Hello All By chance my A.M.F.A sump pump stopped working this morning... I removed the top cover (housing the place where the circular motion of the motor is converted into the lateral pumping

Just an afterthought Phil. Was your speed boat knots or speed over the ground? Is your speed accurately calibrated? I know my ST60 (Raymarine) are difficult to adjust. If I get 8 knots calibrated

I only use the strobe if a ship is bearing down on me and they do not answer the VHF after many attempts. I just want to talk to the bridge and advise them of my evasive action. I do not want them

Installed the Aqua Signal Series 34 LED Masthead Tri/Anchor Light today. Quite bright too and with a 2 year guarantee (whatever that is tsk tsk) . Surprise!!! it is NOT made in China, manufactured by

Drew, When the boat is out of the water you can check for continuity of the propellor shaft with each of the rudder zincs individually. As long as there is zero resistance, the zinc is in contact

Bill, This is a tough and unfortunately common problem. It's good to see a number of possible solutions posted already I think that one of the first steps needs to be to take it slow and be

I took a little different approach to fixing the broken base for the forward head. It's the second time it has failed, in 6-8ft seas both times, with inexperienced crew. Since the original base had 4

Alexandre, I can share your pain of broken off stainless bolts, best of luck. It looks like I will be closing on my Amel next month. Having spent 3 days with Michel Charpentier during the

Phil Mine's no 96 with the Perkins Prima 50. With a clean bottom and flat water PLUS no headwind I do just over 6 knots. Any headwind or swell will push me back half a knot. Yes the Santorin is a bit

Hi Drew. If you are on the hard, check the resistance from the bonding system to each zinc. I would guess that it is low on the port zinc and high or totally open on the starboard side. If the bolt

Hi Mark, Ominous information! So far, our Airrr unit is working perfectly, though, to be fair, we've only once turned on the A/C in the last three months, and only to exercise the systems, as

Hello Phil, My Santorin n.108 year 1994 powered with Volvo has a cruising speed of about 6,3 kn in normal condition at 2100 rpm. IF your speed is only 5 kn check your propeller If was

Hello Phil Recently I made a test with HEUREKA (Santorin Nr. 64, 1992) within very Special conditions: - flat sea - almost no wind - brand new Antifouling - completly cleaned and reshaped original

In checking our zincs after 6mo in a marina, the port 5" disk was moderately dissolved. The starboard zinc was hardly changed. In replacing it, the bolt grabs the sleeve, but seems to be loose in

Does anyone have a source for a replacement heating element and gasket? Thanks, Drew SY Revelation SM390 Lying Norfolk VA, departing for NYC in AM.

Hi Phil, for your information my Santorin #28 1991 with a Perkins Prima MD50 (same as your Volvo engine) at 2200rpm run at 6,5Kns in normal sea and wind conditions. Best regards. Fabio

hallo, My Santorin nr 101 from 1994 has 2850 engine hours on her. Under engine in flat see at 2400 rev i can barely do 5 kts? Is this normal? I have the original motor MD 22 50Hp but have two

Peter, If one can still get a long block for a non-computerized Volvo, I believe that is a very smart move, versus dealing with all of the variables in changing motors...AND...dealing with the

Good call Bill - that will be interesting although we may now, after your timely warning on the new Volvo, be going for long block engine replacement and re-build. At last Volvo here are taking us