Vladamir, Be careful, your gypsy is cut for a pitch of 30mm and the chain you are looking at has probably a pitch of 31mm. Pitch is the measurement of the inside of the length of a link. American

Derick, I think the under seat fridge freezer may have the exact components except the evaporator as the upright fridge. Eric, Yes, I did the same thing with shimming the gasket. All, (I actually

Hi Gary, I want to buy 3/8 " G4 ACCO chain. I have original P 30 gypsy. Is it going to work? Did it work for you? Vladimir Sonsev SM 345 "Life is Good" Annapolis

Damon, Sharkis do have a great use of space. Which model depends on what you want to do and what you can find. As they are old boats now the condition and history is important. I would much rather

One of our friends made a 12-year circumnavigation with his family on a Sharki, which he's kept, since, in anticipation of his upcoming retirement years. We've sailed a different Sharki and we liked

Hi Kent, Thanks for the tip. I will go and have another go at getting it apart. It is nice to be able to push the button to furl the genoa but there is always a trade off in life. I will post some

Hi Peter, I had a similar issue on SM243. After loosening the back stays, I couldn't quite get the turnbuckle started when reassembling. I made a yoke that went under the bow and used a halyard to

Bill, I was able to shim parts of the gasket in the lip of the gasket. Fair Winds Eric

Hi all, I have to service the genoa furler on my Mango #70 and I am having difficulty getting the tension off the forestay. I have released pressure on the mizzen back stays and the main mast backstay

Okay, thanks Mark. I will report back to the group once I've completed the job. - Jim

Bill, it would appear that I mistook which Frigoboat refrigerator you were repairing, and gave you the model number for the under-seat refrigerator/freezer in the saloon, rather than the

Ahoy, All! Was impressed with the Amel 46... then I took a quick peek at the Sharki. Lo and behold it seems to be the same boat just minus 6 ft. Is this a valid assumption?.... and are there any small

Joel, You know that I am in Carriacou, Grenada and you know the currency is Eastern Caribbean Dollars. There is no EC one dollar bill and I had no US one dollar bill. I used a $100 EC bill. I

Hey Bill and Eric, my refrigeration guy told me to use a $100 bill as that’s what he will charge me to show up and replace it. All The Best, Joel Joel F. Potter/Cruising Yacht Specialist

Yes, Eric. When I was adjusting the door using a dollar bill, I could only get about 80% to seal...I could not get it all. In fairness, I think the best way to adjust the door is with the

Hi Bill, Please let me know what you find as I also need to replace the seal. My HVAC guy showed me a trick. When you close something that has a seal. Put a dollar bill, between the seal and the

Derick, Thanks for that. I know that number designates everything that is a mechanical ir electrical part in the refrigerator. It is the number for the kit consisting of compressor, evaporator, and

I fear I have had a similar experience too. Peter Forbes 0044 7836 209730 ppsforbes@... Carango Sailing Ketch Amel 54 #035 Travelling West in the Pacific Ocean

Bill, My Frigoboat model number on top of the fan housing says: AV 35 F Are you looking for a different number (e.g. on the compressor)? Derick SM2k#400 Brava

Attilio, Possibly your engine is a Volvo? I do not know about Volvo, but Yanmar sells the stop button which is part number 129470-91190. Possibly it will fit. If not, it seems that there are many