Hi Moon Dog, That's reassuring! The Spanish one is called Edesa, but we will keep our eyes open for a French one too. Cheers, Ian and Judy

Hi Pen Azen, We have not replaced the bearings but we did replace our Thomson Australe while in Martinique a few months ago. Our washer was on the fritz and we decided it was too old to invest in a

Hello, My wife and I sailed last year with Jay Thompson from Norfolk to the BVI. Jay is a sailor and crew member. His phone number is 757 544 7126. Stay away from Norfolk delivery capt. Jon Scott

I was given the name of an excellent crew by Joel Potter/Ray Eaton in Florida in 2002 when I unexpectedly found myself without a crew, on a voyage from Gloucester VA, to move my SM2K from Charleston

Dual mechanical thermostats. Same as original. Bill s/v BeBe, SM2k, #387

hi, are these the dual thermostat units or the single for the refrigerator? thanks eric sm376

I bought two of them from: Maddie Humphrey Penguin Refrigeration Ltd Tel: 0845 257 7798 Fax: 0845 257 6698 www.penguinfrigo.co.uk

Hi, Does anyone know where I can get a dual thermostat for my freezer/refrig? I tried Veco in Annapolis and they do not have it any longer. Fair Winds Eric Amel Super Maramu #376 Kimberlite

Hi Ian,   How did you determine that the gas is OK in the system?   What you describe is usually caused by a loss ( leak) of gas.   A compressor failure seldom occurs so as to provide the gradual

Definitely join offshore passage opportunities. Contact Hank at www.sailopo. Com. Lots of captns & various levels of crew. Ric Gottschalk Bali Hai SN24 [Non-text portions of this message have been

I have personally installed stainless steel rub rails on three of the Amel boats I have owned. I added 'personally' here just so everyone will know-if I can do it, you can do it. The stainless steel

On later model SM 53' a "night time/ quiet switch" was added to the galley refrigerator. Get down on all four and look at the area where the fridge meets the sole. Should be a hole in the vertical

One more. Having arrived in Spain from Scotland our fridge is now being asked to raise its game.Even with the thermostat on full the temperature does not seem to be as low as it should.It makes ice,

Us again. We have this washing machine on board and after ten years of use its bearings are starting to protest. Has anyone replaced these bearings? Any tips?We live in fear that the whole thing will

Hi y'all, The gear box which sits above the electric motor on my mast furling----ie that aluminium box which has a winch handle socket on it--has started to leak grease.I believe that this is meant

Eric- re Rubrail- We sanded off the old silver and awl- gripped the result. Then had all our holes, 8-12 inches apart predrilled in the starboard, with smaller hole in the fiberglass and lagged the

Eric-We used either # 8 or #10 wood stainless steel screws oval head and obviously countersunk. I believe they went into solid fiberglass. Check a pilot hole with a small depth gauge. We did use a

Murray, Did you just screw into the old silver covered portion of the rubrail? How far apart did you place the screws? Did you use sealant on the screws? There is a half round s/s extrusion that

Re Rubrail: On Sundance sm349, we sanded off strip in rectangular fiberglass rubrail and cut strips of thick STARBOARD that fitted nicely in groove and protruded at least a ¼ “ beyond. We fastened

I have finally given up on finding the companionway seal without going thru Amel. They may not be able to get this part any more either. I finally found the US company recommended by Renault for