Use a fine stainless strainer in the sink and pour a gallon of vinegar in down the sink periodically. With best regards, Mark Skipper Sailing Vessel - Cream Puff - SM2K - #275 Currently cruising - Tah

If you are having trouble with insurance, contact The Marine Shop in NZ or Topsail in the UK. Both will write a policy with an A+ rated underwriter. If you are an OCC member, Topsail has a partnership

I just renewed mine. Check with Topsail or The Marine Shop (NZ). Both use the same A+ underwriter. Both very easy to do business with and have a clear easy to read policy online. With best regards, Ma

Hi Daniel, Over time the decks can look quite ugly. I think this is true with every brand of boat. Some owners try to keep the original look. Others have taken a different turn. I don’t this there is

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Finally! An OM turbo for Yanmar. Savings of more than $700. https://www.ebay.com/itm/353395787363?ul_noapp=true With best regards, Mark Skipper Sailing Vessel - Cream Puff - SM2K - #275 Currently crui

I’ll send a PM With best regards, Mark Skipper Sailing Vessel - Cream Puff - SM2K - #275 Currently cruising - Tahiti, French Polynesia www.creampuff.us From: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io [mailto:mai

I just re-upped with Topsail. It was Y-Yacht policy and then was purchased last year by Topsail. They honored the OCC (Ocean Cruising Club) discount and we have a good policy with cyclone coverage in

Bill, Do you remember if the underwriter was Great Lakes Insurance SE? Did The Marine Shop help in any way to obtain a new policy? With best regards, Mark Skipper Sailing Vessel - Cream Puff - SM2K -

I recently received a quote from The Marine Shop Ltd (New Zealand) for primary coverage of our Amel. It is underwritten 100% by Great Lakes Insurance SE who has an A+ rating on Ambest. I am wondering

One more note on this. If you are replacing an incandescent bulb with an LED be sure to use the correct color to avoid the filtering effect Bill K. mentions. i.e. A red LED goes into a portside light

Thanks! That’s a good tip. Where at the top of the mast is the other end of the cable with foam bits? What is it tied off to? With best regards, Mark Skipper Sailing Vessel - Cream Puff www.creampuff.

If there is any noticeable RFI caused by an LED, a snap on ferrite at each end of the power source should do the trick. If possible buy only LED’s with a FCC Part 18 compliance rating. It is worth not

Thanks Mark! That explains a lot. So, it was the mouse line with the foam dampers you had trouble removing? Is the line with the foam dampers marked in some way? I am assuming I reach it via the remov

Hi Mark, Are the foam bits attached to a cord? I assumed they would be attached to VHF cable. With best regards, Mark Skipper Sailing Vessel - Cream Puff - SM2K - #275 Currently cruising - Tahiti, Fre

I am not sure how using the PL-259 plug would connect the rigging to the bonding system. The rigging is not connected to the boding system and neither is the VHF radio. Am I missing something? With be

Hi Mark, This is a project I am about to undertake. It has been on the list for a little while but rolling conditions have stifled my comfort level about going up the mast lately. That, and it’s been

Dan, Sounds like you have it narrowed to a fuel issue. Check your diesel fuel tank air vent to ensure it is not clogged or obstructed. Does the start/generator run okay with no load? Do you have duel

Dan, This sounds very typical of a stuck stop solenoid. To check. Have someone at the helm push the stop button while you can observe the solenoid and lever on the engine. You should see the stop leve

Perhaps an owner modification to add a fresh water flush With best regards, Mark Skipper Sailing Vessel - Cream Puff - SM2K - #275 Currently cruising - Tahiti, French Polynesia www.creampuff.us From:

Hi Matt & Michelle, I replaced ours four years ago in Martinique because of a large bubble. I wrote to Plastimo and asked them if more compass oil could be added. They responded by saying this model i