Paul. We concerns of a plastic manifold... Or a plastic sea chest with a fire! Wow. There are critical concerns with every boat for sure. Or a crack in the Seachest lid! We have replacements. The boat

This is indeed a serious issue. We had the initial bronze manifold on IBIS. Looked horrible and so when we ordered our arch from Turkey had a stainless replacement manifold constructed. About 2 years

Thank you Joerg. Great description. I’m going to try it out! Really appreciated Porter Porter McRoberts S/V IBIS WhatsApp:+1 754 265 2206 Www.fouribis.net

Joerg Thank you for the suggestion. I’ll try it, but knowing those knots will never come out I want to make sure I’ve got them in the right place. How far up the back stay from the snatch block is the

Sleipner has responded that the wire in question is to reduce radio frequency interference and the motor will operate normally without it. Just an FYI. Porter A54-152 Porter McRoberts S/V IBIS WhatsAp

We’ve been rigging ours to the cleaner and then to the small winch. Rare that we have a circumstance where we need that winch, especially that the jib sheet has a jam cleat. My frustration is with the

We stored the boat. For longer than intended BT down so as to allow access to change the zincs etc. covid... delays. Boat returns to water. BT working. Delivery skippers sail boat to delivery ship. Lo

Mark. Thank you. Interestingly. The US contingent got back to me. They suggested the part was a heat sensor and sent a photo. The photo they sent was similar to what I have, but suffered in that it ha

Thank you all. I really appreciate all the thoughts. Sleipner still sleeping. IMTRA seems willing to help. They had some questions which prohibited a final answer today. Regardless. The thruster thrus

Yesterday while cleaning contactor and brushes and then reassembling the bow thruster, accidentally we tore this small wire and capacitor vs resistor which connected between the brushes Set “A” and Se

We epoxied in a washer. Great service for 10k NM. Don’t see a reason to change. Porter Ibis 54-152

Arthur we have the same occurrences. I corrosion X and slightly change the cutoffs and were good for about 6 months. But I’d like to know a long term solution! Porter A54-152. IBIS. Excuse the errors.

I was at Compressed Air Incorporated last week picking up some filters. Shooting the breeze with the owner he offered he routinely sees 20+ year old Bauers working fine. Porter A54-152

Thank you for all the comments and suggestions. Our Ibis is prepared for the worst despite multiple attempts to allay concern. Better safe than sorry! I’ll relay our success or failures. Loading today

Could a Moly bolt, drywall bolt be helpful in removing the non-threaded impellers? We've had 2 engines. The first impeller location (volvo d3-c) was a bear to deal with. The second, a bit better (D3-H

Yes Heinz. We’re using Sevenstar yacht transport. So far so good. Best of luck. Porter A54-152 Excuse the errors. Sent from my IPhone Www.fouribis.net

Copy that. Thanks C. Excuse the errors. Sent from my IPhone Www.fouribis.net

Courtney. Do you have a photo of your modification to the cable routing that allows drainage? Might be quite helpful Thank you!! Porter A54-152 Excuse the errors. Sent from my IPhone Www.fouribis.net

It was. Just a switch. I always feel like I’ve been given a gift when the anticipated worst does not occur. Thanks Courtney, Scott. Porter A54-152 Excuse the errors. Sent from my IPhone Www.fouribis.n

Ladies and Gents. A quick question if you would. We’re in the midst of shipping our Amel out of NZ with Sevenstar. Incidentally the delivery skipper encountered the marina manager who relayed multiple