Richard, Lightning was the one reason I could see for the insulator,It may prevent a side flash from the mizzen into the cockpit.I am leaving the motor and its attachment bracket in place I assume

Hi Pat, I'd leave the triatic with insulators as they also keep the rig a bit safer in lightning storms. There is a bracket under the roller you can also detach or your rigging guy can detach at the

I am dropping my mast next Monday to rerig and I need to decide to add insulators to the triatic or not.I probably won't ever be using it as an antennae so I can not see the reason for the insulator

I have found this company a great source for many items. Today I am ordering a 11/4" bronze rod that I am going to machine into a new turnbuckle for my forestay.I thought I would pass on this site to

Hello Mark, Whenever my yanmar fails to reach max revs I use a snorkel to look at the autoprop and then use a scuba air bottle with a long hose to the mouthpiece so that I can get down to the prop and

Thanks for the info. I'm current with all the filters, etc. The fact that my RPM's are within the same ballpark as when the previous owner acquired the boat from Amel is consistent with that. Are

thanks a lot alex i talked with him and i think that i have the right part. i still dont know the exact length of the shaft from the potentiometer. the original potentiometer is not with

After tightening the packing nut several times, I'm changing the rudder packing for our SM2k to stop a slow leak. In the earlier emails on in this group, I don't see any mention of the size or other

I have managed to get a US Quart of Barnacle Buster here in Malta but the agent was out of Sew Clean. Looking up use instructions on the net I found that both products contain 85%phosphoric acid and

I talked to Derek Coventry at his home today.He is a retired engineer from NECO. His number in the UK is +44124 337 7868 and his e-mail is derek207@.... He said that although retired, he is

Do you have clean fuel and Air filters / cleaners is the prop clean and does it reach full pitch. Are you getting over heating when when you run it hard is the Saltwater heat exchange clear. And

We have a SM2K with an Autoprop. We have been getting somewhat dark exhaust from our engine so we've had a Yanmar serviceman look at it. The Yanmar 4JH3-TE engine is rated at 3800 RPM. When testing

Hi save the frame and wrap them in what we call cheese cloth it works to filter out the dust. We and the former owners did it for years without issue. Regards Richard Piller [Non-text portions of

Hello Mark, Bills advice is good. I had the misfortune to get a new filter via Climma and it cost acout 30 euros so I now reuse the frames as Bill suggests....it is what the agent did anyhow. Climma

Mark, I have just done the same job as Bill. Do not use the Climma foam replacements ! ! Malcolm Bon Jovi. S/M 464 From:

Mark, I replaced the filters twice with Climma filters. However, the foam that the Climma filters are made of decentigrates in a short period of time and gets into the evaporator coils and the

If it is a Climma you can find US dealers on http://www.veco.net/veco/sito/service2.asp?pag=3&tipo=a I bought mine in the Netherlands at Barco Marine. Cheers, Rink Razor's Edge SM330 Verstuurd vanaf

Try a refrigeration and/or A/C company. That's where I sourced my replacements when in Bonaire, Dutch ABC islands. Frank Newton Bootlegger of Mann SM2K 321 Virgin Gorda BVI West Indies

The air filters on the outside of the AC vents on my Super Maramu have disintegrated. I have looked but have not found the right stuff. Does anyone know where to get replacement filter material in

Lior, Sorry, it was too long ago (2004) - I found a name "Derek Coventry" but without any contact details it won't help. I guess that you'll have to do all the leg work again, finding Neco's