Thanks everyone for the quick replies. I've owned Sula for 15 years now and pretty sure this repair wasn't done by the previous owner, so looks like it should be reasonably straight forward. Ten years

SM Main mast furler foil sheered at base just above the gear box (see pictures). This metal fatigue event rather spoilt our Chinese NY cruise yesterday. The actual sheer occurred when furling the sail

Sula is SM 140. These are the mounts removed from under the old volvo. I presume originals. They are by Schwartz and googling that and the numbers brings up very little. I am awaiting a reply from Ame

Hi Bill thanks again. We are going to machine a false coupling plate and follow the rest of your instructions and Olivier's as well. Could you forward any drawings you may have that would help. my ema

Hi Bill Thanks for the detailed advice. I think using the Beta mounts was a mistake. Can you recommend the vetus or other manufacturers' mounts that are suitable for supporting the metal frame. The ne

Thank you to all of you who have put up replies to my questions, all most useful and have given me a positive direction in which to head. I have no doubt this issue will be easily resolved once my eng

I have just had a new Beta 60 fitted to my SM no 140. Everything is just great, performance exactly the same if not better than the old Volvo, with one exception. There is a very slight vibration pres

Thanks Bill, yes, as you said Beta appear to be are very easy to deal with in this dept. Graham

Hi Bill, Thanks for your thoughts. Oddly enough your email beautifully summarises all my niggling doubts and questions that I will be presenting to the Beta man when we meet on Monday. After all 2 yea

The answer to all this is in the torque curves. As you say Danny 2800 is the max on the Amel TMD22A installation. This effectively limits its max OP to approx 60HP. I have been very happy with this pe

Danny, You are now a further year in with your Volvo D2-75. How is it going? I would love to do a rebuild of the TMD22 but it's not vaguely economical here in Hong Kong. After everything Ive read on t

Replaced the underwater seal on the plastic shaft (on which the bow thruster prop is mounted) and very quickly the oil was leaking out. I suspect this shaft has become so worn the standard seal is now

Dave, I too have been looking at the Beta to replace my TMD22....no turbo and Kubota parts world wide. Could you put me in touch with your client? Is it a SM he/she has? It would be great to talk to s

The lock on the safe of my 1995 SM no 140 has jammed, fortunately whilst open. My plan was just to take the whole thing out and buy a new one. However, on looking at the hole through which the box nee

I have just ordered a new Onan MDKBK. Can anyone tell me the SPEC / supplier of the 4 rubber mounts that the generator sits on bolted to the bonded in wooden board? It would appear that not all these

My Onan MDKDP 6.5, was unused for about 6 months. Now, on start up and before any load is applied it produces large amounts of white smoke (the smell tells me this is unburnt fuel). This smoke persist

It looks like Sula's Onan MDKDP 6.5 generator engine is either up for a major overhaul or complete replacement. For those of you who have replaced this same unit on your boats what did you go for? The

Thank you gentlemen....GELCOAT!! It's obvious now. Just so happens Sula is parked up on the hard at RHKYC with her bow more or less poking into the fibre glass work shop! Graham SM140 Sula Hong Kong

I am replacing the perspex windows on my fixed wind screen. On removal of the old ones it was observed that the edges of the windows were painted to hide the sealant when in position. Can any one tell

I have just had to have Sula SM140 built1995, surveyed for insurance. Being in Hong Kong finding an Amel expert was never going to happen. The well intentioned surveyor has said "it is advised to carr