Well, we have an GRP sailing yacht in Sweden that is built 1962, she is still going strong in the hands of our sons. So your guess is as good as anyones in how long a GRP-hull will

Thanks for the replies. I really don't want to get a Santorin: the changes to their layout is not that great. So if the Meltem, Mango and Maramu don't have watertight aft cabin, then I think it's a

Hi Dan Unfortunately I do not have the time right now to write a full response, but briefly looked at your diagram and can confirm that the Victron unit you describe is excellent and has serviced us

Although the 46’-48’ Maramu did have a door to give privacy to the aft cabin, I have yet to see a Maramu with a watertight door in the aft cabin. We all know that Amel was extremely resistant to

Additionally, the aft shower drains directly to the engine room so flooding of the aft cabin could occur unless a valve was installed to be able to shut off that ingress point. Dave Wallace sv Air

Although the 46’-48’ Maramu did have a door to give privacy to the aft cabin, I have yet to see a Maramu with a watertight door in the aft cabin. We all know that Amel was extremely resistant to

Hello all, I have been thinking through the best way to install a Victron Multi-Plus Inverter/Charger on SM#387. I am specifically looking at the 3000w/70a/24v/16a model. I have seen several

In the Maramu the space in the engine room is smaller, in favor of a huge locker in the cockpit. All Maramu have a watertight door that close the aft cabin. Giorgio Ardrizzi Saudade III - Sharki

Hello Might anybody he kind enough to answer my questions below? Is the Maramu 46 engine compartment larger than the Santorin's ? Were any Maramus built with a watertight aft cabin

Thanks Craig, I think i found it (at least another thread where you quoted it). I will have a look to see what could be done. Cheers Thomas

Wade, I have also seen exhaust hose used for stuffing boxes and so far have not seen a failure. Perhaps the exhaust hose is being used by yards since they tend to have that hose on hand whereas

Wade, If the cutlass bearings were made accurately it could matter a little but if the shaft feels tight and is not rattling then I would not worry about it. In my experience there is sometimes

Re: cutlass. - I don’t know if the shaft was ever changed. But 1 3/8” = 1.375” and 35mm = 1.37795. Shaft is tight and does not wiggle side to side or up and down. I wonder if the less than 3

Thanks James. I Will be sure to change it out. I wondered about that but when I looked up stuffing boxes in the Paxton catalog to confirm the yards recommendation I saw at least one stuffing box that

Wade, The exhaust hose is good for it’s intended application and but it is not as strong as the much thicker 5 ply hose sold specifically for stuffing boxes. The hose that I use is by Buck

Hi Thomas, Definitely not broken beyond repair. If, as Bill suggests, you can get a new plastic gear that would be super. If not, you can actually repair the old one quite easily - search for my old

Just did this replacement on 83 maramu. Used a Johnson duramax size 1 7/8”x 1 3/8x 5 1/2” bearing. Replaced stuffing box hose with exhaust hose as per yard recommendation.

Hello all, thanks for all the thoughts and recommendations. I am still doing my research, but for those Maramu and mango owners out there does anyone know what Amel used as OEM equipment for the shaft

Hi S&T, Somewhat related to this topic. We have just thrown out the WASI anchor because of the poor fit on the bowroller. It has been replaced by a (second hand) Spade 35kg. Next to the original Delta

Hello M & A, We’ve done well but we live aboard so we wanted a modernised SM2K equivalent. (No dishwasher… thank goodness) For instance, we have 2 AP’s, one electric on the wheel hub and a