Murray, You asked for an opinion. Like most, I have several. We have experienced chaffing near the leech in two places on #387. Each spot is where the tri-radial sections are joined horizontally.

Re battened main- sm349 had movable battens from Doyle. Do not do this. I took them out and put in long thin vertical battens in Ft. Lauderdale. The ends at the leech tore out on trip from Ft

RER: doughnut on the mizzen furler. Sundance # 349 did the sane. All fixes failed until We taped a screw through the aluminum into the doughnut. Never happened again. Murray Seidel Sent: Monday,

Steve, When I chose to replace the batteries on Kimberlite, I continued with the group 31 lead acid sealed batteries. They cost about 80 dollars each and can be replaced anywhere in the

Has anyone replaced their batteries with the Optima Bluetop AGMs? They're expensive, but the hype seems to indicate the long term payback is worth the initial cost. Their testimonials are mostly

Torsten, I took a look at my safe and under the keypad is a small circular hole with a pin sticking up from the center. It looks like a plug socket for power. Does your safe look like this? Fair

Hi Craig and Kathrine I've discussed this further with some other members of my club (basically the ones that do all the work onboard) and we're inclined to follow the course you

Hi Jose - super to "see" you on the Amel board! We replaced our old wooden one with 3/8" thickness (24" X 36"), which matched the wooden grooves in the frame. Used a very lightly tinted version for

Hi, sorry,I do not have a downloadible Part manual, but on my boat, a 1986 Mango; there isb one. If you still working without a Manual please send a email to my son, he is actually on the boat and may

Thank you guys for the good advice. Clearly changing or repairing the sliding door is a matter of serious surgery. Has anybody changed the door material from wood to Lexan, or a combination of

Mark, You won't find a lot of good places. You may consider going south a few hundred miles to Puerto Lucia Yacht Club. marina@... in Ecuador, They have a nice place but I think

Hi while they may not have a book the will show parts breakdowns on line/screen. That is how we did it. Good luck. Richard and Joan sm209 Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T

Hi JD, I have a Perkins 4.236, while i have not sailed in US waters with my Mango, even in Europe i found that the best source for parts for my motor is Trans Atlantic Diesel ("Sheri Moon"

Mark, I researched that topic in early 2008 and only found one place on the Pacific side of Panama that could haul our sized boat. That was Fuerte Amador on Flamenco Island just outside Balboa. It

Rich and Joan,Thanks for the tip, But I'd like to have the parts book to choose all I need rather than trying to describe over the phone or Email exactly what's needed. Cheers, JD

We replaced ours by finding a exotic wood dealer and buying a whole new companionway panel with african mahogany veneer marine grade ply. Cut it to the same size as the original and moving the lock

When looking for parts for the Volvo or Perkins try Doug Russell in MA, usa they have a large inventory of parts on hand for all engine types. We have gotten parts there for both type engines. Good

Jose I'll be in Boston later this week it would great to chat up Amels. I am at 603 767 5330. Regards. SM 209 Richard on Challenge Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T

Eric back in my racing days when we shut down it was at idle. If you run it up and shut down the lube oil is off. If you are getting "bearing noise" from the turbo when you shut down it is suggested

Duh, of course.  I wonder why Henri didn't think of that? Thanks Pat Kent SM243 Kristy