I have a Nautic 45 hotwater tank on my SM 302.Now three years old I am about to replace the anode. The instructions that came with the boat are actually for a different Nautic model but recommend that

Dear Bill, Marty and Joel, Thanks for all your replies. Im in Ecuador looking to get some spares shipped out ( theyve not heard of Volvo here) and between you I think

Dear Bob, We have SM#160, and our stripes faded, etc. At the suggestion of friends, Glen and Julie Bradley on SM C'est Assez, we painted our stripes. We love it as do all who have seen it: our

<ianjudyjenkins@h...> wrote: Florida-- Thanks. Ian I had great success with getting Volvo and Onan parts by mail from J.D.Neeson at Marine Parts Express. He went to great effort for an initially

I have a Zeise installed in my Super Maramu. The control panel has an indicator light notifying me that there's water in the 'capsule'. Does anyone know where or what this 'capsule' is, and how to

Can anyone send me the email address of a good Volvo agent in Florida-- maybe the one who Joel Potter uses--he is away until 12 Sept. Thanks. Ian Jenkins SM

Joel, how are the new stainless rub rails fitted to the new red stripe amels? can these be retrofitted to Kimberlite? thanks eric please say hi to vela.

Hello Joel, what uv inhibitor do you use on your boat? thanks eric <jfpottercys@w...> wrote: of gel away. You ultra violet brown gel rather preparing paint these preparation of READ THE nice

<equinoxsolstice@h...> wrote: Bob I have SM6 which obviously is one of the first SM's made. The whole boat is well maintained and looks good for her age. The decks however are totally faded. My

Hello Mr. Rossi, The problem with the dark brown deck stripes is that they are made of gel coat. The darker the gel coat, the faster it oxidizes and fades away. You can preserve new gel coat with

Dear Eric, Could you give answers (small) online in the way to be seen by other members ? Many thanks Fred <no_reply@y...> wrote: wrote:

Does anyone have any good techniques for darkening the faded dark grooves in the faux teak decks. I'm OK with the faded "teak" boards, but want to darken the gooves which have faded and

Vito, i have both. give me a call 631-423-2000. eric exactly the my the

Hi I purchased the crash bar to install on my SM #283. I am not exactly sure of the best location to install it. Some of you have this feature on your boats. It would be great if you can desribe to

Paul, I upgraded my boat SM331 to the Raymarine electronics. The chartplotter / radar display uses CMAP NT (or NT+) cartridges. In order to make my laptop software compatible, so I could plan

I will be taking delivery of hull 418 late next month. I have the new Raymarine electrontics package and MaxSea software on my laptop. Any suggestions as to which charts...cartridge or CD.. is

Ed, no info on drogues or parachutes, sorry. I do carry 150 m of leaded warp to trail, but as I am now sailing in coastal waters of Red Sea - Egypt, not likely to deploy. In terms of spare sails: I

Does anyone have any experience with or comments regarding the use of drogues and parachutes for severe conditions? Several authors have stated their preference for drogues but the Pardeys in their

I purchased an Amel Sharki hull #123 last year. It has a Perkins 108 diesel installed. The starboard upper alternator has worn out. It apparently had been rebuilt previously and needs to be replaced.

Hi Bryon, wish I could help, you are ahead of us in the process. We are not taking delivery until Nov. and will be making our policy effective on the disposal date early in Oct. We were just happy to