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

We discovered that the fresh water tank coating is flaking on our Mango. Has anyone refinished their fresh water tanks? What was the process and where did you find the FDA approved

Ian, Has your crank case oil level gone up? If it hasn't I guess you did have an airlock (probably in the water heater- heat exchanger) Fair Winds, Eric _____ From:

FROM: LADY DIVINA, SM317 DOES ANYONE HAVE THEIR SUPER MARAMU, YEAR 2000 - 2004, DOCKED IN SAN FRANCISCO or LOS ANGELES?? LADY DIVINA, SM 317, WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE HELP WITH A TECHNICAL

Hi, I'm looking for a windvane on my Amel Kirk, but don't know which type is suitable. So far I've seen a Kirk with a Pacific windvane, but there must be others out there. Any report or experience

Hello Peter, Lucky you. I have no idea what the options are but when I went down to check my boat Bali Hai today I found the a 54 Amadou has just been moored on the same pontoon and I noticed that the

Hello Peter, They should point aft and it is very important that the ballooner halyard is in their V because otherwise it will have a foul lead and will chafe/break causing the balooner or you, if you

In reference to the antirotation arms on the swivel at the head of the jib. Should those arms point forward or aft? Thanks Peter Pappas "Callisto" sm369

Hi, I am the owner of a SM 2000 No 403 "Asolare", and I have been absolutly delighted with her for the 3 1/2 years I have owned her. I have a new Amel 54 being delivered in June 2007 when I will sell

When and where are you taking these TDS readings? Water with readings that high are not considered safe for human consumption. I may be wrong, but I believe that the WHO limit is 500 and the

Old subject, new info sought. I have the 60 lph watermaker which over 6 years has delivered over 70,000 litres.( Getting on for 1500 hours) However, armed with my new portable TDS meter I see that

I have done this in Fort Lauderdale. Ray asked for $1,000, I bought the materials for about $300-400. I don't remember the outfit address off hand, you can find it in the yellow pages, it is somwhere

I have done this in Fort Lauderdale. Ray asked for $1,000, I bought the materials for about $300-400. I don't remember the outfit address off hand, you can find it in the yellow pages, it is somwhere