Thanks Bill, We have limited internet, we could not join. So glad I will be able to see the meeting online. Best Barry and Penny “SV Lady Penelope II” Amel 54. #17 Sainte Anne anchorage Martinique

Hi Oliver, Your anchored just in front of me, closer to the beach. Caraibe Marine want to take them off. I don't think that they would take them apart and replace the seals, lens and handles whilst on

Hi Arnold, Thanks, I have been looking at that and the price for a complete new Lewmar hatch is not much difference than the cost of the parts and labor. They have to take off, take the hatch away and

Hi Paul, Yes, that’s who I have on my list to contact when they open. Are you near Clarke’s Court Boatyard, can you let me know when they reopen? I am having new brackets made here in Le Marin so as t

Thanks Arno, I will make sure I replace both the hinge pins and grub screws. I found one Lewmar agent with some lens in stock. I am asking them to give me the actual lens measurements. Best Barry

Thanks Chuck, I will contact them when they open up again. Best Barry

Hi Paul, No, not UV damage. The boat yard workers in Monastir, Tunisia sprayed/spilt a liquid all over my topside. The deck polished out OK but all the acrylic hatches, port lights and widescreens nee

DNA Marine in Italy sell them. Part A and Part B, top and bottom sold separately. ( dna-marine.it ) Best Barry

I need to replace all my Lewmar arcylic lens on the 7 Lewmar hatches. I have measured the outside and they tally with Lewmar specs for the size 50,54,60,and 70. I measure the actual lens size and the

Hi Nicolas, You inspired me, been getting a bit lazy under this French lockdown, With no sign of going sailing for some weeks I decided to put the seat back on the bow. Very simple and quick to do. Ho

Hi Nicolas Klene See the photo below. The Amel 54 has the bow set up to put a hinged wooden lift up board across. As mentioned the lines from the Parasailor come down just where the board fits, so had

Hi Mohammad, Great to hear from you and thank you again for the Bamar furler, it is installed for my main headsail. Have a spare fuller packed away now. Yes my saloon fridge is full width, I was able

Dear Paul, My mistake on the previous post. The UK supplier of the fridge gas strut is METROL. I have attached the invoice, this is exactly what you need. Best Barry and Penny "SV Lady Penelope II" Am

Hi Paul, The UK company is SGS in Derby. I spoke to them and they recommended this strut. Fits and works perfectly for my lid, had to make the hole in the end eye a bit bigger. I passed this on to Son

Dear Paul, Below is a photo of the new gas strut for the saloon fridge on a Amel 54. Best Barry and Penny “SV Lady Penelope II” Amel 54. #17 Sainte Anne anchorage Martinique

Hi Paul, We replaced our fridge gas strut in March 2019. You need a 300N pressure. Do you know where to get one? Best Wishes, keep safe. Barry and Penny “SV Lady Penelope II” Amel 54. #17 Sainte Anne

Thank’s Paul, It was not MEK. I know what that does to plastic. These blotches and crazings will not polish out and if I tried to buff them out I could make it worse and the insurers might say that I

Hi Paul, Thank you for this contact, we have just arrived in Barbados and will be going to Grenada sometime soon. I am looking to get mine replaced after some acid type liquid was dropped over mine re

Hi Danny, I do have foam luffs in my main sail but can’t see any in the original supplied Genoa. Is it good to also have foam luffs in the Genoa? Best Barry and Penny “S/V Lady Penelope II” Amel 54. #

Hi Joerg, Thank's for the answer/post and information. I remember seeing both your and Paul's sails, I didn't know that they were Hydranet. The quotes from Incidences and Q Sails are really much the s