I can recount many voyages where fuel was a worry. Most, however, were deliveries trying to get from A-B in the shortest time. Most notable was a Palmer 72 with twin 120HP engines plus generator which

I'd love to see that if you come across it again...

Sweet! See you then.

I do remember that you identified that now, Olivier, thanks for the reminder. This old girl has so many needs that I'd forgotten that one! I'll try your suggestions and report back. Thanks

I thought I would let the group know that after a lot of time , I finally found a source of veneer . From a company called Band-It , they sell through dealers , even Ace Hardware. I bought a 24"x 96"

Cool beans, will try to catch you in am.

Hi Jacob and I can see from your photos that you have the later style masts and furling which is good. Much better than the earlier system. As always, Olivier is correct in telling you where all the

Hi John. Lark is at the Geminga yard on the French side. Unfortunately I won't be at the boat until later in the evening. Would love meet up though. I'll be there this evening and in the morning if

Hi Jacob, I just left Budget Marine in Simpson Bay. Am getting a beer mulling over a quote. Where are you, I might be able to dinghy over. John Clark SV Vent de Soleil. SM 37 Simpson Bay SXM

That is so cool! I know all of those guys and all are now retired except one. Real time warp for me and thanks for the memories. I believe I have a photo of your boat in the ‘test pool’ as that

Hello Jacob, the mainsail furler was indeed weak (see my report). If there is too much tension on the outhaul motor, the weak in-mast furler will not move. You may remember I showed you the way to

The primary issue with the commercial synthetic teak products I am aware of is that they only simulate straight teak boards, not the bent ones that run up the side decks of an Amel. I have been on

I think that Bill Rouse is correct that the grooves in the faux teak deck improve the grip of the Faux teak Amel deck along with the moulded in surface roughness. The grooves probably function a

Oh I just realized that at some point we started talking about the jib furler, but my issue is actually with the main furler. Sorry for the confusion. My jib furler is fine. The one that's giving me

Thanks for your comments Ian. The previous owner mentioned they used very little fuel on their last pacific crossing as the prop-driven alternator kept the batteries topped up. By comparison our

Oh I just your replies too, Olivier. I'll check on all this evening. Thanks so much!

Jacob, Many thanks for the link to the construction album for Lark. It was amazing to see some of the construction details. The large overlap of the glass on to the structural bulkheads, the fact

Thanks John. I'm wondering if weathering of the faux timber deck on Pegasus is a rare occurrence given the limited response to my question? I'm interested to hear the glass bead and sugar suggestion

You guys will probably enjoy this. It's an album of pictures taken by the original owner of our Maramu during its construction: https://goo.gl/photos/J3kbowQF7FBxrXVDA . Jacob Champness Maramu 202

Ok, interesting. Thanks Joel. I'll take some pictures of that and post them. Our boat was built from Dec 1985 to May 1986, launched May 16, 1986. Olivier did our survey. He did mention that the