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

Eric, the photo Ian posted in the Photos section is in the Crusader album. The link is: https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/amelyachtowners/search/photos?query=holding#zax/albums_2001251917

Pat, I converted Crusader to fresh water flush and I am pleased to say that since doing so, I have not had a build up problem in the pipes. I also installed a device that meters toilet blue into

My machinist made me some spare hubs out of Teflon. It works fine. Ian Shepherd SM2K 414 Crusader (2003) Cyprus On 13/09/2014 12:40, Kent Robertson karkauai@...

Eric, I've used fresh water for toilet flushing for many years. It greatly reduces maintenance. The only time we use raw water is when we're on passage. I've never had any of the fancy electric heads

Ian, Do you think that blue airplane water that you flush with, may have something to do with the deterioration of the pipe? For those that do not know it, Ian added a flush water tank which

Oooh, nasty job Ian. I checked my tanks after your first problem and my copper pipes look fine. I wonder why yours are disintegrating and my older ones aren't??? If it failed at the bonding point

Ian, Thanks for the posting about the replacing the copper tube going into the holding tank. I hope I never have to do this, but it is good to know that there is a potential solution. I have seen

As happened with my aft heads holding tank about 18 months ago, the copper pipe that connects the holding tank to the drain pipe in the forward heads failed. Interestingly the hole appeared where the

If you want to virtually end further bow thruster maintenance you could try the following: 1/ Machine the the prop shaft to take a thin stainless sleeve where the lip seal grips the

Derick, The set screws are 2 each 8mm X 12mm. Download the two photos in this album: https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/amelyachtowners/photos/albums/1195559466 Bill BeBe 387 On Mon, Sep 15, 2014 at