I resolved that problem by applying think grease on the part that goes through the seals. Grease improves seale. Also make sure that the bow thruster is all the way up and locked with a pin.

I'm sure this has been discussed before but. Why is there salt water accumulating in the bilge area in front of my, i just replaced the bow thruster seals these are brand new. Any other ideas?

Thank you Peregrinus and John Very affirming. With some harsh injuries, these boats seem physically forgiving as well. With all else being equal, stowage/weight would be the advantage on the larger

Bill, thanks for your email and for good information. That problem was discussed before, but I could not find the conclusion for this discusion. I hope that someone already tried that. It is less

Hi Peter, You might also try slacking the aft lowers. Craig, SN 68 Sangaris

I concur with Kent. In the past I have serviced my furling motor and had to remove my forestay. I was able to do this by backing off the mizzen backstays and using the halyards ( I have 3, 2 extra and

Vladamir, Be careful, your gypsy is cut for a pitch of 30mm and the chain you are looking at has probably a pitch of 31mm. Pitch is the measurement of the inside of the length of a link. American

Derick, I think the under seat fridge freezer may have the exact components except the evaporator as the upright fridge. Eric, Yes, I did the same thing with shimming the gasket. All, (I actually

Hi Gary, I want to buy 3/8 " G4 ACCO chain. I have original P 30 gypsy. Is it going to work? Did it work for you? Vladimir Sonsev SM 345 "Life is Good" Annapolis

Damon, Sharkis do have a great use of space. Which model depends on what you want to do and what you can find. As they are old boats now the condition and history is important. I would much rather

One of our friends made a 12-year circumnavigation with his family on a Sharki, which he's kept, since, in anticipation of his upcoming retirement years. We've sailed a different Sharki and we liked

Hi Kent, Thanks for the tip. I will go and have another go at getting it apart. It is nice to be able to push the button to furl the genoa but there is always a trade off in life. I will post some

Hi Peter, I had a similar issue on SM243. After loosening the back stays, I couldn't quite get the turnbuckle started when reassembling. I made a yoke that went under the bow and used a halyard to

Bill, I was able to shim parts of the gasket in the lip of the gasket. Fair Winds Eric

Hi all, I have to service the genoa furler on my Mango #70 and I am having difficulty getting the tension off the forestay. I have released pressure on the mizzen back stays and the main mast backstay

Okay, thanks Mark. I will report back to the group once I've completed the job. - Jim

Bill, it would appear that I mistook which Frigoboat refrigerator you were repairing, and gave you the model number for the under-seat refrigerator/freezer in the saloon, rather than the

Ahoy, All! Was impressed with the Amel 46... then I took a quick peek at the Sharki. Lo and behold it seems to be the same boat just minus 6 ft. Is this a valid assumption?.... and are there any small

Joel, You know that I am in Carriacou, Grenada and you know the currency is Eastern Caribbean Dollars. There is no EC one dollar bill and I had no US one dollar bill. I used a $100 EC bill. I

Hey Bill and Eric, my refrigeration guy told me to use a $100 bill as that’s what he will charge me to show up and replace it. All The Best, Joel Joel F. Potter/Cruising Yacht Specialist