Pat, the turbo is apart of the the exhaust system and therefore gets very hot. That is why they talk about an inter cooler. If any oil or any matter at all gets on to or under there it will smoke.

Richard, I meant to add in my message that to my knowledge,I've never spilled anything on or around the turbo.I don't smell any exhaust. Perhaps I'll take the insulating cover off and see what I

HI, look at water mixing near turbo. I had ( Yanmar) a very little hole and very thin dust, like smoke,going out.May be You have to check with magnifying glass. Than, first aid, is possible to close

I have a volvo tm22a, a couple of days ago we were motoring into 25-30 knt.winds and of course rough seas.I never went above 2400 rpms,when I took a look at my engine ,I noticed wiffs of smoke

Pat, thanks for the heads up. You might also want to pick up another relay to be safe. Richard and Joan on Challenge SM 209 in Corsica Porto Vecchio Anyone still in need of a winter dock in the Med.

I wrote a few weeks ago that my volvo engine would not shut off with the key.Last week at the Annapolis boat show I spoke to a mechanic there representing Volvo.He told me that the relay that supplies

Dear Pat- Sundance sm349 at her last haulout had the prop inadvertantly painted with normal bottom paint instead of The Propspeed" I had supplied. In 3 month period my max rpm in gear fell from

<http://www.spursmarine.com/> www.spursmarine.com is their website Fair Winds, Eric Amel Super Maramu #376 Kimberlite _____ From:

Re Spurrs line cutter: we have a SMM2 (#306). The Spurrs line cutter on our prop shaft is the B model. Be vigilant about keeping the Spurrs zinc up-to-date. It's small and easily eroded. The

thanks eric do you have contact information for spurs in fla. pjp

You can phone Spurrs in Florida and ask them what is the diameter of the shaft on Kimberlite and order the same line cutter. They keep records on all line cutters and parts sold. Fair

Hey, if you have a Maramu you can get the size in the engine room. If you have a Super Maramu, what year? Regards from Challenge Sm 209

Greetings from Callisto, I need to order a new line cutter for my prop shaft. Does anyone know the diameter of the prop shaft. thanks peter pappas Vallarta enroute to Costa Rica

Depends a bit when you are going to lay up there.   If it is in the hurricane season many marinas, yacht clubs on the coast have requirements that you move your boat to a "safer" area or take it out

Hi Ian and Judy, I kept my SM2000No 293 "MAIA" in Florida for about 28 months from December 2002 to April 2005. During the whole time I left her in the excellent care of Ray Eaton

Well, the US government is now the proud posessor of our fingerprints and, $260 poorer, we have our visas. Next step is to see where our draft can take us for a cruise in the Bahamas and where we

Richard, Would you be so kind as to translate "DO KILL the nut." from British English to American English? I can't quite figure out what you're saying - sorry! (As they say, two peoples separated by a

Hi Richard, sorry, now I'm at home again. Well for the wrench, I have found it on Budget too, so the next time I'll be in St Marteen I'll purcase it, for secure ! thanks so much all the

Hi Eric, we are sail around the Med this year and most likely next. We were due to winter in Turkey buy they got a bit to slippery at Marmarius Nestel for me.. the messages they kept sending was for

Hi Eric, we are sail around the Med this year and most likely next. We were due to winter in Turkey buy they got a bit to slippery at Marmarius Nestel for me.. the messages they kept sending was for