Guys, Thanks for your advices. I'm living on board the boat in Alicante - Spain. Cheers Jose Prieto SY Wayag SM323

-- Gerhard Mueller Amel Sharki #60 Currently Kalamata, Greece

My Sharki from 1982 has a sticker near the gear shift level saying not to have the level in forward position and engine off while sailing. Using the propshaft alternator the level must be in neutral

Hi JP. You will need to take your key to mobile locksmith kaitaia. Regards Danny

Hi Brent, How did your last Amel trip go? I think I am right aren't I? Rgds Richard

I had a very similar situation to that one time in my house…. I woke up one morning to find that the water in the toilet bowl was steaming! Thankfully, I realized it before splashing myself. It

Hey Danny, Happy New Year. Good to know regarding key blanks; I need 2 more keys JPG Jean-Pierre Germain jp.germain45@...

I got mine done by the Kaitaia locksmith in New Zealand. He inovatively had to grind a bit to extend the blank. Worked well. Danny SM 299 Ocean Pearl

We have been able to obtain key copies in several countries including the US. Bring an original key and take it to a good hardware store or locksmith. Drew SV REVELATION SM390 Lying Carloforte,

This sounds like a brain-teaser offered up by a radio show. However, I will bite. On the surface of things, it makes no sense. The water tank temperature should be about what the water temperature of

Jose, I can offer alittle bit of help, but not much. My first guess would be the mixing valve inthe kitchen faucet is bad. As the water gets hotter and expands in the hotwater tank the hot water

As a Mango owner, I’m interested to know how you engage the alternator? Do you put the gearshift into forward or reverse while sailing? I understand there may be a difference depending on Model and

Hello guys, I have a problem that maybe some of you have already had, and can help me. When using the kitchen faucet, my wife complained that the water was too hot, even in the position that she

We have a 1985 Mango. No aft bulkhead unless you consider the one between the aft head and the engine room.

Hello all. Thought I would pass this info along to my fellow Mango and Maramu owners. (Not sure about the sharki or others)...Had my propshaft alternator rebuilt and a new regulator installed. The

The lock that was in use I was able to find a keyblank for and had spares made, but naturally that was the lock that broke...

Thanks for all the replies. I plan to visit the aboved referenced store in Miami during my next trip there. I have a spare lock but that is the one where the key has been difficult to find. All of the

Dear Arno, Thank you - a very good and useful report. Peter Peter Forbes 0044 7836 209730 ppsforbes@... Carango Sailing Ketch Amel 54 #035 In La Rochelle

Hello I'd very much appreciate if anybody might offer input regarding the following: Do the Meltems have the same bulkhead configuration as the SMs? Do the Mangos have an aft cabin bulkhead? What

Dear forum, I discovered some water ingress in the rear locker of the boat and traced it back to failing sealant under the foot of the removable stanchion. So I removed the foot to discover a bit of