Can anyone in the group advise me on the procedure to replace the bottom main mast seal. The seal at the bottom of the mast on the deck is cracking and pieces are breaking off around the edge of the

Hi Arno, Just a guess on my part, but some equipment can accept a variety of input voltage/frequency and rely upon an internal converter to provide the load with correct power. Case in point is

Arno, Long story. It is better for you to Google that part number. BTW, that part is no longer available. If you need more, email me at Bill"at"amelschool.com. Best, CW Bill Rouse Admiral, Texas

Digging deeper and deeper in the engine bay, I found something I don’t really understand. Maybe the esteemed members of the forum can enlighten me. The refrigiration system has a electronic box

Kent, Here is a linkto the correct size belt: https://www.espares.co.uk/product/es1741942/compatible-washing-machine-poly-vee-drive-bel Espares ships internationally at very reasonablerates.

Hello Barry and Penny, Liz and I would be happy to sponsor you for OCC membership. If you would send me a message to my personal email at flyboyscd at google dot com, I’ll send you a link to get you

Thanks Danny. I guess the same would apply to the 54? Cheers, Paul

Kent, I have done this job. If you have the right size belt it is a tight, but doable job...start it on the drum pulley, then turn the drum to complete the fit. However, you say the drum is locked.

Ryan and Kelly - thank you for the feedback. I will hopefully get it installed fairly soon. Fair Winds, James

Hi all, I hope everyone is having a great summer (or winter as the case may be), The belt on my Thomson Australe broke. I found a replacement which appears to be identical to the one tha broke, but

Through a sequence of unusual events, I am in possession ofa new Maramu Mainsail by Q Sails. The sailis still in the box. It is of Hydanetcloth, tri-radial with spectra webbing. It is for sale for

Hi Greg, I would like to take your old genoa. I have a Sharki #60 from 1982 and I am currently in Marina Kalamata. If your genoa is still worth the effort to hire a car to come to Cleopatra Marina I

We'll second the kudos for OCC. And for US east coasters, Gary Naigle and Greta Gustafson, Port Officers in Norfolk are the best, with slips in downtown and a constant gathering of world cruisers.

Hii Alan, I wonder if that might be normal-ish compression of the rubber shocks inside the Vetus. Frankly doesn't sound like a big deal and I should think the Nylocs would be ok without Loctite. The

Hello Steve and Liz, Saw that you are OCC Hawaii Port Officers. We would like to join the OCC, would you sponsor us? The AMEL group is a wealth of information but feel the OCC would also help with our

A long shot. I have a Dacron 150 Genoa for a Sharki that I must get rid of to make way for a new sail I have on order. It is destined for the dumpster by Wednesday next week unless someone wants it.

Hi Mark, Steve and Liz have probably answered your question. There are lots of ways of getting info on a new place--some people love cruisers' nets, Seven Seas etc. We used a mixture in our 7 year

Hello all, We are members of OCC since 2016. Never been to a meeting but encountered fellow members in ports in the Pacific and always enjoyed their company. Met Port Officers who have been extremely

Hi Craig They were not "loose" but I could take up about a sixth of a turn on each. Nyloc nuts, washer, no Loctite...I might do that. Cheers Alan Elyse SM437 Bound for Vanuatu

Hi Mark, Liz and I have been members of the OCC for about a year and a half. We are also the OCC Port Officers for Hawaii, and have enjoyed helping some other members with some logistics for planning