Hi Bill: Did you ever have a chance to record the operating temperature of the Dessalator low pressure pump? You do so much and provide so much incredible information on this site, it wouldn't

Hi, after having two plastic ballooner halyard slides break I had an aluminum one made. Regards Danny SM 299 Ocean Pearl On Wednesday, 16 July 2014 5:05 AM, "Patrick Mcaneny sailw32@...

Mike , I will look at the swivel and mouse while its down. I have never seen the unhooking mouse. probably need to buy one. Thanks, Pat

Aras, you can email me direct at bill"at"svbebe.com Bill BeBe

Yes, can you tell me which pump it is, or send a photo...also, do you have a rebuild kit? Bill BeBe 387

Very cool pics! If the event is repeated next year, count us in. Best regards, Mark SM2K #275 www.creampuff.us

Sorry about not contacting you about the SSB. We were having too much fun sailing to mess around with the SSB on the way back. Will let you know next trip to Rock Hall. Also while you have your

Mike, Thanks for the explanation , I think I understand. I do not think I have seen a de-hooker on the boat. Tried the raise you on vhf to test your ssb, could not raise you. We were about 20 minutes

Good morning Bill. For what it is worth, I am grateful to you for your wisdom and the sharing of it. Anyway, as I get to know my Sharki, I've been replacing some components (the boat is fairly

I created and posted a new album of the Amel rendezvous (CBR). Thanks again to everyone. I gleamed some valuable nuggets of information that were most helpful. Mike, you weren't the only with an

Indeed, in Amel fashion managing the ballooner is highly practical, ingenious and novel. Probably too tricky to try to explain in words, but here is the essence. The beauty of the design is that

Mike, that's another question I should have asked at the Cbr. How do you use the mouse properly , how does it hook in and where . How do you retrieve the halyard ? How is the mouse released to bring

Depending on the age of the plotter, the intermittent problem could be a hair line fracture in the circuit board where the cables connect to the autopilot brain. Regards Joe

I have had Raymarine autopilots on 3 boats. They all seem to occasionally lose their way and go off auto or track. Raymarine says it is a loose connection. I believe it is a software problem.

Always surprises when sailing. Glad your creative solution worked. It is a concern that the mouse would fail. I would have thought the mouse would be virtually indestructible given its critical

We had a great sail down the Miles river and 20- 23 kts. down the Eastern Bay. We then had about a 55 miles of downwind all the way home ,so we set the poles and were flying both sails set and pulling

Here are photos #2 from Bali Hai crew. Enjoy, Ric Sent: Monday, July 14, 2014 12:29 PM To: Ric Gottschalk Subject: Photos from Amel

Here are a few photos taken by Bali Hai Crew Ric Sent: Monday, July 14, 2014 12:32 PM To: Ric Gottschalk Subject: Photos from Amel

Thank you I will certainly check these out. Regards Malcolm On Monday, July 14, 2014 4:23 PM, "Ian & Judy ianjudyjenkins@... [amelyachtowners]" wrote: Hi

Let me add our thanks to all who attended this year's rendezvous. It was truly a great time, both socially (wonderful and interesting owners) and educationally (the amazing yet sometimes quirky