Greetings, I received a reply from Olivier BEAUTE. He said, "If your boat is in the water, you can test (for connectivity between the SSB ground plate and the zinc anodes) by measuring if there is

Hi all, We have a 1979 Maramu 48 under contract in California and will be doing our sea trial and survey shortly. We have owned a number of other boats up to 39 feet but this is our first experience

Could you please take note of my new e.mail adress :bluemarinemartin@... and cancel my "voila" one. I just tried to do that directly on the internet site, and just could not find how to get

We have just returned from 3 year's cruising in SE Asia and have now decided to sell our Super Maramu. She was constructed in 10/96 and has been very well maintained by the original owners and

Hi Anne and John: What you are describing is dye penetrant testing and is a standard type of NDT (non-desctructive testing) for cracks in metals. For a quick description see

Hello Niels and all, At the risk of overkill, I am re-sending a posting I made a few years ago on the subject of turbos: Volvo TMD 22 Turbo: Lessons Learned During the past summer, I learned a

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Many years ago I read that a good way to crack test rigging terminals is to apply a fluid which shows up any cracks but I have never heard or seen anything of this majic fluid since until now when I

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To wipe off the wood work and take any cooking grease or hand prints off we use a soft cloth with about a 10% vinigar mix. It does not hurt the finish and cuts the grease... Richard SM 209 in

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I am in the market for a Santorin that I would like to purchase within the next 4 months. Please contact me ai gmcerillo@... or 757 348 5667. thank you George

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George, The original Santorin brochure gives "Tirant d'air" as 17.5 meters (or 57.4 feet). Add 3-ish for antennae and call it 60 feet. We've done ICW just fine, but, as noted by others, watch the

John, In BeBe #387 it is 37 1/2" Bill Rouse s/v BeBe SM2 #387

Ian: Best access is to pull the fridge out. It is very simple. From the centerline locker at the bottom of the companionway steps, reach underneath the floor panels towards the port side panel in

Pen Azen again. We have had recent problems both with our Simrad vhf and Icom IC M710 SSB, both to do with power output. The Icom agent here in Rio replaced a transistor ( 2SC 4673) in the SSB . It

Peter, use 3M 5200 ,sand the rubber lightly apply the sealant, let sit for a week. If that doesn´nt work,Throw the thing away. I had my Zodiac professionally glued at a cost of $600.00 it lasted 1

Pen Azen is an SM 2000, no 302. Our fridge needs some gas added. The two valves can be seen either by looking from inside the adjacent locker or by taking off the wooden panel underneath the fridge.

Could somebody post the length of the leather wrap on the grab rail. I need to order a new one and I can't get down to the boat for a few weeks. Thanks John Abercombie SM 394