On our way home, the hose connected to the watermaker membrane with the red tape on it blew out of the connector. I was unable to make a proper connection again. How do I properly connect the hose

I have had many problems with super sails. last week their "guaranteed 50 knot" sail blew apart and tore in a number of places. this is the third time I have had problems with them and this one

John, we can get at all the nuts in the port side locker. The new windlass is going back as they sent 12 volts rather then 24.. We will use the counter that is on our old windlass. And add a hand

To all Amel users::: We just finished a few months in the Carib and saliling several thousand miles on SM 209. When I went long to check the rig I found that the turn buckels have worn from being

John, thanks for the heads up on windlass. We are still awaiting it's arrival here in St. Thomas. Seems US Customs has it and loves it... Maybe we'll be getting it Tuesday... We will take your

Pat, if you check in the manual you will find that it takes 2 gallons of 10-40w motor oil. The bow thruster take gear lube. (out board motor lower unit lube is 90 W.) One tube of lube will do the

Dave, when we did the one on our old Maramu we had a bearing truned and a new shaft made. Your shaft is most likely got some wear on it around the cutless bearing area anyway. It is also a good

Sorry to have posted two blank messages. Not sure why. Hope this comes through. Just wanted to say thanks to those who had answered my queries. Should be simple to fix. Will report again. Cheers, Ian

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Hello All, I have been a very quiet member of this group now for several years . I am posting now to let everyone know that my Sharki is up for sale in the San Francisco Bay of California, USA. She

Dave: What model and year of boat do you have? You just need to break this problem into logical steps and follow a step wise diagnostic course. My suggestion: Dissconnect the push pull cables and

Hello Ian, I don't know what you said in these messages but it has been censored ! Try again, John SM 319

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Have you checked in the space between the rudder and skeg for something wedged in between. I usually have a lot of barnacle growth in this area n my Maramu.

So we just tired to move the rudder and it appears firmly jammed. I tried both directions and the resistance seemed equal. Any ideas?

Hello again Richard, I can understand that it seemed impossible to remove the allen bolts holding the side plate on the main casing. Fortunately my winch problem was in Croatia where they have not yet

I had a main made for my last ketch by a Kiwi sailmaker called Mike Relling. He used vertical battens about four or five feet long. They were fibre glass rod although they could well have been made

I just changed my prop shaft bearing for the first time. What type and weight of oil do I need? I have not been able to find any reference to this on this website. Thanks, Pat Shenanigans SM123

Today we checked to see if a 1 3/8" bearing would fit over the 35mm shaft. Turns out it does. Morse makes a 1 3/8x 1 7/8x 5 1/2 in bearing. The outside diameter is 47.625mm. Since our opening is