I would like to purchase a copper strap to replace the original bonding strap. I looked in the files but could not find the original size used by Amel. Could someone provide me the width ,thickness

Hi Amelians, It's my first time to change the anodes in my SM. I couldn't find the specification on Amel manual. Any suggestion? -- Jose Prieto SV Wayag, SM 323 Currently Alicante, Spain

Hi Arno, You mean that on can rise and lower the ballooner separate from the genoa ? Which mean that when the genoa is up and flying. On our Mango we used the ballooner on ocean crossings but we used

The French Carribean islands, as well as French Polynesia, are under the American buoyage system. It's a legacy of the American "occupation" of these French territories during the Second World War.

Former housekeeper's lemma, "If you can't see it, it's clean."

The isotemp unit is supposed to be the best. I didn’t want to spend the money on my previous boat, so installed a new superstore hot water heater. 19 years later, it’s still working fine, with its

Hello Thanks for your responses. We managed to source an equivalent of the pipe locally. The one sold and installed by dessalator is made by zec. Full specs

I second Tom’s opinion. When our element went out in 2016 (8 year old water heater), we decided to change for new. It was a 4 hour job, but hopefully don’t have to deal with this issue for another

Hi Kent, I would not pursue things further. Just “Google” pictures of what the inside of most water heaters look like after a few years. As my kids say, “Don’t go there”. That’s one reason

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Thanks Gerhard, I'm afraid I probably understated the condition of the zinc and heating element. Here's a pic. I also got a better look inside the tank today, and it's pretty nasty. I have to clean

https://www.cruisingworld.com/red-right-returning/ BVI also follows US system. --

And the Caribbean

Not so simple as that. Tilo Zurich, CH

I thought red right return was only in America. Regards Danny SM 299 Ocean Pearl

We would love to connect with others that have the same boat as us.

Uh oh, started cleaning the thermostat assembly and realized that the zinc is completely gone. I was looking at the thermocouple. Seems like what looks like a simple project usually turns into a two

Sorry, I left out the key word: Do you have any concerns about the condition of the top surface of your ballast? The surface which is up against the bottom of the keel stub?

Thanks Eric. Do you have any concerns about the condition of the surface of your ballast?

Thanks Miles! How did you avoid dropping the nut out of the socket when you removed it with the long extensions? Is that attachment point at the top something you added, or is it original? Jacob