Warren and Zetta, I've replied to some of your questions below...... So many questions not sure where to start. Our intentions on where to sail from Malaysia are developing everyday as we speak to oth

It's a shame Dave, that's a sad way to leave. Unfortunately you overreacted to Hanspeter's polite comment that your post should be on a different forum and have made the only insulting comments I have

Zetta and Warren, Good luck, sounds exciting!. I have a Maramu but really admire the Sharki - a very neat boat. I have only seen one in Australia - belonging to a very nice young couple who sail up an

Dave, Sounds like a storm in a teacup... But more seriously I have no objection about your reminder about the connection among cruisers and the island communities. Posts like your last one though shou

Jer, I've done it and it's not too hard. To remove carefully take off the timber strips along the interior. The narrow ones above and below the perspex. They cover the nuts on the through bolts. Held

There's a lot to be said for carrying plenty of Jerry cans rather than filling storage space with a fixed tank, especially in third world countries where cleaner fuel can be got by going to a service

Colin, Yachting Monthly in May 2006 did a destructive test of anchor chain, shackles and swivels. I just happen to still have a copy (yikes). Generally the stainless steel chain was very slightly weak

I was thinking of a little anode hanging on a wire and fastened to the bolt on at the top where the wires are. It would be quite interesting to do it just to see if it gets eaten away at all. Fortunat

I suppose technically the best to protect the strap would be a small zinc anode on it as the bilge water is not in the same water body as the rudder anode (unless you have a very big problem!). I woul

Its worth considering changing the seal even on a brand new pump to a good quality nitrile seal from a bearing shop. It seems both Johnson and Jabsco pump shaft seals are more sensitive to chemicals t

Thanks Bill, Eric and Danny, that's perfect. John, Maramu #91 Popeye

I need to renew the bonding strap to the keel bolt in the deep engine room sump and as I have the engine out it's a good time to try it. I intend to replace the braided copper strap which is too old w

Hi Eric, I wasn't referring to your experience if that was how I sounded. My wife and I have a reef tour business and live in an area that experiences cyclones so we are keen on following sources of w

It seems appropriate to mention another useful website - http://www.usno.navy.mil/JTWC. the Joint Typhoon Tracking Warning Centre run by the US Navy. Maybe it can help reduce the use of these drogues!

I don't know if the website www.windyty.com has been mentioned here before it is really good. If you pay for your data download it probably uses quite a bit but gives a great presentation of wind patt

Alex, For a perfect answer you should check with Yanmar..... However I have had hydraulic PRM and Borg Warner transmissions and they could both be freewheeled. I think your gearbox should be freewheel

Hi Michael and welcome, Your plan sounds very good. You asked for some feedback so I'm throwing my hat in the ring.... For long term live-aboard sailing knowing how to maintain and fix stuff is VERY i

Hi Colin, We live here. My wifes family are good friends with a John Streeter in the UK whose family had a prominent jewellery business in London last century. Hence the Streeter connection with Broom

Colin, A Buaer Junior II will cost you about $6500 in Australia plus. Bauer also make a cheaper Poseidon brand for about $900 less. The difference is Junior II has cartridges but the Poseidon has repa

Sam, Welcome. On my Maramu I installed a watermaker and use a 2kW Honda to run it and a battery charger. It is a great compact,simple, clean and easy to maintain system and I only need the generator a