It’s definitely worth trying first before shelling out loads of money and running wires everywhere. Things are only getting better and cheaper with mobile networks too. We anchor 90% of the time

Yikes, ok. Thanks Alan. I'll need to remedy this. Do the metal parts in the exhaust systems qualify for bonding as well then? The muffler on my main engine is metal and the fittings on the generator's

Thanks Bill, I'll have a look All the best Stefano

If there is noticeable play back and forth between the main foil and the bolt, is there anything one can do to slow down or minimize the metal-on-metal wear and tear? Perhaps a bushing or sleeve on

Thanks everyone for the quick replies. I've owned Sula for 15 years now and pretty sure this repair wasn't done by the previous owner, so looks like it should be reasonably straight forward. Ten years

Hi Steve I had a similar problem in Folgedranos 2 years ago. I had a new gangway made by the following company near Athens, specialising in aluminium: Remora ltd., ioanna nikolaou m: +30 6985

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Hi martin, I replaced my tricolour/anchor lopolight last season without too much difficulty. it is mounted on 3 spacers which didn’t match the base of the new light but as it is plastic no probs to

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We stayed at IWW in the Lagoon in 2015. At that time, we were satisfied with facility and generally with the service. Ian & Margaret S/V Loca Lola II SM153 Bahamas

Hi Mike, All METAL seacocks and thruhulls need to be connected to the bonding system. All METAL that is in constant contact with seawater must be connected to the bonding system to avoid

Hi Bill - do you mean that last section of exhaust looks modified/non-Amel or just generally speaking? Ruslan - I like a shutoff valve because it absolutely solves the backflow problem. If I went that

Hi Alexandre I found 3 Island Water Worlds in Saint Maarten can you tell me which bay the one you recommend is in? Thanks Courtney Trippin

Hi Jose, I have no knowledge of the steyer motor but my volvo D275 habitually had the wastegate sticking as did the wastegate on my volvo tmd 22. The shaft through the housing to the exterior lever

Hi Woody, Thanks for the feedback. Based on that think I'll first experiment with the KISS approach and just hot spot with my iPhone. The reason I was erring towards a more complex (and expensive)

Jose, Try to get in contact / repair by www.turbolader.net - new turbo is expensive. Wolfgang

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The cause is very likely the jamming when furling or unfurling. Most often it is caused by the addition of vertical battens on a SM. I will send you a page from my book on the step-by-step procedure

Stefano, You should have an Onan parts manual on your SM. The correct gauges for your model Onan will be listed in your parts manual. The gauges will not be the same for all model Onans. If you don't

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