Mark, I understand, and I do melt...it is just that Eric's method is so simple. Bill Rouse BeBe Amel 53 #387 sent from my tablet

Bill, I do the same thing, but a little differently. I close the saltwater sea cock to the sea chest. I open the top, start the systems I want to flush while holding a fresh water hose over the

Tony, Which mooring are you on I am on A238 with Amel 54 #035. Gouvia Marina. Peter Peter Forbes ppsforbes@... Carango Sailing Ketch Amel 54 #035 Gouvia Marina - CORFU, Greece

I have 110hp on my Amel 54 #102. A faulty relay was diagnosed after my engine stopped - apparently the water pump on this earlier version of the D3 is located above the 12V alternator and the relay(s)

Richard de Muynck wrote: "After a lot of searching and excluding one by one all the possible causes, I found that when I began to use fuel without antibacterial additives, the porblem seems to be

I wondered if anybody had thought about or had experience with the hydronic diesel heaters, which rather than blowing air will distribute hot water to radiators (or coils / fans), I was reading that

Hello Bill, I looked for the Diesel Heater folder, could not find it. I am leaning towards Webasto because this is what the factory installed on later SM's, but the Espar guys argue (of course!) that

Great idea Eric! Where dis you buy it. I want to order one today. Bill Rouse BeBe Amel 53 #387 sent from my tablet

Hello Pat, I hate to disagree with Ian but the facts are thatit is urine that causes the scale to form whether or not sea or freshwater isused to flush. As mentioned the other day the critical thing

I would like to add my solution for the replacement of the rear bumper for the Super Maramu: I don't need a "bumper". So I decided to make a 100% copy of the bumper in GFK. We are located in Negros

Hi Malcolm< We leave Solitude in the water all year in South of France. We have no problems with dampness or mould anywhere on the boat. Usual precautions of leaving fridge/freezer/washing

Hi if you have a power source you may want to buy a dehumidifier and let it drain into the bilge. Set it for 65-70%. Regards Capt Richard Piller

Hi Malcolm We left our boat in Ayamonte, on the boarder to Portugal dec- april 2010. We didn't do anything particularly more than emptying the fridge and freezer. Left cloths, beddings and so on. No

We solved this issue with 12mm Vectran (kevlar)....2400 miles in 20-30 knots with 3 days in 50+ knots and it never slipped.... Alan ELYSE SM 437 Noumea

Hi We are in our first year of owning a boat and will be leaving her in Southern Spain for the winter. We intend to leave quite a few clothes and bedding on board and just wonder what we need to do

Good evening Derick, Thanks for liking the pictures. I need to make some adjustment as I realize I forgot to mention when to add the 90 Oil (which is after the antifouling has been put on). So please

Hi all, I have added three new photos to the album SM2K Brava Staysail which shows the barber hauler that is used to guide the staysail sheets aft and adjust the direction that the staysail clew is

The lip seal for the bow thruster prop shaft is different (smaller) than the three for the primary prop shaft. The one for the thruster trunk shaft is much bigger. I think I have spares for all on