The 22 ga cable is 1 pair (red + black) 2 conductor and double insulated. It is round and about 5-6mm in diameter (around 3/16"). I like it for all electronics because of the double insulation (braid

True, 18 gauge wire may be bigger than necessary, but I find it more robust, resisting breakage better than thinner wire, especially routing through difficult spaces. My 2¢, and your results may

Hi Matt, That looks like Ancor wire - a quality product with the new yellow-red for DC Neg-Positive color coding - although I couldn't see for sure if it was Ancor. Looks like smallest gauge is 18,

Be careful Dan. Replacing bow light wire is how more than one SM owner (including me) heard a loud crack in the floor and began the dreaded bow locker floor replacement project. Tom and Kirstin SV

I’m buying from these folks: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Marine-Grade-Wire-Duplex-Boat-Cable-Tinned-Copper-USA-Made-AWG-Gauge-All-Sizes/132261116037?var=431590995832 ~~~⛵️~~~Matt

Dan, I used the following for low amperage connections. It is small cable and will probably be easier to route through the

Quick question: I am shopping for wire our return to BeBe next week and wanted to buy a spool of wire for rewiring bow and stern lights and possibly other things. I thought I would check for

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Hi Arhur, Hopefully it's from the drain plug on the underside that has a sealing washer you can easily replace. Craig

It is a leak from the reversing transmission. Check the cap for the filter and the high pressure line to the shaft brake. If the above doesn't reveal the leak, place white paper towels so that you

I'll add some more opinion to the Genoa size discussion. I don't understand the advantage of changing the geometry of the Genoa, when considering that Amel SMs were designed primarily as downwind

It is in a PVC tube which may fill with water, if the sensor in the tube is not sealed with RTV silicone. It isn't a problem since the inside end of the tube is well above the water line. Take a photo

There is some red ATF oil drops coming from the transmission box. A small leak. What can this be? SM435. Vista Fair winds to all Kindest regards arthur

Yes, glued under the edge line of the wood then replaced it. I shaved the foam off the back of the vinyl that was behind the wood to ensure a good fit with the window again. Ian

Hi there Ours genoa 150% or perhaps even 160% when we purchased the boat We reduced it to 135 with a new sail and that seemed like a good compromise to us and got us around the North Atlantic very

this looks great! thanks for sharing and i like the smaller panels so might copy! So re the headliner by the ply window trim - did you glue this in place then replace the ply trim over the top as per

Hi, I removed the ply when I replaced the windows. I have some photos but not with me. There is a timber molding running the length of the window at the top and the bottom. Removing that exposes

Thanks. 150 does seem like alot. I am not sure exactly the % lap on our current Genoa however the previous owner advised that when he replaced it he got it made smaller. He said in hindsight that

Thanks Karen. I have reached out to Dave. -- James Maramu #147 (1984)