I was thinking of having a Jib halyard clutch fitted to the main mast to free up the main winch on that side - like the mizzen halyard. Does anyone have any experience doing this or know of any proble

If this is true then I think it is essential that we try to find an alternative that will also be able to archive the invaluable resource that is on this group. I am relatively new to this forum havin

I recently contacted Leroy-Somer to see if I could get any spare parts directly there exact words were "Unfortunatly this SPECIAL unit was supplied to a machine maker in high volume, we cannot offer l

I have the necessary IT background and would be happy to help out with this also, also I have a commercial server that could be used if necessary. I think the first thing though would be list the key

Ian The bronze gear cost me 250 euros before tax and transport. I did not ask the cost of a replacement gearbox. I also had to buy some gear pulling tools and some O rings which made the repair possib

I got replacement O rings from simplybearings.co.uk - possibly not essential to change but as I was doing it anyway I thought it worthwhile, here are the details 2 x 2mm Section 70mm Bore NITRILE Rubb

As far as I recall one must email the moderator to be given a username and password - the reason stated for this is that the site got hacked a while back and they lost a lot of content so they don't n

We have a bimini cover with sides and rear panels that attach to provide a cover of just over half the cockpit. We are keen to have a full cockpit cover for winter that extends all the way back to the

Hi Kent That is very helpful and pictures would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks Andrew

Hi Gerhard I would be interested in having one built as well. Andrew Ronpische SM472 Port Leucate, France

Apologies as I know that this topic is covered elsewhere, but I am struggling to find the topic in the forum. My forward climma units has stopped heating - I opened up the control unit and found that

Thanks all for the very helpful advice Andrew Andrew(Ronpische) SM2K#472 Port Leucate ---In amelyachtowners@..., <jlm@...> wrote: I bought mien to Farnell : http://fr.farnell.com/arcotroni

This is an alternative http://vyacht.net/products/nmea-wifi which is a bit cheaper but also will also link to a network hub Andrew Ronpische SM2k 472 Port Leucate, France

If these are the small relays inside the control box fixed next to the bow thruster I managed to get these from Radio spares in france (www.rs-particuliers.com) part number 5080023 cost 4.35 euros. Th

I recently installed a Victron battery monitor which also has a facility to monitor the engine battery voltage however I discovered that the -VE of the engine battery and the service batteries are not

Ok sounds like I should leave well alone - in our last boat the -VE poles were tied together between the house and engine batteries with one common (black) master switch and the positive poles had sep

So we take our boat out next week to clean and change the anodes - ours has the red plastic cap - I was convinced by recent discussions that I should fit it with a propeller anode. Now I am not so sur

I would be interested in this document to compare notes - I did the same thing two weeks ago with the Leese-Neville alternator and a sterling digital 24v regulator - I also took some pictures - It was

Bill Thanks for yourhelp and advice on this – much appreciated. The sterlingpower regulator costs $167.90 and the remote costs $137.38 according to theirUSA shop - Sterling Power USA - I bought mineof

Bill Yes when I look now the prices are certainly not the same as what I posted- that's odd. The temperature sensors were included in the box. Andrew Ronpische SM472