Just be sure you don't leave the halyard for the other headsail up and try to furl. Don't take your eyes off the foil when you're rolling in or out. If you break or twist that foil you're going to

Good afternoon, As you might know, the power has been out in Puerto Rico since Wednesday. So had to use the genset to recharge the batteries… After 1/2 hour the charger won’t allow more than 3

James, Like you point out, a boat that spends time in water that is cooler, and/or less salty will have rigging with a longer life due to slower corrosion rates. Rigging that is kept tuned well and

And.........think of using the shaft alternator also in parallel with that of the engine (60+60A)???? What could be the problems, coinsidering that the Sterling ProALTc accept two alternators input???

Alexandre, Thank you for this information. I actually printed out the excellent detailed instructions and packed them into my overstuffed and almost overweight suitcases so I do have them aboard.

Bill, Thanks. I gave the thruster a good Spraying this AM and will continue to do so until the haul out. I will now go through the files section to find a photo of the Amel tool. Best, James

Bill, I agree with your points and even 15 years in the tropics would bother me. One exception seems to be boats used partial seasons well up North such as Canada or freshwater boats where the

Kent, I’ll double up on that advice! Stainless steel has lots of failure modes that are simply NOT visible to any inspection until catastrophic failure occurs. When I read about a rigger doing a

I replaced all of my standing rigging at 13 years old. I had them cut a few swages open and two of them had a lot of corrosion in the cable under the swage. There was no visible hint that there was

The aluminum rivets are designed to break away if something stops the foil from turning. Stainless might cause the foil to be damaged instead...a very expensive repair. Kent

James, The tool will help. If Amel does not have one, a quick glance at the photo and any machine shop could make it. Bill Rouse BeBe Amel 53 #387 Sent from my tablet +1832-380-4970 USA Voice Mail

Richard, Spraying the turnbuckle was actually one of the first things I did when I got back to Sueno but thank you for the suggestion, I think it was a good one. The new ACMO rigging will be here

Mine came from the previous owner with monel rivets, set in tefgel. Stainless poprivets of this size aren't often seen. Because of stainless steel's limited ductility, setting large rivets like

Good afternoon James, Not sure you saw the illustration I did for the Bow Thruster overhaul. It is for the Super Maramu, but I suspect there will be lots of similarities. It is a bit long to

Hi while you are spraying put a few drops on each turn buckel. Fair Winds Smooth Sailing Capt Richard Piller Newport RI Cell 603 767 5330

The Aluminum Rivet are 6 mm x 18 mm. You will need a BIG rivet gun to put them in. That is the one I purchase. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00061SFDM/ Sincerely, Alexandre SM2K #289

Greets all, Regarding the zinc on the prop, I've seen it mentioned that this is unnecessarydue to the AMEL-style bonding system, with everything bonded toeverything else. However, as I currently

Kent, Monel is a wonderful metal but it is a lot more noble than aluminum and can make a strong galvanic couple. I wonder if stainless and lots of Tef-gel might be a better choice? Best, James

Bill, I appreciate your experienced input. I will begin spraying the penetrating oil up into the joint between the motor housing and the tube as you suggested. This will give me over two weeks of

I'll be back on Kristy next week. I'm pretty sure they are 1/4" X 3/4". I used aluminum rivets, others have recommended Monel. There is at least one extensive thread that should be easy to find