Hi Pat, Are you talking of the wall fitting or the on/off tap on the end of the hose? If the former, I can tell you that on our SM 302, launched June 302, we have a Grohe fitting ( volume at one end,

Interesting ideas. A few years back I think it may have also have been a Bali Hai idea to use a piece of wood about 8" x 3" x 1" to prop open the windscreen if it didn't merit being fully opened. Sinc

Hi Anne and John, Yes, it was following a posting by you on San Carles that we went there. We have stayed in the water--with 11 fenders, after your experience with the winds. Will be seeing Pen Azen m

Hi Anne and John, Thanks for that. We will stay in the W Med this year, waiting for friends to sail over from Florida, but 2012 we will head East so it would be fun if our wakes cross. Fair winds, Ian

Hi y'all, In the last few years, spent in South America, we have used UK gas bottles. We have refilled these where possible, either with propane or butane. Most countries in South America will fill an

Dear Anne, John, Richard and Graham, Thanks for these tips. Glad to hear that sense still reigns in the Eastern Med! When we bought Pen Azen we had Amel fit an extra large gas locker that take two 6 k

We have a curious problem. All 220 volt electrics were working fine yesterday--from shore power, Onan and inverter.This marina lost all shore power last night for about 5 hours during which we ran the

Us again. Pen Azen is SM 302, launched June 2000. We had a Thomson Australe washing machine which we are replacing with a similar Candy, here in Spain. The shopkeeper is concerned that the new machine

Hi Kent, Ring main--thanks to this site I now know that I don't have one! It was my (mis)description of the 220v socket outlets. We have Gonzales coming tomorrow to sort us out but in the meantime I h

Hi Anne and John, Life's little disasters always bring some education! Thanks for the explanation. Hopefully all will be revealed tomorrow, but whether MDL will pick up the bill for Gonzales.....pigs

Thank you ,Jean, and thank you Gary--it was reassuring to read your comments . We are a 220v 50 hz SM and that's what they sell here in Spain by way of electrical appliances, but I will read the handb

Hi Kent, We , too, scratched the door in the galley with the bottom, forward, corner of the stove. Come to think of it, we did the same on our Maramu. The solution we now adopt is to glue a small piec

Thanks, Eric. That makes it easier to explain and I suspect the solution will be there. The carpet measurements were spot on! We have deep pile everywhere, in a slightly darker blue than before, looks

Thanks, Jean and Richard. We won't be trying to use anything with 60 hz--just curious to see from the handbook if the new washing machine could actually cope with 60 hz. Cheers, Ian and Judy, Pen Azen

Thanks, Eric. Needless to say, Gonzales the electrician didn't show today. I had hoped that in Catalan, which they speak in these parts, lunes was not interchangeable with manana but clearly whether y

Closer to a solution..... the good Gonzales duly appeared at 0915 as promised--only to say that he would be back at 1600 with Sergio. I reminded him of the expression " hora Ingles" and he was as good

Hi Anne and John, Interesting point, but there does seem to be no doubt that there was a huge electrical problem with the marina shore power--indeed, it was off again tonight as a team of electricians

Hi Jeanluc, Yes, I think your diagnosis is correct--not that I would be able to tell by myself, but a number of other owners here who have also suffered damage have come to that conclusion. I think th

Hi Paul, Same thing happened to us after 8 years. Couldn't find a spare part and had to buy a new motor from AMF. Really expensive..... It is a wonderful pump, but next time we will go Jabsco. Ian and

Hi Kent and Gary, My experience with pickling and non-pickling is much the same as Gary's--I used to pickle but now just flush the membranes with fresh water for about 15 minutes and leave the boat fo