Great article Bill. Thank you very much. I’m very interested in this marinized Kubota /Beta. Some good thinking out there! Porter A54-152

Danny, Should be, I wish you and Yvonne could join us. Pat SM123

YES Bob very good...but i doubt we could carry an anchor that size !! However, I do remember many years ago Steve saying if people joke about the large size of your anchor, you've probably got it

Hello we struggled to find it too and ended up purchasing this version (for 110B not C) from this website: https://www.reliable-store.com/ I have uploaded the manuals we have for the volvo penta d3 to

YES Bob very good...but i doubt we could carry an anchor that size !! However, I do remember many years ago Steve saying if people joke about the large size of your anchor, you've probably got it

Related to recent discussions on this....an informative article on chain vs chain and rope in deeper anchoring. BTW gotta love Steve Dashew -- 3/8" 10mm chain and a 110kg 250lb Rocna--anyway--

We have 100m of Maggi Aqua 4 chain and 200m of rope. We have only had to use the rope twice and that was in 30+ knots in French Polynesia. We would prefer not to use the rope if at all possible. When

Porter, I’ve done your smoke test. Yes, under the rapid throttle action, a puff of black smoke comes from our Volvo exhaust exactly as you describe. Not confidence inspiring! Hmmm. I look forward

You experienced sailors of the Pacific and Carribian. How long is your anchorchain??? Do you use a swivel? Fair winds Arthur Vista. SM 435 Skickat från min iPhone

Hi Ruedi and Sabina, Alas, we are land bound at the moment, back in London, bound for Brazil for the autumn in one of those aluminium tubes that sails in the air. We have left Pen Azen ashore in

Ruedi, I have had exactly the same problem with my chain since we bought the boat. I have the ISO chain with 30mm inside dimension and the WASI powerball, now fitted to my gal Rocna. (Yes, I now have

Thank you Ian, I found the real issue. I had a vertical windlass in my former boat, never had a twist issue. When the Chain locker is deep enough it shouldn't be that critical with "Verticals".

Thank you Bill & Bill I learned a lot about ISO and DIN chains, - what the former owner unfortunately was not aware when he ordered a new Stainless Steel Chain in 2014! Hope I can get the 202 Type

Thanks for the interesting article.I'm glad I don't have one of those, but if engine replacement becomes necessary in the future, this could be a real issue. We have 3600 hours on our Yanmar 4JH3HTE

Wow. What a gathering. Danny SM299 Ocean pearl from the far off south pacific

There was a good article on the worrisome trend in the design of small marine diesels in Yachting Monthly last year. https://www.yachtingmonthly.com/gear/reasons-to-be-paranoid-about-diesel-34807 I

Thank you so much Steve. Very helpful info.. I am just changing the mounts on the MD22, so should be fairly straight forward.. James

We will spend some time in the area of Annapolis, does anyone know a good Stainless steel person who can manufactur a detachable bowsprit for a furling code zero to our Amel SM? Paul on SY Kerpa SM

As Bill R points out, varying chain standards are very frequently a source of trouble. The best advice I received was is to always take the gypsy along with you when buying chain, and make SURE that