Slightly different issue, but still to do with the bumper. Ours has a chunk out of one corner (thanks to the tin dinghy "friendly" welcome at Suwarrow). Anyone have a good method and materials for

Hi Tom, It is not such a daunting project as you may think. We did remove and replace our tank ( we had one custom fabricated to the exact same dimensions , however with the addition of inspection

Great. Thank you. Is any primer necessary, or simply pile on the coats? -James

James, Ditto on what Karen said. It is water base, flexible, and will need 3-5 coats. Best, CW Bill Rouse Amel Yacht Owners School - www.AmelYachtOwnersSchool.com 720 Winnie St Galveston Island, TX

Use paint made for inflatable dinghies. The bumper is made of dense closed cell polyurethane foam. We have used the West Marine Brand with excellent luck by following preparation directions _exactly_.

Hello everyone. I am planning on repainting the stern bumper for my SM 53. I previously sanded it down and painted with polyurethane. That lasted about a month! Admittedly, I didn't use a

Nick, more than likely lost the prop as John has indicated. I might suggest you deeply consider engaging Bill Rouse to take his excellent training course that should be required for all purchasers of

Nick, The Bow thruster Propellor, Delrin (looks like nylon) Hub may be cut through by stainless steel pin. It is likely that either you or someone before you damaged the hub by reversing the propellor

Hi Nick, Replacing the prop in water is an easy task; best done by a diver. If you have the Amel spare, it came with a new hub. Remove the old hub by unscrewing the nylon bolts. Note the shear is

Thank you john, i'll look for the replacement kit on board or order it after double checking if the prop is still there... Is the replacement procedure documented in the boat manual (with part needed

Tom have you considered having it cut into small parts and taken out they do it all the time in houses where the tank was installed in the basement before the house went up. Just a thought look into

Tom, In my case, I found that the only problem areas of my tank were in the welded areas of the front of the tank. The rest of the tank (and especially the bottom which was a relief) was

Hi Nicole, Sounds like you lost the prop. Same thing happened to me in St Thomas while turning 180 degrees in a tight marina. If you have the bow thruster kit and calm water you can remove the

Hello everybody Today was my first sea trial to ferry SM471 to it's new home , and before exiting the rather large and peaceful port of "Le Frioul", I thought I would be a good idea to pratice a few

Tom, I recently pulled the fuel tank on my 83 maramu. I had an unknown leak at the forward end of it that had rotted a small section of the companionway bulkhead just to the left (starboard) of the

Hello Group This is Thomas Deasy S/Y Aphrodite 1983 Maramu #125 I have a leak in my fuel tank and I will be replacing it !! Any information on taking the old one out and replacing with a new one

Hi Paul, We have been turned onto iSailor by other cruisers who use it. Idownloaded the app and charts. It really works well. One of the very appealingfeatures is you “rent” the charts rather

INavX is quite good. It’s just missing Active Captain inputs, which would make it perfect! ~~~⛵️~~~Matt

Yes I have both and both are useful BUT I don’t seem to be able to get tidal streams [current and direction] live time on I Navx. I have ‘Aye tides” but this only gives depths and not tidal

I love iNavX infinitely better than my chart plotter Courtney Trippin 54#101