only the rotary el. motor inside the hatch above the gally for both AP's course computer and control units in the cockpit ;

I have always avoided the chemical strippers myself due to concerns of short and long term damage to the gel coat. The stuff goes into any cracks in the gel coat and can get into the laminate and or

Hi Hanspeter I see I missed your other question about how we installed the 2nd autopilot. It is the same as many others on this forum, ie 2nd new course computer is inside hatch above galley sink as

Pain in the butt but we scraped ours off (carefully) with small tungsten tipped blades. Took two of us 10 days John Hayes NGA Waka Wellington NZ

Hi Craig That is amazing, I really would never have thought this possible. Thank you for sharing this information which I have filed away in case of future need, but I really hope never have to follow

Bill, Steve, Hanspeter Firstly Bill, it is with a heavy heart that we hear this could be your last posting. Of everyone on this forum, it is you who has taught us the most, on so many subjects, always