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By way of follow up on this project: The 24 meter cable as supplied by B&G as part of the masthead receptacle is indeed long enough for the job on the Amel SM 2000. The wires go to a junction box in

Richard, It is the upper hull-mount sensor i.e the rear facing sensor. Bill s/v BeBe

Hi Bill, go to http://www.bandg.com/upload/BandG/Documents/Manuals/sonicinstall.pdf It is a Manual we have not normally on board. There is a sketch of the sensor and of its neoprene cap. Tomorrow -

Bill this looks like the lens and and cover. Can or will you please confirm that your photo is from the "upper" hull mount sensor and not the keel unit. I think if it is the upper you can access-it

at a wild guess it is probably a lens/sensor protector regards David

Boat stories can really be unreal. Here is one of those... A short time ago we noticed that the sonic speed was not working. I suspected fouling on the sensors. Today we were preparing to leave

Hi Belit I have Santorin #79 from 1993 with a Perkins Prima 50 HP. If we go for sail and motor I light conditions I will set it at 1400-1800 RPM and this gives 6-7,5 knots depending on the

I agree with Richard. I carry two outboards - a 3 and a 5 horsepower, both 2 cycle Yamahas. You can find parts all over the world. The 9.9 HP is the same weight and size as the 15 Hp. This is the size

Kent the the leak in more then likely to be the " pipe hole " for the chain under the windlass. You can access it from the port side locker. You'll find a ware hold from the chain. The fix is to 5200

We Just bought a Kumar BBQ. It has an adjustable air intake for windy conditions. Works very well, we also got a hot plate that sits inside ( has flat on 1 side and ribbed on the other) you can not

Dink: Started with a fiberglass dink 9 ft, evolved to a Achilles 11 ft, 3 hypalon tubes with a plywood floor and now i have a Bombard 11ft, hypalon tubes with a sturdy fiberglass

Kent, Dinghies and Outboards: We have an AB 3.2m aluminum hull dink. This will fit sideways (at an angle) on the mizzen deck for passages. If it was about 1 foot shorter, it would fit better. We

Hi everyone Thanks very much for all your help .... this forum has helped so much as we have been refurbishing our Maramu. Another question that I would like to pose is has anyone removed the roof of

I have a leak in the port forward stanchion bases that causes the locker to get wet. I leave the drain plug out until I fix the leak. Fair Winds Eric Amel Super Maramu #376 Kimberlite

Hi Kent, you may wish to look at the Southern Pacific Shearwater model 310 or 340 RIB from New Zealand. Our 340 is very light and easily driven by a 5hp. Good luck Richard Aventura Amel 54

Hi, all. Hope you're all having a good summer (or winter, as the case may be). I've got some questions about which I'd like your opinions. Bow Locker Drains: I'm accumulating salt water in the bow

Wow! Tough on all you guys in the Caribbean or the Med. The Outer Hebrides is clearly the hot spot for 2010, the only place to be seen. Mind you, with as many as three SMs now up here I getting a

Hi Malcolm, Alas we will be in the Clyde by 19th August. We are now in Stornoway and will start to head south in about three days time, via Canna or Plockton, depending on the weather, though aim to