Danny and Bill, First, I don't take it personally our interaction and also respect and by-enlarge agree with your conservative approach to keeping the boat as close as possible to the original design.

Bill, I cannot see how you can state that you are certain I installed the seals wrongly the first two times when I followed religiously the "amel way" and ended up with water in the C-Drive oil within

Ian, The order of the seals is important to make sure they get lubricated. The first and second seals you mount should have the lips facing the propeller and the last facing the transmission. putting

Thank you Craig, A truly interesting post. I was interested to see that in your post about the SKF expert he/she states "Finally, I would arrange the seals with 2 facing the water and one facing the o

Thank you, Craig, That makes sense. What did the SFK expert tell you about the orientation of the seals? Good winds Jose

Good point Miles, I can go and check how many hours between the seal changes but I know that the last time it was leaking water as we were finishing our dobule transatlantic crossing which included a

Dear Bill, I don't want to make this a major issue and I appreciate your comments, knowledge, and experience with our boats but I have several issues with your RESPONSE. 1) I am ONLY reporting the res

I want to report my experience with the shaft seals and bushing. When I bought my SM2000 278, It had its seal and bushing replaced and the seals oriented as recommended by AMEL. In less than 2 seasons

Colin, that sounds like a great idea. Can you take a pix or two of your bed extension? Jose Ipanema SM 278 Currently covered with snow in Boston, Constitution Marina

Ryan, as Peregrinus, Ipanema has I a semi-dumb (30 amp) and a smart (60amp) charger, which use together when charging batteries with the generator. When the batteries are accepting less than 60 amp I

Hi Graham, In my SM 278, I mounted the wind generator on topof the mizzen mast and used rubber mounts to reduce any potential noise or vibration(which is not perceivable event when it blows >20). I do

I found and fixed the problem!!! Last Saturday while it rained, I decided to openthe beast and examine its guts. I first I removed the forward (bow) coverand changed the pump. It was a piece of cake.

Ian, It sounds very much like my problem. Fortunately I was able to see the flooding and stop the machine, which stop the flood of water. It thus may be that in my case the valve is OK but the water l

Thanks a lot for the suggestion Mark I completely agree that it is worth changing the pump and, even if it is not the problem, most likely it will be in a few years. I found it in sale and even after

Thanks a lot Bill, I just order it and it was 50% off!!!!. The site is great as it shows how to change it. Jose Venegas Ipanema SM2K 278 Boston

Mark, Thanks a lot for the idea. Can you tell me how to turn the panel off? Or you mean I use manual steps Jose Ipanema SM 2000 #278

The last time we tried to use the washer, it worked fine until the rinsing cycle and after a few minutes it started to dump water to the floor. It was not just a small leak it was a major flood!!!. Wh

Paul, I am glad you asked about this. I have had the same problem when sailing Ipanema on a port broad reach. I like the idea of using the boom to keep the sheet away from the ladder. That should work

To register Ipanema to the Marion-Bermuda race, I need to enter if our boat has had previous ORC, ORR, IMS or AMERICAP certificate. I know several SM2K have participated on transatlantic and caribean

Thank you all for your comments. I checked out the space and there may be enough to mount the drive in the opposite side of the electric one. I also though that pump could be mounted on the starboard