Regarding Peter Pappas' saga of changing the zinc in the water heater (taking 4 hours). I did it a little differently. Cut off water and power, took off all eight bolts on the bottom. Water went

I put a 24 volt to 100 V under the cabinets over the crew bunk (by the engine room). Ran the wire up through the cabinet down thru the small hanging locker out into the battery box. No problem.

Jochen, From personal experience, I'd strongly recommend you bite the bullet and replace the whole thing. With the amount of corrosion in the photograph, your on-board connector has got to be

We are interested in installing a furling boom on our 1982 Maramu, which was built before Amel went to in-mast furling. We are tending toward the ProFurl Boom Furler at this point. Has any one in

Hi all, here's another little issue we have on board Blue Song: If you look at the picture that I placed in the "Blue Song - Maramu #143" album you can see that the plug from the shorepower cable

Hi all, many of us sailing the seasoned Amels have this great unit onboard. While I might one day consider replacing the Autopilot Electronics so I can interface with the Raymarine equipment I had

Joe, We've also got a 92 Santorin with a couple of nicks (from a prior owner, of course, not us :-) We were in La Rochelle last summer and picked up the gelcoat from Olivier Beaute, whom you probably

I have a minor gel coat repair job to do on our 92 Santorin Khamsin B. Can anyone point me in the right direction, as to where I can purchace a small amount of gelcoat pigment for the job. Thanks Joe

We have a problem with Ocean Marine davits and our AB dinghy. We cannot completely secure the dinghy in the davits. The AB dinghy rises about 12" on the bow. This means when the bow is secure,

thanks,Eric. both oil level and colour are fine.Ian _________________________________________________________________ Be the first to hear what's new at MSN - sign up to our free newsletters!

TDS meters can be sourced through the web sites in my message No 2254. The cheap model which I bought needs a little care before fitting as they are calibrated, if I understand the instructions

Hi i am cpt Nick. In st.Johns Antigua ther is a U.K. P@I club That probably can help you. PHILLIPS ,PHILLIPS @ ARCHIBALD PO Box546, st Marys street, st John's tel : 1 268 4620077 email

Hallo I am Nick and owner of a kirk i am master mariner and sailing atanker at the moment in north sea ,I suggest what we use in the ships ,a heavy duty one as follows. A good coating of a well

We bought the Film-Tec membranes from Air, Water & Ice in FL; think the cost was about $179 each. TDS meter was about $40 but don't remember name of company. I think Gary Silver made a posting on

Anybody know/can recommend a marine surveyor in Antigua, BWI? My boat has reached the magic age off 5 years and the insurance company demands a survey. Regards, Gary Silver, s/v Liahona SM 335

wrote: A few years ago while in Martinique, I had my fuel tank ( on my other boat) redone by a worker who was using as finishing coat, a white epoxy finishing resin (it looks like gel coat, but it is

We have just had a curious experience with our coolant levels. Our engine is 6 years old with about 2,000 hours. Very reliable. Last May I drained all the coolant and filled up with fresh antifreeze,

Thanks to Mike and Judy for their comments.We are going to follow the the 1200 level that Mike suggests. Interestingly a neighbour here in Argentina on a Nordhavn 46 ( very smart ocean crossing motor

The watermaker performance on my boat seems to be like yours before you replaced the membranes. My watermaker is the Dessalator D60, and I am interested to know where you bought the membranes, the TDS

Congratulations Peter: I saw Joel's 54 at the Annapolis Boat Show. It is a beautiful boat and Amel/Joel have done an excellent job of improving the boat over the 53, which I think we all agree is a