It may be a small airlock. To clear this run the watermaker and open the fresh water valve normally used for flushing the machine after use for about thirty seconds and close it again. I did a posting

Kent the bubbles are mot likely due to high pressure pump starvation which if un corrected will kill the HPump Check the pre filter and be sure the salt water intake line is clear. If those are oK

Hi, all, New ? about the watermaker. While underway, the pressure as read on the guage in the galley is fluctuating wildly. Each time it drops (sometimes all the way to zero) it belches a few

Mark, I spent thousands of $ on my Volvo looking for the cause of low rpm and black smoke (not dramatic smoke, but always more on the side of the boat behind the exhaust than most boats out there). 

Hi Danny, Thanks for the info. We had the injectors replaced several months ago but that didn't appear to resolve the exhaust problem. Joel Potter confirmed we should be getting the Yanmar-rated

Tom, Those caps are available from Amel, just bought a bag of them a few months ago.I also get water in the locker, I assumed it was the seal leaking while heeled over and water washing the deck.

Amel sold me a bag of these caps. I believe the water that enters that locker washes under the gasket of the hatch. There is a drain in the bottom of the locker that just dumps the water into my

Wanted to poll the experts. I've got a bit of water in the liferaft locker that's coming in from the genoa car track holes. My boat is missing some of these caps and I'm not sure the caps I have are

Yanmar also supplies the impeller extractor for their new model impellers with the threaded core. Fair Winds Eric Amel Super Maramu #376 Kimberlite _____ From:

Hi, Richard, Sorry it's taken me so long to get back to you.  Still not sure the new Yanmar installation is trouble free yet.   There were a few issues that should have been anticipated, but

Hi, Gary, I do have a list of parts from the rigger who did my standing rigging last year.  It's not what I would have liked, but may be of some help to you.  I also have a drawing of the forestay

Hi Everyone,     From the recent posts I see that the anchor locker drainage, and water ingress has been of great interest.     It appears that in Santorins, Maramu and SM's the anchor locker

======================= Thanks, Attilio, but we head back the 16th. I "googled" Ulan Bator - it looks like quite the place - good luck with your project. Hugs to Maria. Ciao, Craig and Katherine

The end of the chain should be secured with a strong line which goes through the last link and reaches up to the gypsy so that in an emergency it is possible to cut the line and get away. I have

I asked the same question to the shipwright that did the work. He checked it out and said it was solid glass and strong enough. He also fitted this plastic sheeting in the bottom that is about an inch

Hi a good idea however Amel designed their system to keep all that weight lower in the hull. Second one has to wonder if those floors in the lockers are designed to carry that weight when in rough

Hi all, on the chain locker, I had to replace the timber under the windlass and also in the decklocker dividers due to water ingress from windlass bolts ect. Well I diddn't like that little chain

Thank you so very much fofr this. Regards Barb

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Ugh, guess I can consider myself lucky. Where are you these days, Ric? Kent SM243 KRISTY Sent from my BlackBerry Smartphone provided by Alltel