Hi Michael. My go-to weather site is www.passageweather.com. It is compressed and downloads fairly quickly (3-5 min) on my SatPhone. Kent SM243 Kristy

 Hi Will, i presume that the pannels are in french(because of "GAZ). Then, i'll mean that "O = OUVERT = OPEN and F=FERMÉ =CLOSE. Just my 2 cents as a former Kirk ownerand not desesperating

Hello Michael, If it was me... I would not worry too much about reliability. My old SM is 26 yo now and most systems operated correctly. I am upgrading/changing them solely with a view to

I have recently purchased SM hull 180 (1996) and am having trouble getting gas to the stove to light. I have filled the blue bottles with propane, there is a switch by the watermaker pannel that

Thanks again All This site has been a treasure trove of information for Sandra and I, can't thank you guys enough! As well you've all managed to stir up quit the hornets nest around here, and there

Ben I am glad you made some progress - having read other responses I wonder now if we need to check the state of our accumulator, pumps, etc – our shower is acceptable but we do get some

I did as you did and got satisfactory pressure. still a bit low and lower flow than I want but its ok now. thanks Ben

Thanks for all the information; I will run down all these possibilities. I do have a partial fix already: I cleaned the screen filters on the mixer units and immediately had satisfactory pressure

John Very cool site love it. Michael

Hi All Thanks for the input on everything so far, Sandra and I have been going over many things and are finding that we are getting a little swamped with info but it's been great fun. I'm amazed at

 Hi Terry, thanks so much for that. Ciao Giovanni&Marina https://www.youtube.com/user/eutikia1

Hi Ofer, I have a VW 140 TDI. I am very satisfied with the engine. Although the engine itself is extinct (vw marine discontinued ) the parts are readily available worldwide, as they are the same with

I don't know if the website www.windyty.com has been mentioned here before it is really good. If you pay for your data download it probably uses quite a bit but gives a great presentation of wind

Michael, For what it's worth, and there are thousands of books out there to assist you with your plan, however one I have just read is "A Sail of Two Idiots" by Renee Petrillo. While I have been

Very helpful Kent. Many thanks.

Looking forward to it! Just an interesting tid bit. We had dinner at Pablo's a few nights ago and he brought out his log book of all the boats and crew he entertained over the years. To my delight, on

Hi Giovani, I am not the spokes person for the BPO but will state that Jimmy is going to discuss what happens to the BPO schedule with the fleet once we all get to Tahiti in May. I will provide an

Hi to all, It looks like I am not the only one enjoying the process of finding the right Amel and learning a lot from this great forum. I am looking for a young Amel 54. I would like to have your

Mark, Hint: You will know you have it right when lifting up the boom about 1 to 1.5 feet, by hand, the bungee takes up all of the slack in the line. Bill Rouse BeBe Amel 53 #387 sent from my tablet

Will, I do not have it, but go to www.dessalator.com click on the British flag, then after sales service. You will find the manual you want there. Bill Rouse BeBe Amel 53 #387 sent from my tablet