Dan and Alan- Fascinating stuff (as I think ahead to a lithium conversion). This video does a good job of discussing and demonstrating what you are writing about AND talks about problems with low

I don’t have much Bilk and we’re away from the boat. Let me know what you get. We’ll be back in 10-12 days. Thanks Porter Excuse the errors. Sent from my IPhone Www.fouribis.com

I am updating my Amel Book and need more photos of the mainsail 54/55 outhaul motor and gearbox...possibly some disassembled photos. The one below is the only one that I have at this time. --

Thanks oliver. This has been an issue for me. Do you know a replacement Solenoid for these. I have a 12 Volt Santorin.

Mark, That was very informative ,the files contain a wealth of info ,especially Gary's . Thank You Both, Pat SM#123

Danny, I think you may be onto something, last week I only had a few minutes to deal with the furler and it appeared that the swivel moved freely. Today I discovered that it only rotated freely an

Thanks for the replies! I have used the toothpick trick at home many times, why not here! Duane

Hi Bill, I have just had this problem. My in-main-mast-furler from 2010 was blocking (September in Ponta Delagada) due to a broken lip seal. The lip seal did break into pieces, did fall apart and

Pat, Gary Silver uploaded a file with an excellent write-up on overhauling the Mizzen Furler called "SM Mizzen Furling Gearbox Overhaul". You can find it in the files section if you search for "SM

Hi Pat, "Gob smacked" is a Kiwi colloquialism (saying) for very, totally, completely, utterly amazed. (and any other adjectives you can think of) The salt levels in the Caribbean are higher, or so

Related--does anyone know a source for the white plastic fasteners that were used on the dodgers of many SMs and SNs? They featured a tap that slid in to lock to the pin. One of the advantages of

Hi Duane. I used wooden toothpicks, preferably the tapered variety. Dip the ends that will go in the hole with any flexible waterproof glue. When it sets up, cut the ends that extend outside the hole

Thanks Alan, That's helpful about the LN175 not being continuously rated. I had not seen that. In fact had seen that large body alternators loke the LN175 were better for handling the load. That

Duane, I second Craig's suggestion. Plus, if it fails in less than 50 years Craig will come and personally fix it for you. ;) 3M 5200 is known as "The Devil's Glue" and should really only be used on

Danny, I wish we had not already drained our water system, the marina has as well, its starting to get cold here.I think I will take the gearbox apart and take home ,clean & grease. I may pull the

Dan I'm pretty sure that Bill and I put up all the relevant stuff. I did it with a Next Step reg, but basically the wiring will be similar. The wire you need is the field connection from the

Pat and Craig, That is very interesting that apparently the SM and SN do not have any kind of top bearing for the main and mizzen furler extrusions, I learned something too! My boat does have a

Hi Pat, Almost certain to be salt build up. The carribean salt is brutal. Rinse all moving parts with floods of fresh water. Over the top of the gearbox,up the input shaft, the swivel or spinner as I

Craig, I assumed that there had to be a bearing at the top of the extrusion and did not realize the swizel served double duty . That is a very helpful piece of info ,and yes I did get the sail down. I

Hi Paul, I am fairly certain that you will find the twist lock at Grenadine Sails and Canvass in Bequia. Avell and Debora have a web site through which you can contact them. They do excellent