On the way to Bonaire, the combo steaming/deck light decidednot to play anymore and self destructed. Looking at the forum, it appears therewere a couple of models used by Amel. I have the original

James, Thanks. The mystery continues, but we have a mechanic recommended here so we will see what he has to say about it. Incidentally, there is a Volvo customer help line to which you can email an

Before I get the grinder out, I am going to get an impact driver to see if I can take 4-5 bolts out and "bend" the track during removal. I shall keep you posted. I ordered the parts from Antal in

Thanks for the info Pat. I do know there were 2 lengths of jib cars, but also don’t know when Amel switched to the slightly longer ones. I suspect it was after both of our boats were built. I had no

Steve, I got this from Gary it is , G30-40A PVC inserts 160mm long $12 each . My boat is a little younger than yours , I assumed my cars are the same as Gary's although I ordered without confirming

Thanks for this Graham and great to talk earlier Looks like I’ll be dismantling the rack and pinion and trying to lube the troublesome cable I’ve also sent an email to Amel on the very slim

Duane I connected the yellow wire of my Zeus 2 to the + of my S2G. And the blue wire of my Z2 to the - of the S2G. Best - Daniel, SN64

I plan to connect the NMEA TX wires from my B&G Zeus 3 MFD to the Raymarine S3g Course Computer. It's a bit confusing though, since B&G outputs to TX_A and TX_B and Raymarine has NMEA0183 connections

Hi Miles, I stripped down your steering when in Lanzarote. The rack is perfect and the problem is that one of the cables is stiff. I left you a message on your mobile earlier if you would like more

Hi Pat, I''m about to tackle the same job on my jib cars, and wondered if you had the part numbers of the bearings you purchased from Euro Marine. Thanks, Steve D. Aloha SM 72

Ian, The diesel engine governors that I am familiar with mechanically limit the engine RPM to a preset level by reducing the throttle setting. If you are getting full revs. in neutral but not under

Bill, Do you have the 78hp Volvo with a governor ? Can you tell me how the governor works--and what might upset it ? Ian

Hi Nick, That's very interesting, and I shall follow it up--but I don't think my Volvo has a sensor like yours---it's 18 years old and no computer has been near it in that time ! In neutral the

Gary, Thanks for getting back on that , I ordered the bearings from Euro Marine , they are now about $24 for a pair , still cheap in boat dollars. Thanks, Pat SM #123

Thanks for this Bill. It gives me confidence to have a go at dismantling the rack and pinion unit. Looks like the SM has a very similar steering system Another idea from James is that the clutch on

Hi Bill: Yes I considered amputating the track but there are two anchor screws in the track aft of the bolt and I would have been left with discolored gelcoat and screw holes where the amputated

Hi Pat I had the same thought as you, i.e. remove only one side. Didn’t work, the “grip” of the car is so close tolerance that it can’t be rotated enough to slide off laterally from the

Miles, We haven't had any problem with the steering, but Harmonie's previous owners did. You might find their blog post about the issue and the pictures

Thank you James of Sueño. Will try disconnecting that tube as well. Best, Peregrinus SM2K N. 350 (2002) Hyères