Eric, I don't think I made clear that I was going to live aboard! I would need running water and functioning heads to do that. Thanks Jose and Magnolia Ipanema SM278 Marblehead, Massachusetts

Thanks you Eric, I wish we could but some of us less fortunate still have to work for a few more years before heading south for good. I agree that it is a good idea to winterize the generator. Can

Don't know about your engine , I have the yanmar 1 gallon at about 1800 rpm almost 7 knots in flat water -red line is 3600 rpm. Correct engine speed for cruising on my engine is 2800 rpm. Fair

Sail south it is a lot easier.. However it should be easy to winterize the boat being that you have one sea chest. I would run the a lot of the pink drinkable antifreeze into the sea chest with

Yes, Eric.  It has the liferaft and the Sea Anchor, and ditch bag and extraduty life vests.  That pretty much fills that locker up. Kent Kristy SM 243

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My wife and I are going live aboard our SM2K at Constitution Marina in Boston Harbor this winter. Aside from the 3 built in electric heaters we plan to have three more connected to the 110V electric

Do you have a liferaft locker outboard of the cockpit on the port side? Fair Winds Eric Amel Super Maramu #376 Kimberlite _____ From:

What engine do you have? Fair Winds Eric Amel Super Maramu #376 Kimberlite _____ From: amelyachtowners@... [mailto:amelyachtowners@...] On Behalf Of Kent

Aha!  See, I don't know what I'd do without you guys.  Seems like I see people carrying thier gerry cans along the rail all the time.  You probably just saved me from myself again. 

I haven't actually calculated my "mileage", but was going on what my Amel owners' CD said..."6 l/hr fuel consumption at cruising speed".  I think I'm doing better than that, but figured I might be

Kent, We carry 11 cans in the port cockpit locker. Lashing cans to the rail is a bad idea. When you get hit by a big wave you can kiss the rail goodbye puls anything it is connected to. Some people

Kent, To install my windlass switches, I had to remove the two bolts on the aft end of the lofrans windlass. Mine were bolted in place from the inside of the windlass cover. Very simple task. Fair

Jim, I put two 130 watt panels on top of the aft cabin. I only had to drill one small hole to run the wire down the mizzen mast. I mounted the panels on stainless steel tubing and clamps that are

you wrote "That's about 40 gallons if I don't tie some dinghy fuel there, too...enough to motor ~140nm." I cant believe you can only motor for 140 miles on 40 gallons of diesel. Even at a gallon an

I have had my 1990 santorin SN 24 completely redone in the US (annapolis) by professionals. The entire interior walls, ceilings, cupboards, heads (including removal of the sinks) took over 1 month

Hi Attilio and Maria I am also owner of a 1993 Santorin and have had the same experience with the internal vinyl coming off the fiberglass. I also knew that this would happen as it happens to

Hi I just did this. You have to remove the back case. Jeff

Thanks for the input, Ric & Gary.  Two extremes on the spectrum of what's "enough" fuel for the passage.  Anyone else care to weigh in? Kent

Thanks Gary and Jeff, one more thing off the list. Kent