Hi Joel: Thanks for the infer on the custom turnbuckle on the lower forestay. Just last week I inquired of Amel if I might obtain factory supplied standing rigging shipped to Martinique. Maud, of

The absolutely required short turnbuckle is available at a good price from Nance and Underwood Riggers here in Lauderdale. They CAD/CAM produce it locally and I can promise you that it fits perfectly

Ithought I read somewhere on this site that the Korean Wire by KOSwas not that great. Possibly,I am wrong. FairWinds Eric AmelSuper Maramu #376 Kimberlite From:amelyachtowners@...

Are you staying with metric sizes? Have you checked with Amel to see what they'd charge for new standing rigging? Getting anything done in California is ridiculously expensive so you might come out

Terry, You may want to take a look at the turnbuckle on the forestay , it is not an off the shelf turnbuckle thus may take longer to obtain. Its rather short in order to accommodate the furler . I do

Libby is a 1997 vintage Super Maramu and it is time to replace the standing rigging inadvance of a 3 year cruise. The masts will be removed, stripped, filled/repaired where necessary, primed and

It seemsthat the bungees in the booms are degraded by the sun at the masts becausethere is an opening at the boom there. As a temporary measure (lasted a year) Ijust removed the shackle at the mast

Hi, if you put a knot in the topping lift cord inside the block (pulley) before it comes out of the boom if the bungee fails the weight is carried on the cord. The bungee is used to take up the slack

Kent, Richard, Many thanks for your enlightening response. Charles Maramu no. 253 Inuit On 03/02/14 15:26, "Kent Robertson" <karkauai@...> wrote:

Alex, I keep the freezer at the coldest setting. Here are a few "less thought of" ideas: Sometimes if you pack the freezer to tight it will not cool correctly. I have not done this, but I know

Charles, The outhaul is atop the boom and pulls the clew aft as the sail is unfurled. The uphaul or topping lift is the one inside the boom that has the elastic rope (bungee cord). On my SM, the

Hi it may be that the elastic is rotted and needs replacement. To totally stop noon sway you'll need a line to a stay. Capt Richard Piller Fairbanks Yacht Group llc Full brokerage and service for

Our watermaker draws between 15.5 and 16A. I’ve not had trouble with the breaker popping. Drew SY Revelation SM390 Lying Saldanha, ZA

On our Maramu we have a problem with the boom lift. It does not keep the boom from swinging when the mainsail is furled, so the previous owner just had two elastic ropes tied to the shrouds. Does not

Hey Eric, Thanks for that a brilliant website - never been there before/ Peter Peter Forbes Amel 54 #035 Gocek Best wishes Peter Forbes +44 (0) 7836 209730 ppsforbes@...

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Pleasecheck out this link zoom out and you can see most of the worlds ais boats. Take alook at what is anchored inside and outside the bridge in St Maarten. FairWinds Eric AmelSuper Maramu #376

Hi, Sorry I waslate in responding to your note. I wouldsuggest they you go stern to , to a long dock and hook up the drogue bridles tothe stern cleats and see how they lay against other gear. The