On my SM 140 Sula we have a remote Onan starting switch by the watermaker controls in the galley. The other day I noticed that the orange light in this switch was permanently on whilst the generator w

There has been much chat about solenoid s on the yanmar, but here is one on the Volvo. My engine won't stop electrically. I have verified current is getting to the solenoid on the HP fuel pump. Has an

I have now had 3 new bars constructed for my SM. The last 2 done in the last couple of days. The problem for us has been going "off the original Amel design". We had a special bracket made for the mas

I am virtually certain I have leak in the stbd window of the fore cabin on my SM so I am going to take it off and reseal it. Before I do this has any one had any experience of removing these windows,

Dear Eric, I Have a cruising chute I fly from one of the bow mooring cleats. A bow sprit would be much more satisfactory as we take part in all sorts of lower key races here in Hong Kong. Could I see

Sorry Guys, it's not the bow thruster, had that one several times now and sorted by seal changes, it's not the anchor as haws pipe on the SM drains straight to the main bilge, this problem is at DECK

We are just back from a pretty rough crossing of the South China Sea with strong winds forward of the beam the whole way. A few years ago we had a similar trip up the west of Portugal and Biscay. On b

From my research Beta and Nanni do very similar things....take a Kubota engine, and marinise it. Nanni (French) may well be not very well known in the US however from what I can see on the web Beta (U

I have been closely reading the posts on this subject. Has any one re engined with a Beta engine or other naturally aspirated engine? ......no expensive turbo to go wrong! I would be interested to hea

Can any one help with the Perkins part numbers of the exhaust elbow and connector on the Prima 80t. ? Graham Boyd SM140 Sula Hong Kong

Following Volvo service manual requires the waste gate on the turbo to be checked for movement. Last year it was stuck. Wd40 and a couple of days thinking about it had it freed off. This year I just w

Hi Eric, Thanks alot for the info. I took the main metal cover that is roped to the pulpit off today and all looked fine in there. Any chance you could send pics of your grease nipple locations. I not

The rig on Sula SM140 is now 17yrs old; it needs to be replaced before we go to the Philippines this winter. The crossing at that time of year can be pretty rough. The Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club are d

Thanks everyone, Looks like Sula's water line will be going up at the stern at the Xmas haul out! When I got the boat 7 years ago I painted over the orange stripe in red, much smarter. Whilst sanding

Hi Eric, Thanks for the reply I will look at following suit when I replace the standing rigging at Xmas Graham SM140 Sula Hong Kong

Can anyone tell me what maintainance one should be doing to the headsail furler motor/gear box assembly on the SM. I have had my boat for 7 years now this must be one of the very few bits I haven't ta

I don't know about any one else but much as I love these boats I am fed up of the fact that they float stern down.... or perhaps the waterline was put in the wrong place at build?! When I lived in N E

A few days ago we were unfortunate enough to hit a very large submerged heavy duty commercial tarpaulin, whilst motoring at 7.3 kts. The engine stopped dead and we made it to port by "other means". Th

Has anyone recently had to clean their fresh water tank? As far as I can see to do this job I will have to remove the deep freeze under the aft saloon seat to gain access to the forward end of the tan

I recently had a boat yard look over my SM No140. They were concerned about the the amount of "play" in the steering system. The wheel moves up to 4" before the rudder moves. This is attributable to t