On the Sharki, you must undo the motor mounts and lift the engine up about 20"/inches 50 cm in order to remove the propeller shaft as it is too long to fit as it hits the rudder skeg. It is an easy 6

My wife and I have restored and refinished wooden boats with lots of varnish over the past 40+ years. We have removed a lot of varnish was applied over epoxy by someone else. If your base coat

Hi Rainer. Although I haven’t replace my cutlass bearing yet, my understanding is that you remove the propeller, undo the alum key on the shaft and pull off the cutlass bearing. Hope this

Thanks very much guys Yes I’ve been wondering whether to epoxy 1st or just the simpler direct varnish approach All the very best

Hello Captains of Amels, I have to change the cutless bearing of my Sharki, because of vibrations under engine wich occurred after I was installing a shaft alternator... How do I pull the

Miles Same here with a 1982 Sharki. I sanded and cleaned it and varnished the area. First varnish was very diluted to move the varnish deep into the dry wood. Might be done again after some time. Best

Miles, On our previous boat, a Cheoy Lee, we had a lot of teak. The best thing I found was to strip the wood down and apply West System epoxy, then a few coats of varnish with UV protection. This

Gary, I used the single step Interlux,. I put photos of the cans on the forum...or maybe the FB group. It works fine even in summer. The paint is contained inside the Bugler tool so it doesn't dry

Hi All, Yes, I think everyone is paying more now. My insurance went from $2600 to $4200, after switching companies when my insurer lost any underwriters for US boats in the Caribbean.

> Hello > > Does anyone have any tips or tricks for repair of the window reveals ? > > By this I mean the exposed ply edging around the inside of the windows - photo attached > > I’m not sure

Danny, Before deciding on the Jordan for my first offshore boat I read the DDDB Drag Device Data book about sea anchors and drogues. My conclusion was to go with the Jordan. I just pulled out the

Dear Amelians, I'm searching a good CAT pump dealer AND MECHANIC. Will need parts and help, once in Florida. I currently plan to stay in Ft. Lauderdale and in the Ft. Pierce area. Please let me know

Hi Danny, I don’t recall numerous problems with the Jordan the few times I have launched it. I believe with a bow mounted drag device, if a big wave is breaking you are going to get pooped.. How

James, Eric Freedman of Kimberlite wrote this article about using a Jordan Drogue on his Super Maramu: http://www.oceannavigator.com/March-April-2011/Prepare-for-survival-conditions/ You can also

Good afternoon Gary, Thanks for your kind message. As you know I have always been a big fan of yours and so thankful for the countless, excellent and so precise writings you provided the forum over

The sea anchor option has many benefits, some of which you mentioned but it also has one big potential problem. It is possible under certain conditions to develop significant sternway while riding to

Hello Alexandre, I am very sorry to hear about your continued difficulties with your insurer. As an aside, I now use Y Yachts in UK and their contracts are clear and concise. If I need to make a

Hi Ralph, I changed the original fuse (which is working thermal and therefore not apropiate for the engineroom) to a switch/fuse from Carling Technologies which is working hydraulic magnetic.Sorry

I think it all points to 1-part marine paint and redeaux every 5-6 years😀. At least that is where I would up a few years ago. Best, Bill Rouse 720 Winnie St. Galveston, Texas 77550 832-380-4970 My

Thanks Bill for the confirmation of the color. I have read and researched using Awlgrip for the stripes (as advised by the folks who did the repairs to Liahona and did her painting). However,