Miles, In really light air, say less than 10 knots, I may set both poles and use only one head sail, jibbing back and forth as conditions require. The pole is just there to keep the from completely

Hello! We thinking of replace the old B&G system, the ultrasonic speed sensor got smashed when we grounded. The B&G system is old and probably anyhow on the end of it's lifespan. We have a

Hi Miles, The Sharki was intended to fly twin head sails off the same furler extrusion. I didn't like that approach so I set up a Facnor Code Zero type furler in front of my main Profurl furler.

We have used the Iridium Go for about 2 years, and love it. Connections are fairly reliable with the external antenna, but a bit frustrating without it. Spend the extra $300 for the external antenna,

Hello! I will have Olivier Beaute' survey the damage after our grounding this summer. I have agree with our insurance company to use Oliver I'm very pleased with that (I have to pay some of the

Thomas & Soraya We have used our IGo a year now, we bought the external antenna and are very pleased with it. The smal cable between the Device and antenna cable brook and we needed a new so for a

We found iridium works well topside only. However we installed at nav station where signal can be sketchy. After installing antenna it worked well. I would recommend the antenna. Ben Ben and Gayle

The external antenna for the Iridium Go is not needed if you bring the unit up on deck with a clear view of the sky when you use it. With a clear sky view, the internal antenna works great. It is

Hi all, To those of you using Iridium Go, did you find that it was necessary to get the Antenna? Would love to hear about your user experience. Many thanks Thomas & Soraya Garulfo Amel 54

John, Annsofie & Jonas Svanberg ‐ S/Y Lady Annila, Amel Super Maramu no 232, rebuilt their swivel and documented the process with descriptions and photos. I thought it was posted in the files

Hello, We are thinking of stopping by Tangier Morocco later this season, and we were wondering if anyone has been there recently and could provide feedback on port/Marina facilities. We have read the

lovely video and inspiring - thanks for sharing it I'm trying to figure out how to set up my maramu for long distance and have a couple of qs that i wondered if you might be kind enough to help with

Vladimir. We too plan to be traveling to Antigua in November departing from the Chesapeake around November 5. What will be your point of departure? Mike Ondra Aletes SM#240 Rock Hall, MD

I would never ever put grease in anything like that. All it will do is hold on to salt and dirt and amplify any problems. Best to just thoroughly rinse with fresh water, again and

Alex, As it stands now, we plan sailing trip to Antigua in November with Salty Dawg s If it goes forward we can bring something to you from US take you to Antigua. You can contact me sonsev52 that is

John Mine failed. It got very stiff. When I dropped it to deck level the two halves of the unit wobbled and bits of delrin bearings fell out. So do try washing first - with hot water only and see if

Hi John, as a first shot give it a good rinse with fresh water to get the salt crystals out of it. . On a previous boat I had one seize up mid Pacific. We unfurled the sail by hand, lowered the sail.

Good evening Amel owners, I own a Amel Mango and the swivel head on the genoa furler is almost seized up. I have not taken it apart yet, I am wondering what kind of parts if any I need to repair the

Steve, I always bought the windlass switches from Amel. They were 5-6 euros each. It is true that UV will destroy the rubber...BUT...UV and weather is not really that good for the windlass. I always

When the rubber boots on mine failed I replaced the external windlass switches with