Thanks Kent!

Great! Thanks for getting back to me. Bob

Paul, Maybe this will help: Luff of Amel SM Genoa = 16.98 meters, Foot = 6.25 meters Best, CW Bill Rouse Admiral, Texas Navy Commander Emeritus Amel School http://www.amelschool.com 720 Winnie

Paul We have 100 meters now so additional 20 meters would not make much change. A few times we would have liked to have 120 meters such as when anchored at Volcano (Liparian islands) 30 m depth and

We are looking for a second hand genacker, and thought we might find one at Bacon Sails in Annapolis, but I do not know the length for the luff and foot, I have searched the forum but could not find

Hi there I'm looking for pole ends for a 85 maramu Specifically the outboard ends of the short pole that attach to the mast and rest in the shrouds. If anyone knows where or how I'd be really

Pat, Salt water is the enemy. I am hoping someone else will chime in here as I am not familiar with the elbow and the exhaust set up on Volvo. You may be getting a fine mist or steam into the

Thanks Pat. Do tell us the outcome. Regards Danny SM 299 Ocean Pearl Sent from my Vodafone Smart

Danny, This has been an education I needed. I now understand what the actuator is and how the wastegate funtions , etc. I have been able to free up the wastegate lever and move the wastegate , but

Mark , What would corrode the bearings , lack of oil or the carbon ?I just rebuilt the turbo 500 hrs. ago for about a thousand . I think I would prefer a naturally aspirated engine. I just got the

Hi Pat, you are right, if the waste gate is stuck closed you get more power, not less.However if the turbo blades don't spin freely you get less power. The TMD is a 50 hp engine. The turbo increases

Paul We had our chain hot dip galvanization done twice. Lasted about 5 years each time swapping end for end halfway through. Our shackle was made by Chicago steel and showed no sign of rust. As you

Hi Pat, The waste gate operates by exhaust gas pressure. The round part contains a bellows that expands as pressure increases with revs resulting in the rod moving. The lever on the turbo that the

Thanks all for your help, Pfeiffer who is the german distributor of antal had a own sheave for the genua car which is a good replacement. Its made of aluminium, its 4 mm smaller than the original one

Well I guess that explains issue. On the turbo: if it isnt spinning freely because of build up, that may be fixable without undue expense. Bearings, that is a different can. I have seen tmd22 turbos

Paul, We have that same chain. We bought it in August 2012. We had it galvanized it this week and installed it yesterday. I'd say it should have been galvanized around April, but I wasn't going to

Pat, I am going to be the bearer of bad news here. The blades should turn with the lightest touch. The fact yours don’t means the bearings are corroded. I do not know of a magic spray that can

FWIW, I have just changed my exhaust elbow and my TMD22 has only 1400 hours. It was also caked with carbon and the exhaust flow was restricted. Though, I made the full 3000 rpm. The camshaft drive

Installation is solid with no flexing. Amel guys seemed to know exactly what to do Ben and Gayle S/V La Bella Vita SM #347

Hello! We need a new anchor chain and found on Defender, Acco G4 high test 3/8 chain full drum 400 feet for 1400 usd. Looks as a good price, but does anyone know about the quality of the hot dip