Hi Lior, Yes I did manually untwist my chain in the locker. So now, with a new gypsy I have no jumping and therefore don't expect to see any new twists appearing in the locker. I will be monitoring

I replaced the Gypsy and chain on my SN 8 years ago. Last season it was jumping links when raising the anchor. I fitted the Lewmar anchor chain counter this season and through carelessness on my part

I have a Viking 25 anchor. I removed the Kong swivel that was attached to a CQR from the previous owners so the chain terminates in a Crosby shackle. Every time I weigh anchor, the Viking finds the

Apparently, the Lewmar vertical gypsy eventually wears out with the chain wearing the "gypsy chain slots" larger. At first, I thought it might be because the vertical gypsy is required to twist the

You need this: Making the Business End of the Ballooner Halyar... Also look at this for Ballooner Halyard. It is 39 m Amel SM Running Rigging Ordering Form.xlsx Bill CW Bill Rouse Amel Owners Yacht

Very interesting thread. I have 4x175 watt solar falling about on the aft cabin top because i can't find a calm day to install them on the railings. And I have five really rubbish lead acid batteries.

grazie Donato, molto gentile. Ulrich. +++

I los my Ballooner halyard and need to make new one. What is the length of the Ballooner halyard (the one with the spliced shackle to de-hook and pull down the halyard). Thanks and good winds Jarek SY

Today at anchorages on the east coast of Italy I deployed an 85cm equatorial triangle flopper stopper attached to the end of the boom. I am supporting the aft of the boom with the third main mast

Ulrich https://www.marinaportoazzurro.eu/# I don't have direct infos about Golfo di Mola No ferry to from Porto Azzurro to Piombino Esaom has two small marinas in PortoFerraio Can't find the

Ciao e buon giorno Donato, please, where are you currently in Elba? Is there any marina, not only CESA ESAOM in Portoferraio, you are able to recommend? also for future wintering. I remember also a

Bob Actually we've finally found the bolt, unused in its plastic bag. The boat is a second hand one and the shaft brake was probably changed by the previous owner. Thanks Donato Amel SM2000

Leslie, Thanks for you reply. Yes when I say data I only want predict wind and to send simple text email, no photos. I have bought the Pactor Modem DR7400 P4 direct from Germany for 856 euros inc

Dear Dean I looked at the forum thread 271333. Exactly as I said, I think that the reason for the twist is the chain. With my old chain, it never happened. In the last thread on the French forum, the

Hi Nick, When you say sending and receiving "data", Sailmail is pretty much limited to text only email, and it is SLOW. We've been using Sailmail with a Pactor modem and ICOM SSB since 2008 - since

Hi Mark, Thanks, I guess I will buy the Ferrite pack from Amazon and then “suck it and see”. As you suggest circuit by circuit. From what I understand, assuming a good functioning radio, that I

Hi Nick The quality of ferrites does vary as does the composition/effectiveness at different frequencies. Here is a good article about SSB installation for Pactor with a recommendation on

Bill, You may remember that I had a problem with losing my zincs at an accelerated rate . I finally tracked it down with an amp meter. But some time went by before I realized I had a problem ,and I

Just another quick thought here. It is important to remember what the "masse light" is actually testing for. It in NOT measuring "stray current". It is looking for connections that COULD allow for

Nick, Yes. Use ferrites. The pactor modem needs a clean signal to effectively receive data. Ferrites are cheap and reduce noise from other electronics.