Hi Craig, Had you thought of putting your life raft in the cockpit port locker? It is very easy to get out from there. In addition, in horrific conditions, you really don’t want to be at the

That seems interesting to me. My first concern is that when open, the struts would provide a small but possibly problematic interference for setting/sliding things onto the decks (I mostly just push

Hi Paul and Lady Annita, I have also been toying with adding gas struts to my aft locker because that is where I have my life raft and it is pretty heavy to lift up (more so every year :-) Some

Hi Paul I don’t think it will work with a gas strut/spring on that hatch, because you open the hatch more than 90 degrees and when the hatch is resting towards the aftcabin roof it is beyond the

I did use Kolor Kut as a check but found no indication of water. I routinely use a biocide plus Sea Foam when fueling. -- Mark Mueller Brass Ring A54

I would like to have gas springs on the aft lasarett on my SM. Is there anyone who have installed that? in that case what size and "strength" did you use? any picture would be appreciated. I'm afraid

Hi Mark Thanks for this suggestion. Looks to me it could work well Did you find water this way ? Regards Laurens

Yeah I guess so. Only if and when we sell her will it then be an attractive feature! Cheers, Paul S/Y Ya Fohi - Amel 54 #98 - Grenada

Hi Paul, We have Besenzoni Skipper pasarelle on Elyse, I imagine that's what you have. I've used it a few times in Med moor situations, but they're not that common outside of the Med. Ours rarely gets

We toke it off today, it toke a few hours, still have the hydraulic pump and some cabling to remove. And of course make the transom look good again, a few holes to cover. She looks much more beautiful

Hi Karen, I just read your email while stranded in Europe due to Corona Virus travel ban. Have you placed the order already? How does shipments get arranged? I would need shipment to Malaysia - guess

Arno, I’m a bit nervous about doing this now! It won’t be for quite a while though, so I’ll file this for now – many thanks. Cheers, Paul Paul Dowd Managing Director FGPS

Paul from Ya Fohi, Be advised your name-fellow has a Super Maramu. Very different arrangement. I had to remove the Opacmare passerelle on our 54 last year to have it repaired. That took lots of effort

Could you add Caduceus of Burnham, 54 #56, completed March 2017. Martin and Elizabeth Bevan. Thank you Martin

AQUARIUS SM2K #262 - Completed a circumnavigation 2007 under the ownership of "Jemp". At the time she was named "Aquarius IV" due to the laws of Luxembourg stating no two boats can have the same

So Gary Golden is Al Golden's son. I believe Al, whose company was IMIS, started the Jackline policy underwritten by Markel Insurance Co. Then (likely with Gary in the mix) IMIS merged (or was sold

Gary Golden, Manifest Marine Matt ~~~_/|)~~~

Paul, I’d be interested in the removal procedure. Ours has not been used for three years and is no doubt seized up. Cheers, Paul S/Y Ya Fohi - Amel 54 #98 - Grenada

If you can store it for the time away. I would go without it. Michael Nebo sm 251 Sent from Yahoo7 Mail on Android

Hello! We have a Hydraulic Passarelle, which was very nice to have in the Mediterranean, we spent two seasons there mainly in Greece and Turkey, but not very much of use when we were in the Caribbean