Hi again Colin.if you didn't retrieve the thruster it would not be difficult to securely plug the hole it goes through. Regards Danny SM 299 Ocean pearl Sent from my Vodafone Smart

Hi sorry to hear of your troubles but as you rightly say it could have been much worse. I reckon that when pounding to windward there will be considerable pressure put on the seals with no plate

Hello Paul, just a small info: the last Santorin was built in 1997. Good luck in your search. Olivier

Hi Colin, bad luck. Were you able to retrieve the broken part. It is amazing what can be repaired when you are cruising remote locations away from your 1st world services. All the best. Danny SM

This morning we accidentally nudged a reef here in Maldives. Fortunately we were only doiing 2.5kts so no hull damage, but in getting off we sheered the bowthruster unit completely off! By this I mean

Hi Thomas, I've used Barnacle Buster Yearly on my whole raw water system. It remains completely free of scale, growth, etc. I don't know if it would clean out a clogged pipe, but I'd give it a

adding a fuse to the PCB on the bowthruster is quite simple. I added one to the + wire on the pcp in a small fuse holder. Fair Winds Eric Kimberlite Amel Super Maramu #376

Hi , If you are around Wednesday, Thursday or Friday, we will be in Martinique on Kimberlite. Ponton 4. Please drop by Fair Winds Eric Kimberlite Amel Super Maramu #376

Thanks Craig. That's reassuring to hear you say that about the 3300 hrs on the Volvo, because there are many other nice upgrades on the 1999 I am attracted to. And sounds like the rigging

Very exciting, Paul, and early welcome to the DB. Can't really say anything about the specific boats, of course, but, in general, 3300 on the Volvo should not be an issue if it's been well maintained.

Hoi Philipp Thanks for your note, good to know rhat Wilson looks OK. We are planning our next trip to LR. Could you fix the instable warm water flow? Fair winds Peter SY Wilson, SM 003, La

Wow, Herbert, that sounds very good, indeed. Yes, there are many options to the old legacy designs running at fixed (and inefficient) rpm that give quiet(er) operation, better fuel economy, cleaner

Hello all, I just registered with this group because, after careful consideration of several bluewater yacht brands (we are past Pacific Seacraft owners), and time spent as crew on a Super Maramu, we

Mark, Congratulations! This is really very good news for All SM owners that have electronic sensors on their bow thrusters. If I still owned BeBe, I would buy one today for several reasons: 1.) The

In an odd coincidence, I was working on a making a replacement PCB for the Bowthruster Linear Actuator before Duane made this post. I didn't want to say something about it on the forum until I

Thanks everyone! It seems like I have been thinking this was going to be a nightmare of a project but "should" be pretty simple. I love the longer bolt option! Hopefully, it really is as simple as

Can someone tell me about if the OEM thru-hull fitting for the Airmar depth sensor is a 51mm housing? Mine is marked D800-P498 on the tag attached to the sensor wire, and "20-386-02" is printed on

Craig, we have an Fischer Panda 4000i with a 1 cylinder kubota engine, 4kw. Initial it had fixed RPM ~2900 but two years ago I upgraded it with a variable speed option (step motor that pushes the

I have the same issue, Oliver advised me to drill a new hole and thread it as the mild steel plate is rather large so just drill a new hole besides the old one, or drill a larger hole and thread that,