Bill! I got the demand from Topsail Insurance, but I don't know if they understand that l/h rating is one thing, but reality is an other dependent on lifting height, strainer etc. they wanted the comb

Thank you Bill! I have a much better offer from Y Yacht Insurance that looks rather attractive, still some outstanding issues around the fine print Paul on S/Y Kerpa SM#259

Thank you for charing your experience,I,m not so surprised about the cost, I had my pump fixed in Turkey at the cost of a new pump I guess, still I have to put it a part myself, then it worked good fo

Last trip we had was in 30-40 knots of tail wind and not to large following sea. The autopilot had to work a lot to keep the course, but it copped very well. My thought was, which system is more robus

Thank you Bill! That trigger an other question, What canvas did you use at that condition? We made very good speed at 30 knots of wind with half the Genua pooled out, but I guess it difficult to have

Ian, thank you, good to know the response level you used , we just changed our course computer to the S3G, the earlier one only had three levels not to much to choose but now 9 levels. Paul

We found a half bucket of salt water in the cockpit locker. It looks as if the water has come in to the forward part of the locker, but we can't relay figure out how it came in. We have had som bumpy

Bill, Jean Pierre is is salt water behind the control panel for de desalinator? That was something we considered as a source, actually my wife (clever girl). Paul on S/Y Kerpa SM#259 Teneriffe

I have installed a SSB radio, currently only using a lose cable as antenna. Now I concidder using one of the twin backstay as antenna by installing two insulators. Is there any pit falls or anything s

When sailing in rough waves and the boat is "falling" from awave and hitting a little bit hard, sometimes the mizzen mast is shivering abit. Do not fell ok with that. I notice that the mizzen after sh

Thank you Mark The split line antenna was my first option, but could not get hold of one in Europe. Now we are in the Canaries and will soon cross the Atlantic so would be good to have the SSB running

Bill I missed that oportunity, it was in Lanzarote at the start. Paul

Today when drilling a hole for a cable in the mizzrn mast, I discovrred to my horror that it sesms to be an innerlining in the "tube" where the cables are, the Lining does not cover the whole surface,

Thank you Ian, our condiute does not goes all the way down to the inspection hatch, but obviously i drilled a hole just where yo condiute are. So now I have one more hole than needed Paul SYKerpa SM#2

Hello I would like to control the mizzen bom car with lines from the cockpit. At the end of the track there is a stopper fastend with two bolts, does anyone know where they a screwd into? Is it a meta

Hello Bill I thought of a more simple solution.just put a duoble block at the end of the track on each side, and corresponding block on the car.then just a rope on each side that you fasten on the exi

We installed the I Go and use the old cable, it looks to be of much better quality than the new very expensive one. I just fasten the new antenna with a hose clamp on one of the backstays, protected t

Hello When using my anchor wash pump both my toilet bowls get full of salt water, any one experience the same and new the cause and remedy? Paul on SY Kerpa SM #259 currently on Cape Verde

We hardly get any water out of the tap at the control panel for testing, when we start the WM there is always a lot if air in the flow glas but it dissapeare after afew minutes, capacity around 45 to

Alexandre I might have to fix my elbow as well, but can,t find the ilustration, as you ilustrations are of very pedagogical and high standard an my mechanical skills are limited it would be of great h