Hi Mark, thank you very much and roger that, I have now tightened it as your information but about a 1/2 turn as it was leaking a lot. So if I do need to replace the packing material I’m guessing you

hello all, i am inquiring for some assistance please there is a fair amount of sea water entering the rudder steering compartment, it’s likely I think via the rudder seal. can you please advise the be

Bill, That’s nice to hear you received great service, it should be standard of course but as we experience it’s not always the case and polite supervision is required There seems to be a lot of good p

Thanks Bill, I will apply this quantity next. Regards Paul

How many litres per coat is required for a 54? I expect a 55 is not much or if any a larger surface area and I generally use 12 litres for 2 coats but maybe this is not correct? Regards Paul Fortuna I

Hi David Depending on what antifoul is on there already, you should find this out and check what you can use next or how to prepare Once the hull is prepared and you know the gel shield is good 2 good

Thanks for the image and thought Joerg I think the only productive way over the wheel house is again as you’re plan, 1 panel on either side of the boom with separate controllers or both panels wired i

This is my solar panels at present, 2x Panasonic 330w/24v delivers around max 16A (achieving around 120-150ah per day average) and very secure with no issues for wind or waves and looks low key, it’s

Thanks Scott for both images, it looked good and strong for sure and a reasonable price Kind Regards Paul

Thank you for the image, I like the simplistic lines and would expect it to be adequate given the strength through the davits A drone landing pad is very handy too Thanks Paul

I also have a Waelder chain and for the last two years it has shown no issues around the Med, but I was anchored in Villefranche for a couple of weeks last month and noticed that it had some stains th

Hi Scott, thank you for the information, it would be great assistance if you could send some photos, I like your idea of combining the arch with the davits, it would maintain the SWL of the davit syst

Hi Joerg, I have two large panels over the dingy davits and fixed to the Simpson Davis and are wired in parallel which works if one panel is shaded... I’m working with a stainless steel designer to ma

Hi Thomas Thank you so much for sharing and it certainly helps me moving forward, you have a strong system and I’d expect it works well for you I’m certainly expecting that more solar generation than

Sure, I should say my solar is producing around 15A in direct sunlight, I would like around 30A production which would provide me with more than I would use in a day Regards, Paul - Fortuna II 55/17

Hello Thomas, as a matter of interest could you please let me know the specifications of solar panels and configuration? 200ah is excellent generation and I’m wanting to double my 600w/24 solar, it pr

Hi Tom, I can share my experience using the Mastervolt MLI Ultra 24/5000 x4 = 720ah and the range of MV chargers, including MV solar charger and MV management system on board Fortuna for the past 5 ye

Raif was the man that I negotiated with and had manage my project, he was so very professional and precise, I recommend him highly and also is one of the best contractors Ive used, he has lots of expe

I recommend you check price and precise material, time lines, completion dates and supervise the work, they can be good but there has been many bad experiences. Regards Paul - Fortuna II 55/17

Hello Nick, I had a refit completed to a catamaran 60 foot by Lantana Canvas family in Marmaris and Gocek in 2017, they did 16,000 euros of work from couches, covers, bedding and awnings etc, I was mo