Gidday Orion I’ve done pretty much what your considering So I began looking for a cruising ketch with centre cockpit and confined my choice to a Contest, Harley rassie (sp?) or an Amel and ended

As a Mango owner, I would be very interested in the work you have done. Especially the switch to lithium. My email: kaplan@... My address: 6 Hardwood RD Plainville, CT 06062 Thank you Andre

Fully agree with Mark. I have a Santorin. I don’t want air con or freezers etc. It is a great blue water boat as it is. The prop shaft alternator keeps us well charged without running the engine.

Paul, I have never done the job of removing the D3 elbow, but have removed various other brands and models; and all were straightforward, except, when replacing use a new gasket. I have removed the

Scott, The Volvo spec for D3 minimum compression is 22 BAR. I believe I would have the compression checked. If any cylinder is significantly below 22 BAR, you likely have some blow-by. Also, locate

Orion, I mean theupmost respect as I say this, I do not think the Santorin and adding upgradesis a good plan. You are looking to purchase an Amel and make significantinvestments and changes. Just

Arno, When I remove the oil filter, it seems the oil is coming from the hose that I'm pointing at in the photo. There is some oil on the intake vanes of the turbo, but I presume that's from oil being

Hi Mark, Unfortunately it is not so simple. The prop was just rebuilt by Autoprop before this trip. I don’t know if it was turning before the rebuild. It was not turning a few years back and

Hi Scott, A clogged crankcase breather is a very real cause and relatively easy to check. Having oil leaking out the air filter is a sure sign you will need to do something. One question, did you

Hi Scott, we will be leaving at roughly the same time. At this stage we are leaving direct from Annapolis on the morning of the 3rd. predict wind and windy seem to both agree ( at this stage ). I’m

Hello Orion, I am currently performing a complete refit of an 82 Amel Mango whos scope is similar to what you have described (and is probably wider). (24kwh BattleBorn LiPO4 battery bank, 5x5KW

Thanks Mike. It'd be great if we could time it to leave more or less around the same time. We'll probably stick around DC this weekend and may just do an overnighter to get to Norfolk on Sunday. Since

Hi all, My Volvo D3-110 is exhibiting what I think is blow by. Oil migrates up the return hose and slowly collects in the air filter. In the attached photo, I am pointing to the hose where oil

Hi Scott. Sounds like you’ve got a decent plan started there. Aletes has made this trip twice before and planning departing Norfolk morning of November 4 pending final weather check. Taking pretty

Hi all, We're anchored in DC right now and will head south after my boss (aka insurance) allows me to do so. The intent is to stage in Hampton or Norfolk and make the offshore passage to St. Maarten.

Hi Danny, timely question. I thought they were aluminum. Kent Robertson S/V Kristy karkauai@... USA cell: 828-234-6819  Hi all, Has anyone replaced the bolts holding the track onto the top

My advice would be to become very VERY familiar with both models. You will then be able to evaluate different vessels and understand what prior owners have or have not done. One common thread that

I'd be interested in buying one. Somewhat related but has anyone replaced the rubber hoses on their D3-110? Ours is around 2250 hours now and 12 years old. I presume the previous owner did not replace

P.S. Do Santorins also come with water makers?

Good evening everyone, After many months of struggling between the Super Maramu and the Santorin, we have settled on the Santorin to do a circumnavigation. In the end the main reasons was cost and