Hi I recently attached a new sail alternator that should charge the services battery under sail when the prop shaft turns. There is a switch on the 24v panel that selects either the engine 24v

Hi Our rear bumper was also in a very sorry full state. Cracked andgreen algae growing. I believe there isa flexible white paint you can get that might do the trick. Mine had bad cracksand chunks

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Pat, Try this link to EBay. They seem to have 12mm vectran without the cover at $3.00/ft. Regards, Steve SM72. "Aloha"

Pat if you find it still slipping or are concerned about it keep a can of anti belt slip around. Cover the boom before you spray or get a belt dressing stick from and industrial supply. Fair Winds

Don, I am not sure what the engine switch panel is , but I will have a look and see what wires lead to the bottom of the black box . Thanks , Pat

Check the connection of the wiring from the engine switch panel at the top of the engine near the raw water pump. It goes into the bottom of the black box with relays in it. If this is loose or has

I know this has been discussed before, but I have a Volvo TMD 22A , which often will not stop without turning the key to off a dozen times or more, then sometimes turns right off. I have a new

It seems 12 mm Vetran line is what is recommended for the outhaul. I found 11 and 12 mm vetran , but it has a polyester cover, I know slipping is a problem . Is a polyester cover acceptable ? Thanks

Drew and Lili, we had 200 engine hours since the last seal change (seals have been changed at last haul-out when we purchased the boat - but for sure not the WOB). I think the WOB is has not been

Hi Jean-Pierre and Curt, thank you for your answers! Curt, would great if you could upload some photos! Tadeja and Herbert KALI MERA, SN120

Bill, Thanks for your time and explanation. To be safe ,I think I need to replace the chain with 3/8 HT and determine which gypsy is correct for that chain. Whats your thought on swivels ? Pat

Kent you are correct 2 to keep water out one to keep oil in. We also pack seals with wheel bearing for longer life. Fair Winds Smooth Sailing To All Capt Richard RP Yacht Brokerage Newport RI We

Herbert: We had this rusty keel problem last year with our Maramu. Some rust along the joint of the steel keel. We had work done at Nanny Cay on Tortola while we were not present. I It looked great

Pat, I will try to answer your questions the best that I know how to. The only things that I know about all of this were self-taught through research and hands-on experience when I was considering

Hi Bill. We tried the second link on our windows PC and iPad and an error occurs. Diane Shenanigans SM123

Bill, So you are saying DIN 766 refers to link length and lofran is saying it means proof coil, do you suppose it may mean both. The odd thing is that the gypsy is stamped 3/8 , yet I have 5/16 chain,

My Santorin had 8mm chain and gypsy when I bought it. I changed both for 100m of 10mm and matching gypsy. I brought my Spade anchor from my last boat, but the shank bent slightly in use (the shank on

Hi Andrew I put main and jib inside with a stopper on the jib , to be able to use the winchs for spin., staysail and pole topping lifts. Also added ridged vang, self tailing main halyard winch, self

Drew, Too bad...In my "clinical trial" the performance of Scopace was very good. A person could could get relief from nausea by taking one tablet even after initial symptoms of nausea had begun. Of