Derick, I saw your question yesterday, but could not reply because of Internet issues. I was going to suggest that you get Gaetan, or one of his guys to help you. I have a 2 foot long piece of very

Scan some one please direct me to the bow thruster service link for the 54? I would like to see the step by step seal replacement and other require D biannual service. Thank you.

Mike, I'm not on board. But we just found the 68.5 mm wrench and it works at the max opening, forcing a little bit. Donato Sm2000 #468 Ocean Bird Inviato da iPhone Il giorno 21 dic 2016, alle ore

In doing the normal engine room inspection before every departure, I saw the top half of the C-Drive oil container was creamy colored indicating water intrusion. I also noticed that the oil had

Does anyone have the size for the flat wrench required for the SM plastic rudder post packing nut. Amazon has - 2-1/4" Shaft Packing Wrench for "Rudder Stuffing Box" – but it seems our nut is

Problem was solved easily by the riggers, who dropped a thin line weighted with about 15 nuts down from the top of the mast (with some significant jiggling to avoid getting hung up part way) until

Herbert, We've left the boat from April to December this year in Linton Bay Marina. The place is still improving but the main services and prices are acceptable. New travel lift and fuel. You'll

Ok then, the Genoa halyard splice gave way during the re-rigging process. How does one rig a new Genoa halyard? Do we need to add the new line through the block and into the mast and the fish it out

I can recommend going to Cartagena which is a wonderful city, but I cannot recommend Todomar, the yard there. It is dirty and I believe not very secure because of all of the various contractors

Hola Herb, Shelter Bay Marina/Boatyard at the Atlantic entrance to the Canal seems to be a well-run, well protected, and secure operation. Kristy is there for a couple of months at the dock. The

Hi gang, has anyone experiences with Marinas in Panama or Colombia? We would like to leave KALI MERA on the hard for some months summer 2017 before crossing the channel in 2018. thanks, herbert KALI

Hi again, It seems that the problem is that for the 24v motor the solenoid has failed, and for the 220v motor the capacitor has failed. Its seems quite coincidental, andI can only speculate that the

We ordered a new water heater plus all spares from the owner of a chandlery we met in Mytilini Marina in Lesvos Greece. Very nice, professional and resourceful person. Very reasonable prices (better

Hi everyone, I just heard back from QuickUSA. The pipes on their B3 Boilers are 1/2" BSP threads. They sell a kit to add a mixing valve for $120 plus shipping. I still don't know the size of the

Hi, I have a Dessalator Duo 100. When I switch on the 220v motor the breaker trips after a bout 5 seconds. When I try the 24v motor nothing at all happens. In both cases there is no movement at all.

Thank you Alexandre Will report back, but hope we can postpone until lay up, we had the elbove cleaned a year ago in Turkey, will probably do as you buy a new one and keep the old as spare. Paul

...what a surprise ! Now we are at home, Lido, and the boat at Richard Bay South Africa. On next 7 January we fly back on board. We have days very very busy ....Christmas, spare

Good morning Paul, So glad to be useful on the forum !!! Here is the link: http://nikimat.com/onan_exhaust_elbow_replacement.html I need to work on my own web site one day, to make information

Alexandre I might have to fix my elbow as well, but can,t find the ilustration, as you ilustrations are of very pedagogical and high standard an my mechanical skills are limited it would be of great

Does anybody with a SM use a Parasailor from Istec and if yes what are the experiences, how often do you hoist it and what is the size? fair winds Robin ASM #56 GrosDoux www.gros-doux.com