Did you find the magnet under the lower side of the gipsy - this was rusty and destroyed and made the failure in ours and stopping the counter. Wolfgang SY Elise Amel 54 #162

Ben, A Yanmar regional manager told me that the number one issue with starting problems is a corroded start switch caused by leaving the key in the switch while the engine is off, and/or not using the

As you face the engine there is a large relay made by valeo to the left of the alternator. Both the start and stop solenoids get their battery ground from this solenoid when it is closed. On one

Bill, For us the full cockpit enclosure is a key element to full-year cruising N of 35°, as we do since 2014. The enclosure is composed of 7 zippered sections plus the standard Amel bimini and it

Whenever I have intermittent problems on systems that are not directly connected, the thought of a ground failure pops into my head... If you can bypass the switches on the panel, and still have

Ben, It does sound asthough you have a faulty key switch and/or start button. But to ensure theissue is in the panel, what happens when you bypass the panel to start theengine? Some people do this

I have  starting and stopping issue with my yanmar 4-JH3-TE.  It begin with stop button failure then progressed to intermittant starter failure and now total failure of starter to engage.  Because

My 54, hull #31, came with a Lewmar AA500C Windlass Control. It has never worked, and I finally decided to figure it out. I have seen multiple posts previously with reference to replacement sensors. I

Bill and Alan, Thank you very much for your quick and precise answer. And Bill thanks for the extra tips. Greetings to Judy Best wishes Hajo and Julia SM 150 Serafine Von meinem iPad gesendet Am

Hi Majo, It's around 20 litres and you have some left over for three coats on the leading edges and the rudder .... Cheers Alan Elyse SM437

Hajo, It is very good to hear from you. Sometimes you can buy it in a 20 liter pale for less than four of the 5 liter cans. Two coats will take more than 16 liters and you can easily do a third coat

Hi everybody, I have to do the antifouling on my Supermaramu with International Micron 66. Does anybody know how much antifouling I need for two coats. Thanks in advance Hajo SM 150

I seem to have a mental block, is it O.K. To turn off my two master switches and yet have the battery charger operate ( in this instance "on" for a 24 hour period once a month?) I am pretty sure it's

Oh Steve, One more thing. I forgot the most important part. Washthe holding tank out before you start the repair. Open the drain valve andremove the deck cap. Flush it with a water hose. When you

Oh Steve, One more thing. I forgot the most important part. Washthe holding tank out before you start the repair. Open the drain valve andremove the deck cap. Flush it with a water hose. When you

Hi Bill, My take on dodgers is different than yours… skin cancer has a way of changing your options… :-) Hence the big expanses of canvas with sun shades including an ugly (FUGLY) floppy hat.

Hi Ian, I was a bit confused when I first read your post. I am 6'1" and I didn't remember ever having headroom issues under the dodger. So I had to run up to the cockpit and check... I can stand

Steve, Having alreadydone this, I have empathy for you. This is a crappy job (pun intended). SteveLeeds and Joel Potter really helped me on this project. Parts you willneed: ·