Hey Gary, I’m no expert, but my opinion is that Amel used the stretchy line for a reason, and it probably helps to reduce shock loads on the poles. In the scheme of things, buying some more line is a

Seems like a great idea to me...if your steering works, I might buy her. Steve

Hi Pat, I just received the template you made, and really appreciate the effort you went to. It will make the job much easier. Thanks, Steve S/V Aloha

Thanks again Pat. Steve

Thanks for going to all the hassle to get this info to me. I just got an answer from Maude this morning, they have the cables, and I asked her to ship them ASAP. In case you ever decide to change your

Thanks Pat...it is greatly appreciated. We have modified our aft stateroom a bit by removing the fiberglass liners on both sides, building the berth on the port side out to King size at the head and q

Patrick, I have looked at the photo section, and your technique, seems the most simple of the 2 different methods I’ve seen this done with an older SM. We are definitely going to do the job with your

Hi Patrick, Thanks for your response regarding our steering. We have it on our very long list while in Hawaii this year to add a linear drive. Do you have any specs on how you modified the quadrant on

Hello Olivier, Thank you so much for your response regarding our steering problems. We have owned our SM for a little over 4 years, and sailed her 15,000 miles, and believe her to be around the 75,000

Bill, Thanks for checking, as every scrap of information is helpful at this point. I am curious as to why you new cables would be 2 feet longer than the originals. Steve

That is interesting Bill. I wonder if that would be the current replacement for our original cables which are also Ultraflex. Our cables are labeled M41 23FT E12G, which makes them 2 feet shorter than

Thanks for all the great responses. We felt fairly certain it was an alignment issue early on, as it is difficult believe the cables could be at fault. After taking the racks out a second time, markin

Hey Bill, I did leave the autopilot completely out of the loop when testing, so that is not the issue. I found it hard to believe the incredibly robust looking steering cables could fail, but we feel

Seeking knowledgeable input on troubleshooting a steering issue on 1992-vintage SM. Approximately 4000 nm into the 5200 nm passage from Panama to Hawaii, we experienced failure of the wheel steering s

Jeff, Sounds good. If you need any more info I can provide, just let me know. Regards, Steve Aloha SM72

Hi Jeff, Have you considered going to Trinidad instead? I’ve done both, and would pick Trinidad over Grenada for hauling the boat any day. Cost will be similar in both places. Grenada gets hurricanes

My memory is a little foggy, but I believe I paid $1100.00 total for the pinion and large gear. Best Regards, Steve

Hi Craig, Thanks for doing all the leg work on this. I’d take at least 10, but depending on price, would at least double that order. My theory is that I’ve already had 2 failures, and due to the age o

Hi Kostas, Have you checked with Amel to see if they still have them in stock? We were able to purchase the pinion and the gear from Emek Marine in Turkey in 2014. They were a bit expensive, but they

Hey Craig, I actually could use both parts, as I see several impending failures. If you can have some made, please count me in on that. Thanks, Steve