Hi John, feel silly having to ask this. I have looked at the site and cannot see the numbering system for posts. How do you find this, and how do you search for eg 8548, or 8768 Regards Danny To: amel

Hi all, have to agree Bill that this could be a factor. Recently I saw a "red line" SM out of the water. I understand these were among the last SMs built. The auto prop on it was much larger than mine

Hi Mike, I pioneered the introduction of grease nipples. I have found a couple of pumps on the grease gun into each gearbox every month or two to be enough. If you over grease the seals are not damage

Hi all, all my life I have been a racing yachtsman, albeit at club level and my last boat was a high performance 42 footer that when properly trimmed and sailed would sail to windward in moderate cond

Hi Eric, Please understand I do not see myself as an expert on this topic, I am just sharing what I find works. Once I applied myself to the problem I was pleased with the results. I forgot to mention

I used a sikaflex product. The important thing is to use a product with good adhesion that remains flexible. Regards Danny SM299 Ocean Pearl Mangonui New Zealand To: amelyachtowners@... Se

Enjoy your sailing, we are going from New Zealand to the Pacific Islands at the beginning of July, possibly returning to NZ in November OR leave Ocean Pearl in Bundaberg Australia for the summer month

Hi Barry and Robyn, that sounds like a great idea. Our email is simms@.... if you would like to contact us directly Regards Danny SM299 Ocean Pearl Mangonui New Zealand To: amelyachtowners@yaho

Hi Eric, I find the desalator a frought business, probably more to do with me than the unit. When on board full time in clean water, use it every day, simple. However, up a dirty river, or in a dirty

Thanks Bill, Regards Danny To: amelyachtowners@... Sent: Saturday, 2 June 2012 6:06 PM Subject: Re: [Amel] Dessalator 40 GPH Membranes Danny, Back washing with fresh water is the only answ

Hi, did you replace the o ring on the inside of the wearing bearing that seals onto the prop shaft itself? Regards Danny SM299 Ocean Pearl Mangonui New Zealand To: amelyachtowners@... Sent

Thanks Eirc, if you are leaving the boat, say for a month or more, do you back flush with fresh water beforehand and leave it like that, then flush again on return before use? How long can you leave i

Hi George and Kim. all I can say is WOW, I have got to start this. Danny To: amelyachtowners@... Sent: Sunday, 3 June 2012 1:14 PM Subject: RE: [Amel] Dessalator 40 GPH Membranes Hi Danny

Hi Kent, I have replaced the down light with led. What I used was a motor vehicle flood light available at auto electrical shops. It is a round unit but had a protruberance to attach to a bracket. I c

Hi Kent, yes it was. Without looking at it my memory is that it was denoted 12 to 30 volt, not just 24. In fact most of the bulbs we use for 24 volt are rated 28 volt. But I do find that even in marin

Hi Kent. The light is a Revolution brand round work light, 900 Lumen, made in Australia so probably not much good to you. Prices on LED lights have dropped dramatically here in the last 6 months. 9 mo

Hi Bill, I replaced one in Colon, Panama diving with my scuba. Quick and easy. I have a 40 ft air pipe from the tank to the second stage so I just put the bottle on the deck and drop over the side wit

Well said Bill, we need to understand our boats. Regards Danny SM299 Ocean pearl Mangonui New Zealand To: amelyachtowners@... Sent: Friday, 8 June 2012 6:31 PM Subject: [Amel] Re: New moto

Hi Bill, the leds I have bought are 12 to 30 volt so I guess that covers the ovewr voltage. We have not lost any yet. regards Danny SM299 Ocean pearl Mangonui New Zealand To: amelyachtowners@yahoogrou

Hi again Bill. I had the wood part made up but neglected to fit the piece of tube in the top before I lost the paper with the dimensions. We were in the BVIs at the time and I just could not find a pi