Lior: We own Maramu hull No.94 built in 1981. The NECO 692 Autopilot stopped working about 8 years ago. It was repaired (the control unit) by Mr. Myles Witt from Myles Electronics in Florida USA who

hi I have an amel maramu 155. My neco auto pilot does not work. I checked the saw that the potentiometer is broken and must be replaced. could someone help me and tell me the right model and where i

sounds like you have blown a diode in the regulator!!! regards David [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Pat, I have to say that I am so used to seeing the two raised lines running along the fitting that I no longer notice them, however the swage can be rolled and then turned through 90 degrees and

We have been on the hook for two weeks and the starting battery seems to be losing its charge. I believe the small alternator on the generator as well as the small alternator on the main engine

Graham, It is indeed the Wire Tecnik swager I was talking about. You are the second one to give it a thumbs up. Can you tell me how significant the creases or lines on the swage left by the tecnik

Gary, Thanks for your reply. I felt that was the way to go, but just wanted to get an opinion from someone who has pulled their mast. Thanks again, Pat

HI Pat, If the machine you refer to is from the WireTeknik company then I can confirm that in the UK they are the industry standard machine. They are Lloyds Register of Shipping Approved.   I am

Hi Pat: I would recommend disconnecting the wires in the forward head at the contactor relay, attaching a messenger line and pulling the cable up into the mast. I comes out easily if you have

John, Thanks for your reply.I think I was was not clear.I have not broken anything,Iam preparing to drop my mast to rerig and was wondering if I should detach the furler power lines down below and

Hello Padraig, When we first got our boat we inadvertantly got the tack line of the main through the bight of the outhaul furler and it broke the wire half way along the motor. I fixed that by

The rigger I plan to use has a rotary swager but does not use it. He feels that a swager," Teknik" does a superior job.I only know it swages with one pass , produces an absolute straight swage, but

Have to agree with you Richard. For house system batteries, I am using size 31 batteries that I purchased at Annapolis NAPA Auto. They are deep cycle and are manufactured for NAPA by Deka. We are

Hi John you are of course correct size 31 is a truck size I've gotten mine from Walmart here in coastal NH and they are deep cycle type. The starting battery in a 31 truck starting battery. In both

There has been a few post lately about using truck batteries in our Amels. It is my understanding that truck and car batteries cannot stand up to the rigors of a boat discharging its batteries

I have discovered a very useful addition to Sabbatical III. It is a 5-Outlet Universal Power Bar from www.europlugs.com ($26.99 or 6-outlets $29.99). These power bars accept "Universal Input",

Hello Murray. I hope you are now fully retired and off to your favorite cruising grounds. Last time I saw you we were with Ray Eaton for lunch. You bought. Some things I remember! You probably know

On more thing on the toilet seat. It cost $65 at Depco Pump but only $15.99 at amazon.com. Mark Pitt S/V Sabbatical III, ASM #419

Sundance sm349, had all her batteries cooked and split open by the Z Dolphin chargers. The tub was full of acid, the vent worked great, and after cleaning out the tub which did not leak, replaced all

Joel- Both of the Dolphin chargers ( 30 and 100 ) on sm349 failed. They cooked my batteries. I replaced them with a single mastervolt. Murray Seidel From: