During our recent passage from Boston to the Chesapeake Bay we experienced two severe thunderstorms. In one winds reached 40 kn sustained with gusts to 55 kn for about 10 minutes at the severest.

Bill et al, World Health Organization to the rescue; but anything <500 ppm is good. "TDS is a measure of Total Dissolved Solids in Water which comprise of inorganic salts, principally calcium,

Thanks Guys, I think i have found a shop who can do it. Thanks for the advice i did not even think about hydraulic shops as i would prefer food grade hoses. Regards Alan Grayson SV Ora Pai

Gary (s/v Liahona), Thank you for the advice, I'll take a good look at the lip seal issue you brought up. Their parts list for the H6 has an "Ecopur Seal", which I take to be the lip seal. Duane

Alan, You can go to any hydraulic shop—they can make you up the hoses for you. They are usually rated at 4000 psi and have swaged on fittings. Probably for 50-60 dollars. If I remember correctly

"... if they would just give us the spec of the motor - or an equivalent..." They don't do things that way, and Martinique is the wrong place to ask because they order all of the parts they sell from

Hi I own a 85 Maramu and have had to have these motors repaired. They may be rusty but a good DC motor rebuilder can usually get them working again. They are just a old 12Volt dc starter motor. The

Thanks Bill, We have asked for a quote from both Amel in Martinique and SAV in France - my husband has spoken with them in French (he's French) and we are still getting no joy. I understand it's a 33

Hi there Just some thoughts related to reliance on the autopilot. We bought our Maramu to sail short handed, long distance with young kids onboard and this led me to consider our reliance on a

Tom, 250 ppm is what you are looking for as far as TDS goes. The EPA’s recommended maximum level of TDS in water is 500 ppm. Note, it's not a limit, just a recommendation. The 500 number you saw

Bill and Sam I am sorry but i dont read it is a Maramu Thenk you Bill to clear it Best Elja SM Balu Von meinem iPhone gesendet Am 23.07.2019 um 22:02 schrieb CW Bill Rouse <brouse@...>:

Might "not taste anything," but most people cannot tolerate their drinking water with anything over 500ppm. Most people will retain water at 500ppm. Before you start abusing your body to save a few

Alan, FYI, I bought 2 high pressure hydraulic hoses 6' long with stainless steel 3/8" JIC Flare end fittings crimped on both ends of the hoses for about $200. Don't forget about your Yacht School

The issue is light rain or humid mornings will cause the salt to run down the shroud. Heavy rain will rinse everything very good. Best, CW Bill Rouse Yacht School (formerly Amel School) - Supporting

BE CAREFUL. A Maramu is a 12 volt boat and a Super Maramu is 24 volt. The motors are different: Apples:Oranges. Samantha, it may not be possible to replace with OEM devices on a 30 year old boat, but

You won’t taste anything in your water below 1000 ppm tds. ~~~⛵️~~~Matt

Hello Alan, You can get great quality hoses from an hydraulic shop which services the dairy industry with food grade components. I went that route and never had a problem with My

Hi Tom, 500 ppm is considered the upper limit, anything below that is acceptable for drinking water. However once the membranes get to the point of delivering either 500ppm of close to it they are

Hi Bill, I have never done that freshwater rinse and have not had the problem, I wondered why and then realised rain does quite a good job. Perhaps where I am and have been has more regular

Sodium metabisulphite is a pickling solution. It’s only meant to keep organisms from fouling your membranes while the boat is stored, and watermaker isn’t being used. There are two cleaning