congratulations, John! I am sure that "Moon Dog" carries great karma for her new owners! Stephanie & Ezio DiBelardino SM 353 Indecent Lying At home, just off the Grand Lucaya Waterway Freeport, Grand

Graham, I have the same problem , my engine will not stop with the keyquite often . If I keep turning it repeatedly finally it will stop. Whereis the ground fuse located ? Thanks, Pat SM123 In a

John all the best going forward such wonderful career on your photo wonderful marriage thank you for your contributions. Fair Winds Smooth Sailing To All Capt Richard RP Yacht Brokerage Newport RI

Thanks Bill I think that is probably what is causing the problem. For some reason Volvo call these solenoids fuses which is a bit odd. Anyway I have two arriving in Hong Kong tomorrow from the uk so I

John, Best of luck with your bucket list. I wish you a pleasant journey. Cheers, Haldun Amanin a54 Datca

Graham, I am sure you have thought about this, but have you checked or replaced the negative start solenoid? I believe it is normally open and closes while starting. Solenoids can be intermittently

John & Ruth, Judy and I have never met you, but we feel as though we know you well. Most of us in this group share the values that you have so very well reflected in your cruising lifestyle. We will

Hi John and Ruth, It has been a pleasure communicating with you over the years. Roberto Labrador also wishes you the best for your future. Fair Winds Eric Kimberlite SM 376

John, Fair winds to you. “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson Best regards,

Thanks for the replies, but my problem just now is getting the old wire out? it is completely jammed! Graham

For some time I could not get my Volvo TMD22A to stop using the key. Not a problem as there is a mechanical stop. An electrician finally traced the problem to the 55 amp grounding fuse which had

John and Ruth, I regret not having had the chance to lift a glass with you. You are obviously my kind of shipmates. May your next adventure be as rewarding as the last. We will miss you both on this

Hi John and Ruth, we met you in St Vincent in 2010 as we cruised down the Caribbean on the way to Panama. Great to have been associated with you since then through the forum. We wish you all the best

Forty years ago this April, while cruising in the Bahamas on my 38' sloop, I met my wife Ruth. Since then we have sailed about 80,000 miles, circumnavigating the world in the sloop and then

Alexandre We had to replace our 50 Amp charger and did it with a Dolphin. The problem with the new one was it was the same size as the 100Amp Dolphin and we had to mount it sideways. The job was

New Dolphin Battery charger? I remember some of you had to change their Dolphin battery charger. In case my 50 AMP is not fixable, which charger did you replace yours with. I would prefer to

Good morning Bill, Finally had the time to look at the battery charger. I tested the Dirupter breakers it is ok. I checked all the fuse, swap them and they are ok. I have the following lights: Green

last fall we get all the rubber mounts for the 4154 from amel and in no time

the good thing with the early in furl mast of the maramu is that they can be serviced with parts you find on the shelves in industrial,you find all the bearing and seal at grainger or allied in the us

Good idea Mark. Temperature tells us much in system's operation on our boats. For instance, I noticed a slight rise in engine room temperature when running the Onan one day. It seemed hotter to me