I've had my boat with that same engine for over 5 years and I've never gotten over 2600 rpm's on it. I usually cruise at 1800 rpm's so when I go to 2600 I think I'm flying, and with diesel at $4.00 pe

Lots of good advise from the forum. I might add if you are going to Panama from the east coast you will be better off to skip the Caribbean unless you are going to cruise there awhile. Jimmy Cornell's

Kent, I've done that trip many times over the last 35 years. Don't even think about going the gentlemens route. Its a real tough way to go. You will spend a lot of time waiting for weather, like month

Hello, If anyone wants to get rid of their Shipmate vhf radio, model no RS8300 and or had kept the hand held speaker/pushbutton piece and doesnt need it anymore, I'd like to buy it. my pressbuttons ha

Eric, the knobs are Goiot, don't know the part no. You may have to take a picture and e-mail it to them. The screws are tapped into the fibreglass.They stripped out. Just drill a longer hole through t

The solution is to sand down the one section,which is the bottom of the table, and prime it with some good primer and paint it white. It faces the sun so varnish will always be a problem. The part tha

Jim, another thought, the in mast batten free sail is a proven passage maker. Battens in the main with some roach in it will improve your windward performance I will agree to that. Just remember when

Ian, you are right, the cooler can be bypassed by putting the two hoses together. I ran mine,( not high speeds) for quite sometime before I replaced it. Volvo doen't have the part because it's a Hurth

Hi I was just getting ready to answer Mark when you e-mailed. I used the sensibulb for the oval globes over the nav station,the engine room and the light under the dodger. The flat glass on the lights

I've changed most of my interior light bulbs to LED, and its really helped on the battery consumption. Can anyone tell me the name of the tri color masthead unit or the bulb I would need?. I'm returni

Kent, have you looked behind the pilot berth/setee in the dining area? Thats where I keep mine, its on on top of the gun case. I believe thats where Amel puts it. Its hidden thats for sure, John "Moon

I lleft my boat on the hard in May of last year and will return to it on the first of April this year. 11 months total. A friend went aboard last month and said the batteries were fine. The advantage

Eric, Whatever sails you have up in the wind you have is the right sails. You are surely reefed down if you want to heave too. Simply tack the boat over, do not release any sheets. As the bow goes thr

Ian, You will have no problem with Cuba. Keep your zarpe from whatever country you clear out of, tell immigration in Cuba not to keep your zarpe and not to stamp your passport,and when you get to U S

Dave, You have to take the gate valves apart to get them out. Use a heat gun to take the hose off, take the valve apart and turn it. The base is fibreglased in so it won't turn. You will probally find

Two photos are posted now in our Moon Dog folder, I guess we forgot to post them before. The camera flash makes it appear that the new section is much lighter than the rest of the paneling. In reality

Erick, Make sure the welder iknows how to weld stainless steel for underwater use. I had one welded up, it looked beautiful. Lasted two months. I took it to a boatyard the next time and they re-welded

Casper, I bought my mainsheet and gib traveller lines from Amel. They cost more but they fit, had the eyes propally spliced in and they even give you new tightening lines,plus they look original. John

Peter, use 3M 5200 ,sand the rubber lightly apply the sealant, let sit for a week. If that doesn´nt work,Throw the thing away. I had my Zodiac professionally glued at a cost of $600.00 it lasted 1 yea

Tom, I wouldn`t give up on the stove so quick. I had the same problem I replaced the orifice with the next size larger. The oven went from 250 degress to 450 degrees. Doodle bug had a post about a yea