Kent, I've been working on my windlass recently. The motor wires directly to the negative battery terminal. The switching happens on the positive side. If your guy was touching the lifeline and the wi

Has anyone fitted a foghorn on the main mast? I don't see too many boats with one, but we were in fog for 8 hours earlier this year, and an automatic horn driven by the vhf would have been great. If y

Bill, Could you post those images in the Photos section? I can't seem to access them from your post. Thanks, Duane

I'm going to be at the Amel rally, assuming we get there in time! Would you be able to do it that week? I gathered you're based nearby. Duane

Does anyone have a source for the Lofrans Control Box that matches the dimensions of the old one? Thanks, Duane

Bill and Eric, You're right on the money! I took the Lofrans control box out apart and one of the contactors was welded to the contacts. So now I need to find a replacement part. I'm going to try to r

I was raising the anchor today and the windlass continued to pull chain after I let go of the button. To turn the windlass off, I had to turn the off breaker (marked Jib/Windlass) in the fwd cabin. Th

I borrowed a tool from the boatyard to pull the prop and it worked great. I'm not sure if this is the right size or not but it's only $35.20! https://www.grainger.com/product/WESTWARD-Flange-Puller-29

Bill is correct, I was referring to the priming pump. I was mistaken in calling it the "low pressure lift/priming pump". I'm not sure from my notes now if Mac Boring was referring to the priming pump

Ok, this might seem a bit wierd, but after posting the original note in June, my Yanmar 4JH3-HTE low pressure lift/priming pump started to leak fuel (it was visible on top of the fuel filter) just rec

I just ran mine to answer your question and it pulled about 3 amps while it was pumping at 100%. How does that stack up with yours? While you have any tap wide open it will pump at 100% of capacity. I

Pat, If you're going to count on the watermaker (and it is a great asset for those of us who enjoy anchoring out) I would just buy new membranes and have a clean slate. Replacing them will also give y

I really don't like the Amel rub rail (one of my few complaints), and rubbing on a pile and you've damaged the gel coat. So, I'm thinking of adding a rubber extrusion to the rub rail. Mate USA sells a

Thanks for the reply Bill! Duane

I replaced the freshwater pump with a Marco UP3 electronic gear pump. It has a magnetic drive. The old pump had a bonding wire, so I attached it to the base of the new pump. I did not hook up the "act

One reason for the transmission heating up "could be" that your transmission oil cooler is compromised. You said the dipstick was melted and since there was no leakage of fluid, you assumed that it wa

Hi Craig, I would be interested in the R/L switch as well. Thanks for looking it up! Duane

Hi Alexandre, The Blue Seas parts were about the same cost, but easily available in lieu of shipping from France. I'm hoping the BT genie is happy now. I've replaced the Limit Switches, the Actuator m

I replaced the Bow Thruster On/Off switch and thought others might want to know what part will work. The old one was marked "APEM1, M4, 6-631H". I could not find a direct replacement from APEM. The re

Kostas, Thanks for posting the plans, I'll find a place to put them in the "Files" section. Best regards, Duane