Unless I am mistaking the rain will go through the cockpit drainers (not in the bilge). Sincerely, Alexandre SM2K #289 NIKIMAT --------------------------------------------

I think that you know the answer to your question...but, if not, review these facts: That is not really a bilge pump, but rather a gray water sump pump. Unless something is very wrong with your boat,

Hi , have no experience in this issue. My humble ignorant opinion. Based on the mango not sure where the sm has the main sea chest. Loosen the the lid so water can leak out. But not completely open

Hi All, Tracie & I are returning to the States for 1 - 2 months and have had the boat hauled at the Caicos shipyard in Providenciales. She is secured in their 'Hurricane Section' which has large

Paul, We had a new ATN "Gale Sail" on board, but the conditions prohibited bending this sail on to the Genoa Furler. I sold the Gale Sail afterwards...it had never been used. We mostly used about 2.3

Ian, thank you, good to know the response level you used , we just changed our course computer to the S3G, the earlier one only had three levels not to much to choose but now 9 levels. Paul

Thank you Bill! That trigger an other question, What canvas did you use at that condition? We made very good speed at 30 knots of wind with half the Genua pooled out, but I guess it difficult to have

I bought one last year Alex. Not on the boat, so can't tell you where or part number. I'll see if I can find it and let you know. Having 5th eye surgery today, so might be a few

Good afternoon, The knob of my Espar (D5LC) broke… Does any one as a source for spare parts? Picture: http://nikimat.com/espar_d5lc/espar_d5lc_knob.jpg Thanks in advance, sincerely,

Paul, When in the Indian Ocean Bay of Bengal we encountered a Cyclone with 50ish knots and about 7 meter waves. It's a long story, but we ran with this cyclone in an anti-clockwise direction for 5

I don't have any technical knowledge, just my personal experience. My previous boat had a Raymarine linear drive on the quadrant. It performed well, but after 10 years needed refurbishment of the

Last trip we had was in 30-40 knots of tail wind and not to large following sea. The autopilot had to work a lot to keep the course, but it copped very well. My thought was, which system is more

Very recently this gear was available from SAV"at"Amel.fr and from Emek Marine in Turkey cagdas"at"emekmarin.com Bill Rouse BeBe Amel 53 #387 Sent from my tablet +1832-380-4970 USA Voice Mail

As of two years ago, SeaHawk's Island44, their tin based paint, was still legal in the US for boats over 75 ft LOA. Like Ric said, many if not most commercial ships use this or similar tin based

Hi Alan, sounds good. Going backward and forward and turning an bit and remember the number of turns - if there is a tie and you try pulling both cables from their motor side you might see

Thanks Walter, OK, I'll try that and see if I can get the cable out. I've managed to pry the brush holder out of the plastic holder on deck, and I used silver solder flux and silver solder to solder

Well, it sounds like the same white gear that broke on our AMFA (note, not-Reya) bilge pump. Amel sent us a replacement gear for €129.35, ex-VAT, plus shipping, a couple of years

Hi Alan, I took the outhaul motor and gearbox apart last year, refurbished the motor and got a new gearbox. No problem with the cables - maybe yours are wrapped around each other by coincidence and

Yes, the motor turns a spiral pinion geared to drive the gear wheel, bit like a differential. The gear wheel has a plastic or neoprene ring gear pressed onto the alluminium gear wheel, like the ring

I have had serious problems with the outhaul motor. It has been previously repaired and the wire/ brush holder connection is not good. I've previously taken it apart on deck to resolder the wires as