We have the 35 kg Ultra fitted in 2015. We are very pleased with it as we sail constantly ever since. Kind regards, Jean-Pierre Germain, SY Eleuthera, SM007, NZ

Hello Judy and Ian, Eleuthera is SM007. Being a few years older than your vessel, it had exactly the same problems. However upon purchasing the boat some six years ago, we used a product called Captai

Out of curiosity, is the MDKAL a predecessor or a newer version of the MDKD series? Many thanks. Jean-Pierre Germain, Eleuthera,SM007, NZ

Hi Guys, I have the oldest SM. HULL 007! I had lots of difficulty removing the foot in 2015. I used lots of WD40 and repeated use of a heat gun. It came loose eventually and is now a cinch to detach a

A trick you can use is to place a child’s diaper under the pump; this works for the TMD22 on SM’s Jean-Pierre Germain, Eleuthera, SM007, NZ

A friend owns a large trawler and he had identical problems with his water pump. He circumvented the problem by removing the drive belt and the internals of the unit and replaced it with an electric p

Salut Benjamin, Your main pump pickup point is located higher in the bilge than the emergency/manual pump. I have the same feature on my SM. Jean-Pierre Germain, Eleuthera, SM007, New Zealand

:-). Eleuthera is the name of my boat. It means « free » in Greek... apparently... See my signature block... Jean-Pierre Germain, SY Eleuthera, Opua New Zealand.

Amel Gang, We have an Ultra 35kgs on ours. NEVER dragged in 4 years of living largely on anchor. Very pleased Jean-Pierre Germain, Eleuthera, SM007, Opua, NZ

Hello Umberto, If you research this topic on sailing sites, you’ll find some support for these devices but much more for solar panels. If you have a shaft generator on your main engine, this unit is m

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Packing removal tool: a dental pick also works fine. I’ve changed one in harbour; very easy and compression can be achieved with 1 cm wide piece of hardwood and a rubber/plastic hammer. Use a new comp

Danny, I totally agree. Jean-Pierre Germain, Eleuthera, SM007

I tried some of these wrenches. The Amel works best Jean-Pierre Germain, Eleuthera, SM007

29 seconds is the key to a trouble free future Jean-Pierre Germain, Eleuthera, SM 007

Hello Paul, We have this problem as well. Solved with a commercial product called Exit Mould. Good luck Jean-Pierre Germain, Eleuthera, SM007

Danny et al, I hear the design of new containers incorporates alt water dissolvable plugs in strategic locations on its outer walls... If true, reduces sour risk a bunch Cheers Jean-Pierre Germain, El

Hi gang, Our early SM has the original poles and they extend beyond the railing. Extra length is very noteable if alongside an SM2K like here in NZ CHEERS Jean- Pierre Germain, Eleuthera, SM007, NZ

Hey Alan, Good for you! Other than a long beard, the batteries are ok, the water tank should have water. We are doing a maintenance cycle and will be on G17 tomorrow AM. JP

Hey Alan, It was simple and easy to keep an eye on Elyse. We’re neighbours! Cheers, Jean-Pierre Germain, Eleuthera, SM007 , NZ

Hello Robert, We are in Opua since November 2019 and we’ve had considerable work done on our super Maramu. To be honest, the work force is very qualified. Whangerei is also good as is Auckland... (hen