" One of my big concerns is it appears that the holding tank inlet pipe begins exterior to the holding tank at the inlet pipe connection, then traverses the vertical length of the holding tank's

John, take a look at the limit switches that allow power to lift and lower the unit. Chances are that the bracket has moved due to rust or the contacts are not making. Good luck. Richard SM

My bow thruster will not raise electrically, so I had to pull it up and then lock it in the up position. Thruster prop still has power to it, and lights and bells on control panel still work. Any

The blockage was somewhere between the thru hull outlet and the bottem of the tapered end of the holding tank The joker valve was not incompetent. Once the holding tank was full up, each time the

John: Re: "See photos on this site in our folder "Moon Dog". for pictures of the cabinet and book bars, I looked and don't see those pics in your folder. Please post. Gary Silver

In Jan 2006 Hanspeter & Nathalie Wehrli of SM #158 wrote: "To get rid of almost all black material on our hull, we've installed an Algae-x (http://algae-x.net/)" 8 April 2007 Hanspeter &

8 April 2007 "Have done more investigation, found out the outflow from the forward holding tank was blocked" What was blocked? The vent, the thru hull outlet, the pump-out stand- pipe? "causing the

John: I noticed that when I was in USA waters and getting diesel from US sources I had very little black exhaust residue but now that I am back in the Caribbean I am having lots of trouble with the

8 April 20007 Head Odors & Preventive Maintenance of the Jabsco Quite Flush Electric Head: Head odors seem to only be a problem in the forward head. In my experience the single largest cause of

Does anyone use these vector charts developed for ECDIS? If so, which commercial software are you using? What advice do you have regarding their use? Thanks, Drew s/v SM390 Revelation

Have done more investigation, found out the outflow from the forward holding tank was blocked, causing the tank to fill up and cut off vent, thus creating a very noxious smell. The seller took a

An excellent and free GRIB viewer and data server service is available via www.grib.us From their website: "GRIB is the format used by the meteorological institutes of the world to transport and

Thanks, Richard. I think the hose leading from the head to tank is part of the problem. The other part is that when the original connection failed up near the tank, leakage got onto the

We also have a 98 SM #209. The front head also had some ordor issues. Very quickly after we pruchased the boat I replace the hose leading from the head to the tank. No more ordor. If the copper

Our experience of 17 years as Amel owners is that Amel dont always acknowledge written requests for spares but are nonetheless very reliable. I think that there is a cultural difference between

On our boat we are politically incorrect and have Pink jobs ( Judys) and Blue jobs ( mine). This is strictly a Pink job request for info. We have been running our freezer at what I suspect are

I am in the process of purchasing a 1998 SM. Some years back the seller replaced the forward holding tank intake copper tube with PVC piping after the copper tube failed for some reason. The outflow

Hello John and Anne, Are your 30 / 50 amp chargers "Nemo's"? I have two Nemo 50 chargers that pulled out of my boat, when I installed the 100 amp charger I now have. If you or anyone needs a spare

-Hello John, My SM #266 does the exact same thing. Everything normal. After a few minutes of running mine stops making water out of the loop. Good sailing, Tony WORLD CITIZEN SM

Hi all, I have both a 30 and a 50 amp Dolphin charger. I can find nothing saying which order I should use them in. I have used both or either with success. My undesrtanding was that the 30 amp one