Pat, Mine has a loop sliced on one end, and a key shackle spliced on the on the other. The sliced loop is a bit too large to fit over the "hook" on the mouse so it has a secondary loop of small

The previous owner apparently did not use the ballooner much and I have not either. I would like to replace the halyard for the ballooner and was wondering if I should have a eye spliced in one end ?

Very good point, Jeff. Best, CW Bill Rouse Admiral, Texas Navy Commander Emeritus Amel School www.amelschool.com 720 Winnie St Galveston Island, TX 77550 +1(832) 380-4970

I'll second Jeffrey's suggestion. It's an inexpensive check to remove the transmission oil cooler, take it to a radiator shop and have it cleaned and pressure tested. It's a maintenance item that

I had a similar problem when I first received Kimberlite in 2002. For whatever reason Yanmar USA, tracked the problem down to a defective turbo. I have no further problems since they swapped out

Bill and Fernando, And, low compression could be caused by valves out of adjustment. Assuming the AutoProp is clean and properly working, I would adjust the valves, then perform a compression test. If

Actually, ANY reason for low compression in one or more cylinders could be a possible cause of unburned fuel exiting with the exhaust...

Or, maybe your cylinder head valves need adjusting. Best, CW Bill Rouse Admiral, Texas Navy Commander Emeritus Amel School http://www.amelschool.com 720 Winnie St Galveston Island, TX 77550 +1(832)

Thank you Ian and Bill. The injector nozzles on all 4 cylinders were replaced with new 125 hours ago, as were the racor filters and the fuel filter. Today the racor filters and their "bubble" look

Hi, I suppose it could be the timed circuit breaker in the shore/gen change over box is not it working well/on its way out. I’m not sure how those components fail, but if the timing is consistent

Hi Bill Thank you for your reply. My green lamp works very well. Even with a measuring device at the socket I cannot determine that 220V are produced in the first 5 minutes. Or is it the case

If you were looking at motor oil in the exhaust you would see a fairly rapid loss of oil level in the crankcase, and likely a LOT of smoke. I'll second Ian's suggestion that what you are seeing is

It is very common for this light to fail. In fact I believe it would be unusual to find an original green AC light working on a SM. The light has a life of about 6-8 years. Rather than replacing the

Hello all I have an onan generator on my SM 2000 that also works very well. Since a few weeks I have the problem that the display for 220 V only lights up after the generator has been running for 5

When I had the engine mounts replaced and other work done on the engine in Martinique, the Amel engineer started it and told me I would either need to clean the injectors or preferably put in new ones

Hello, I'd like your opinion on this engine issue. When we bought the boat in 2012, about every 30 seconds you could see a drop of oil come out from underwater, on the boat's exhaust. Like a flower

Many thanks Mark. I'm in touch with them. Regards Donato SM #468 Ocean Bird Raiatea FP -- ___/)_____/)____/)_____ Ing. Donato Valente mobile:+39 392 5390810 Skype ID: donato.valente

Thanks Duane, I'm on it! Kent Robertson S/V Kristy karkauai@... Panama cell: +507-61171896 USA cell: 828-234-6819