Good afternoon Alexander: Yes I was told to add a third seal but that did not fix the problem. I am uploading the pix of my Clamp system to the photos section. Last Sunday we came back from Gloucester

James, I was very worried about that possibility but this time I did not glue to top foam and it was clear that the water is entering in a gap that forms between the lip-seal and the shaft. Only a few

Eric you can't enter your e-mail with the "at" sign because Yahoo will take it out. My e-mail is josegvenegas(at).icloud.com Send me a note and we will get connected via mobil phone Jose

Ann Sofie, Yes not only I pass the pin, but I have added an extra seal to increase the sealing force without results. Of course no pin results in a lot of water running into the boat very quickly. Tha

Eric, The leak is through the lip seal. It is very clear every time the bow goes under water. It is a recurrent and frustrating problem. I will be around this weekend if the weather is not good. Other

Joel, I checked in my boat and as you mention, there is no draining tube out of the bow thruster compartment and that explain why we have been frustrated drying up with a sponge the water that regular

CONGRATULATIONS BILL and crew. Where are you heading now? As you, we crossed in Ipanema with a crew of 3 (wife, son and me) on 2012 on exactly 19 days!! including a short stop over on Hierro to clean

Ann-Sofie & Jonas, Could you please provide me with the information of the parts you used to upgrade your freezer and where you bought them? Ipanema SM2K 278 Constitution Marina Boston, USA Not yet re

Alexander, I had Roger Underwood (954 764 6001) check my rigging. Altough they only did a rigg tunning and did not have to change anything, I can only say good things about their professionalism. Good

I hope this will end the already long discussion and explain the reasoningbehind my willingness to try something different from vertical battens on mySM. My experience as a mechanical engineer is only

David, That is a very important observation that makes a lot of sence. As the batten is flexed the steel in the inside will move relative to the one in the outside creating extra force against the end

Dave, that makes me feel better bacause I am not at all concerned about sail damage. These battens, once the tip is flexed, become very easy to roll creating minimal friction between the sail and the

Thank you for the info Dave, I can see how over time the battens, particularly if they are left partially rolled in heavy air can have high dynamic stresses and cause fatigue on the stainless steel. A

Dave, can you be more specific about the problems your sailmaker had with with the Rutgerson roller battens ? Is it a problem with durability or jamming? I had the chance to play with them and I thoug

Thank you both Dave and Craig, The battens my sailmaker is proposing to use are not the ones I sent links on. These are made of stainless steel and he has had good experience with them in other boats

I am considering buying new sails for may SM2K and the sail maker suggested that the RBS Roller Battens could allow increasing the roach in the upper part of the sail, or at lest reducing the negative

I agree with Alan, any odor from the head, be it from a user or from a permeated hose will be delivered directly to the aft cabin by the AC. I found out that wrapping aluminum tape around the hoses to

Background Ipanema's desalination had been pickled and dormant since I bought her almost 4 years ago. In preparation for our transatlantic passage I had bought a new set of membranes assuming that the

Those were excellent suggestions Danny. I particularly liked your idea of filling in the slot between the keel and the sail drive. It makes a lot of sense. What material did you use? My boat will be l

Craig, as you predicted, and in spite of having alerted the yard, they send a standard metric turnbuckle for the headstay that does not fit. Where did you get the smaller turnbucke and how much did yo