Hi Bill, 'I know that boat you're talking about that got flooded.... It's isn't really a big issue, replacing the seals every two years is easy, and I'd rather have the Amel system than a thruster

http:slash slash www dot cruisersforum dot com/forums/f47/difference-between-amel-models-137037 dot html Welcome aboard Bill! This Yahoo site is not friendly with either email addresses or web links.

Hi to all. My name is Bill and I am new to this site. Like some others in our world, I am getting older (61) and wanting to try to complete bucket list b4 I depart this world. A few years ago I bought

Hello AW Snowdon, Adding solar is quite easy … BTDT. We had a big refit done at Emek Marine in Turkey and had their design fitted with strengthening lateral braces. (I had many issues with QC at

Hi everyone. I am hoping to buy an SM 2000 (year 2000) next month - all going well with the survey. I want to add solar, possibly on an arch. I can't afford to lose the whole summer to it and have to

Glad you got it running Ben. I learned something too. Kent

I’m not sure what the last two comments made here are referring to. Can you clarify what you are doing. Thanks. With best regards, Mark Super Maramu 2000 Hull

Gentlemen, Thanks for the good advice. It turned out to be an air leak in the bottom of the primary filter. I removed, cleaned, and carefully threaded bottom water sensor on (being careful not to

How do I comment on pics in the photo section? Thanks Kent

Hi all. I finally got around to making a new knob for the Genoa Furler locking pin. I made it out of 1/2" PVC pipe fittings which I machined with a band saw. I will post pics on the photos section

Hi SV Peregrinus, Thanks for the detailed info regarding your heater installation. I'm at the moment weighing off whether to get an air heater or water heater. My friend on an SM had a water

Good that you found the cup. I just use a tapered black rubber plug. I insert it the tube. It works very good. They are sold in hardware stores. In general that dodger window is bad design. You

If you are looking for them in the USA, try looking for "crutch tips". The 7/8 inch size would likely do the trick. Available for from Amazon, for cheap. Bill Kinney Harmonie, SM160 Port Canaveral,

Ben, If you can pump the manual pump on top of the fuel filter housing on the Yanmar, you probably have not sealed the filter and you are sucking air which is causing your problem. When the filter is

I'm tending to agree with the air leak theory as most likely problem. That's probably what you should check first. Likely at the filter seal. Kent

Cool. Mine split, too. I used some black silicone "rescue" tape on mine two years ago, still looks great. Kent SM243 Kristy

Some things are blindingly obvious after someone points it out to you. Thanks for the good tip. Very timely for me. Ben Driver La Bella Vita SM #347

Kent, I don't have a pressure gauge . My system has just one Racor filter separator with a 30 micron filer. I'll check the line but fairly sure fuel is getting to primary filter on engine as I

This is probably blindingly obvious to many of you, but it was a mystery for us for several years. On the Super Maramu, the starboard window in the dodger opens and is held on the open position by

If the engine will run while you pump it manually, the most likely cause is an air leak on the suction side of the lift pump. What you describe sounds VERY much like an air leak into the parts of the