Lance, I have never seen or heard of a stay from the front of a mizzen mast forward to the deck, and I have sailed ketches for decades. It is not an Amel original setup. As you have suggested a

As others have suggested, it is possible to use a large flat screwdriverto lift the cap a little bit. I would add that as soon as you can fit the red strawtube of some WD40 under the lip of the cap,

Hole is 1 1/4 inch. A broom handle works but a length of 1/19 wire which is peeled back will get rid of most barnacles Good luck. Jean-Pierre Germain, SY Eleuthera, SM007, New

I need to clean out the seawater intake on my SM2000 preferably without a bailout. Any suggestions on how to plug the inlet in the hull or what diameter the hole is. I'm assuming that with the amount

While our Masts where down during the process off renewing the standing Rigg, i found that the hole off the foil (tube where the mainsail is rolled on) that connects to the connection hub of the

Hi Eloi, It is a friction fit. A claw hammer works well. Little by little moving around. Danny SM 299 Ocean Pearl

Hi, I don't want to kill off your optimism but the leak may be a bit less easy to fix. In my case the leak was in the heat-exchanger on the compressor. What happened is the sea-water corroded trough

The large screwdriver approach also has worked for us in the past. Andrew SM 472 Ronpische

or you give the lid to the hammer take a piece of wood below and then carefully to loose him and then how Jeff explane Best Elja SM Balu 222 Von meinem iPhone gesendet

I just did this a few weeks ago. They are friction set into the holes. I used a screwdriver and gently worked my way around. They will come up eventually. Jeff SM #379 Spruzzo

Hello, Till now, I never had to open my black water holding tanks. Today I tried to remove the black plastic caps on deck by turning and lifting with no success. I didn't force to much to avoid

I am the owner of Maramu #135 (Minerva). We are currently sailing North to Maine from North Carolina. My boat came with a removable Solent stay and a removable stay on the mizzenmast. It is for

Many thanks Bill, kind as usual. Donato

The turbo might be different between the 75hp qnd 100hp. I am not sure. It is always best to check with a Yanmar dealer using your complete model number and serial number. Example: [Model 4JH3-HTE,

Hi to all, many thanks for Kalamata Marina infos Let us see, may be a good alternative of my last winter at Cleopatra Marina Preveza Buon Vento Giovanni Eutikia SM2K 428 Milos

Hi does someone can tell me the model nr. Of the turbo equipped on Yanmar as below on a SM2000 red line #468 of 2004 ? Appreciated your help Many thanks Donato SM2000 #468 OCEAN BIRD now in Taranto,

Thanks Vladan. When we go round tjj oh Scopelos town I will ask him. Nick

Hi Nick, Find Nikos from boat No Stress. He's running day charter boat moored in front of Baramares Caffe. If he's not currently there he will be later in the afternoon. He will be able to give you

Hello fellow Amel owners, We are in Skopelos Greece. The front opening fridge has packed up. Fortunately we have the deep freeze and the chest fridge and can manage well despite 7 aboard. I am

HI, Amel suggested removing all the old sealant and replacing it with 4200. So far 6 years no problems. Fair Winds Eric Kimberlite Amel Super Maramu #376