Hello, Two seals face in toward the oil, that is the open end of the seal faces inward. The third seal faces out to the sea. All should be packed with grease. When you remove the old wear ring,

We are about to replace prop shaft bearing and the three seals that come with it. Two of these seals must face one way and the third seal must face in the opposite direction to keep oil in and water

Hello all My Valsat 03 GPS is 10 years old. I left the boat for 3 months and since then the Valsat is not giving the position anymore! Has anyone experienced the same? Is it possible to make a

Hi All We have a Sharki (1982 hull # 55) "Ray Ocean" in Kingston, ON. We are planning to install a hydronic heating system to heat the boat, heat our domestic hot water while at anchor and preheat

Hi John and Ann, thanks for this nice and usefull article. I just wish to correct a little mistake. Bastille day is JULY 14th, not June. Thanks again. Georges Pellegrini

This is the time of the year when people are preparing to cross the Pacific planning to be in New Zealand by November to miss the cyclone season further North so here are a few tips.Take some things

Miles Do you have the WASI anchor? Mine is not a WASI anchor, rather it is a CQR like anchor made from polished stainless. I don't know the manufacturer. The applicable metallurgical principles would

I also had my anchor shaft bend after I caught it under a rock. Amel in Hyeres straightened it and I hope that it is not weakened. Given the questions about the affect of bending and of welding on

Richard Wrote : "If you pre heat the SS that is going to be welded and the "I" beam and let it cool slow you will HAVE issues. " HAVE is my emphasis added. Richard: Hi, is this correct or did

If you pre heat the SS that is going to welded and the "I" beam and let it cool slow you will have issues. Be VERY SURE that the welder uses 316 SS rods which is the same metal that anchor should

Hi Murray: Murray Seidel wrote: ".... then we welded top and bottom SS plates to make a new I-beam on top of the old and thicked the areas between the top and bottom plates on both sides" Murray,

Hello Caspar, I posted the pictures of the deck stripe painting. Sorry my e-mail link was not attached to the pictures. As usual, Gary Silver has done an excellent job of explaining

I read with interest the anchor shank bending. SM349 's shank bent 90 degrees this summer anchored in four foot plus seas starting a race for our organization. It took a 30 ton press to straighten it,

I think turning the shank into an I-beam will solve this 'issue' without any need to add more material to the shank. Stainless Steel is more malleable than cast steel so will bend - as you and

Hi Caspar: There is a lot of information of this site about painting the deck stripes. Just enter "stripes" in the search window of the messages area and you will find about 50 messages. Start at

Dear All, I saw the pictures of "rbenven44" regarding Painting deck stripes. As "rbenven44" does not have an email address posted, could anyone else or "rbenven44" himself please answer the

Hi Folks: On a recent bit of sailing in Barbuda, West Indies, we were anchored overnight in a bit of a windy anchorage (about 25 knots, gusts to 30 knots). We were anchored in a sand bottom as far

Bill, I have a 1981 Maramu hull # 91 for sale. She is in very good mechanical condition. I have her listed with Samalot Marine of Haverstraw New York, but have reserved the right to sell on my own.

Hi, I have been looking for an offshore sailing boat for a while and have decided that I like the Amel range.I am looking for something between 48 and 55 feet so I think that has to be either a Mango

YEP WE managed that on Bill and Judy's SM200 just off the entrance to the Moorings base in Road Town Tortola - they had it straightened no problem - i am sure Judy or Bill will post and give you