Great point! I will source aluminum washers or bronze - thank you for the insight! -- Jeremy Hermanns - "Jer" SVCerulean.com Maramu #105 Marina Del Rey, CA

We have just posted our experiences changing from gas to electric. Our pdf is also within the file section. /Ann-Sofie S/Y Lady Annila, SM232, 1998 Skickat från min iPhone

All, I've inherited a Force 10 electric stove and oven with Wilna Grace which means running the generator whenever we want to cook or make a cup of tea. The stove has conventional radiant electric hot

Thanks for all of the recommendations and feedback. I will add a spool of 18 guage, 2 wire tinned copper oval jacketed wire to my spares. I already have some of the 22 guage shielded, and some 16*4

Arthur, I had the same leak and if it is coming from where there shifter shaft enters the transmission it is an easy fix as well. I drained the fluid from the bottom drain plug then undid the one bolt

Shielded wire is great for electronics to prevent stray EMI issues. Not so critical for lighting, but still nice to have. ~~~⛵️~~~Matt

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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Thanks. I Will check... What is Transmission Shaft seal. Skickat från min iPhone

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