Confirming that the Vetus flexible rubber coupling type 6 #KO18 rubber doughnuts supplied by Amel were exactly the same dimensions as the original parts and fit perfectly. My boat is a 1987 Maramu wit

Miles, Thanks for your input. I now have my Vetus Flexible coupling apart. Removal of the forward half of the coupling is simply a matter of removal of the coupling bolts. This exposes the forward hal

Hello, Looking for advice on the disassembly and replacement of the rubber parts on what appears to be an original Vetus Type 6 Flexible coupling on the 35mm shaft of my1987 Marmu. (No C drive) If I w

Gary, It sounds like to did an amazing paint job on your boat and I hope that you can get the 20 years. I have had Awlgrip last that long on my seasonally used boat stored in the North. I do not know

Brent, Thanks for sharing your own experiences with this issue and all of your points make sense. From what I am learning about this issue it is the Airlines here in Canada not wanting to be liable. I

Mark, This sounds like some great advice. I am not sure with all of the fine print of how to insure that a ticket is truly fully refundable but I will check into this. As it turns out we have a 5 plus

Rob, Danny’s advice about not using your hand should be heeded, guess how I know! I had to smother a diesel once that broke all of it’s mounts plus the coupling so was laying on it’s side still runnin

Mohammad and Aty, Thanks for taking the time to provide the email address for Chris. I have added this to my Greece file and will be contacting Chris soon. I do have another question to anyone that ca

If you provide a path, water will flow to the lowest part of the bilge. This does not have to be a limber hole though that is the fastest form of transport. ,You can use something absorbent to form a

Nick, Not an expert but I know that via many rerigging jobs that with Imperial sized wire end fittings that a range pins sizes will be available for a given wire size. I am not sure but suspect this w

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