Mohammad and Aty, Thanks for the contact information for Chris and also for the advice on the advance booking. Half British and half Greek, that will be interesting. I see that Gouvia is huge, 1235 sl

Mohammad and Aty, This all sounds good to me. I especially like the point about gaining a good source of information. Could you send me the name of the agent you used in Corfu? Also, which marina he o

Kent and Iris, With regards to Mediterranean countries, it is my understanding that most require a competency license these days. In Italy we sailed for 3 seasons before getting our ICC licenses and t

Mohammad and Aty Thanks for the advice and for the offer to help find an agent. I am not sure of what the cost for this service my be but this option certainly sounds appealing for at least our first

Hallo Michael, Yes, my boat is non-EU so perhaps I do need to pay through customs. I am thinking of using an agent for at least the first clearing in to be sure that I get everything correct. I check

Tony and Lel Wells, Thanks for providing the details of the insurance required for sailing Greek waters. My renewal is coming up shortly and I will check to be sure that all of these requirements incl

Gerhard Mueller, Thanks this is very helpful! I had not heard about the need for my boaters license (ICC in my case) to be translated into Greek? I wonder if this applies to the radio license or any o

Mohammad, Thanks for the excellent information in your reponses. Was it very expensive to hire an agent to handle your paperwork? Any suggestions for locating or hiring an agent? Thanks, James SV Suen

Rink, A big help, thanks for the response. The website you provided also has a lot of helpful information in it. I would agree that a fine of 1,100 Euros for above 12M is definitely “hefty” so I want

Rink de Haan, We plan to enter Greek waters this season and were considering storing in Greece as well. Can you tell me if this tax applies to vessels in storage? Thanks for sharing the link and this

Davi, Really sorry to hear about your engine woes and the disruption to your Med. cruising. Has your mechanic verified that the compression is up to spec. on all cylinders after the rebuild? I have a

Nick, You can buy fibreglass exhaust and better IMO, heavier walled shaft log and rudder post tubing in various sizes, I am thinking of using the latter after figuring out a way to install some replac

Hello, I am planning to remove and refurbish the original Amel mounts for my 1987 hull #220 Maramu when I return in June. I would like to have new mounting bolts on hand. I have removed two of the aft

Frederic, My Amel is a Maramu but the mounts look like they are the same as yours. On my boat the center rubber mount is fastened with a nut and peening. The center rubber mount has a stud protruding

Steven, My boat which is the Maramu model has two drain holes, one at each end of the box. They are drill as far outboard as possible and angle downward as they pass through the engine room bulkhead.

Tom, I also need to replace the bonding strap on my Maramu and took Bill’s advice to purchase some 1/8” x 2” copper. I think that using the thicker copper is a good idea and should make the strap less

There are some concerns about hydrogen embrittlement which can weaken the chain when regalvanizing. This is more of a concern with the higher strength chains such as the grade 70. While I used to thin

Gary, That is a good point about not using an acid based Silicone on Aluminum. I have not used the 737 but will give that one a try thanks for the tip. I do have long term experience with the Dow Corn

Bill, I don’t object to Wiki advertising in the area shown at the top of the help page and will place my vote accordingly. I would however be against adding any kind of pop up ads or any other type of

Miles, I have had two sails made by Q-Sails in Hydranet. The pricing and communication is excellent. The quality is plenty good for cruising and the sails were heavily reinforced. We plan to order 2 m