Hi Eric. Sounds like a good option. When we set off from Florida in 2009 we had super sail makers build us a heavy weather 90% Yankee cut jib. It is surprisingly effective in moderate conditions. But

Hello Stephanie, Is your counter damaged? Ours was fine, so when we replaced all the electronics in 2013, we kept the counter. All we did is relocate the counter to the starboard side, to the right

Kent , Your boat is a later model , perhaps they wired it differently. On mine ,if I shut off the batteries , I have no power to the sump. It would be fairly easy to run a wire from the battery side

Yes, that requires dedicated wires from the batteries to the pump and breakers. I'll see if I can find those electrical schematics that show it. May have to wait til I get back to the boat. Kent

Hi all! We are in the process of changing all of the electronics aboard SM 2000 353 "Indecent.". I have searched the older e-mails for some hints on what to do relative to the chain counter and the

Cool !!! Thanks so much !!! Alexandre --------------------------------------------

Alexandre, No chance of contaminating the oil. The cooler bolts to the outside of the transmission housing. When you remove it, there is no opening to the oil chamber. The cooling happens through

Same here... In my case, the genset would start then instantly shut down and the "Field breaker" would pop. So first check all the beakers. Here is my June 7, 2016 post: Generator back working

Thanks again Bill, Would be easier if I had the hose already with the dimensions. Anyway, when you removed the oil cooler, were there any chance that debris or what ever fall into the oil? I have no

Alexandre, Very easy to remove. No issues. Four bolts, and two hoses. My hoses were in good shape, I didn't replace them. They are standard reinforced water hose, available from any marine

We had similar problems. We changed the "brain" (control panel), and had no more problems. Stephanie DiBelardino SM 2000 353 "Indecent" Soverel Harbour Marina, Slip 18 Palm Beach Gardens, FL

Thanks so much Bill, Will order Monday. Was it easy to remove? By any chance, did you find a source for the hose? especially the hose with the purple arrow… Much

Kent, So are you saying that when your two battery switches are off, you still have power to the sump pump. Pat SM123

Alexandre, That is exactly my setup. The cooler is the part where the white hose comes in and the black hose leaves. The complete cooler with gasket and bolts was US$300 from Foley Engines,

Hello Bill, That is what I was just writing to Eric. I feel I have the same set-up as you. Mine says: ZF Hurth HBW 250 If you can please have a

Alexandre, ZF and Hurth transmissions are identical, but I should be clear which one I have. My engine is the Volvo TMD22, the transmission is a Hurth 250, later in production known as a ZF 25M.