Richard, I was told that the monel rivets would not be a problem with aluminum and would be stronger.Do you agree with that .I will probably leave the s.s set screws in, because the holes were drilled

Serge, You said you replaced the block holding the valves.By "block" do you mean the lower half of the pump housing?The pump has a check valve but the strainer does not have a check valve and that may

I have a Jabsco diaghram bilge pump.The motor is fine ,the diaghram is new the flaps operational and yet I have not been able to get it to pump water.I've primed it and done everything to no avail.My

Richard, I would like to add a second bilge pump and alarm.What type of pump did you use ? Did you install in a second discharge hose or plumb it into the primary discharge hose ?I think once I replac

If you can see the bare glass than it can't be polished out. Last spring I had to do major glass repair to my rub rail and than painted the entire rail.It sounds as though you are probably going to ha

The deck on my 1994 SM has a few areas where there is white showing through the tan.Is the color of the decks the color of the gel coat or were the decks painted tan ? If they were painted I may repai

Two weeks ago I sent my gearbox to a Bonfigioli rep in Vineland,N.J. He felt he would be able to identify the gearbox and find a replacement or a set of gears an seals to rebuild. Dealing direct shoul

Mike, My gearbox has Bonifiglioli stamped on the side, so they are clearly built by them.You described your gearbox as square where my gearbox I would probably describe as round.Your boat is several y

Mike, I could have walked over to your boat last week, there was solid ice between our boats. Shenanigans is directly across in Georgetown.We are leaving tomorrow to spend a couple weeks on our other

John, I replaced mine a few months ago with a spare the previous owner had bought from Amel. The teak threshold that the weather strip is attached to can be unscrewed from the teak beneath it. Then it

I have had lubricant leaking from what I will describe as the manual gearbox in the main furler,where you insert the winch handle.I took the four hex bolts out ,but housing would not buldge. However a

I just checked with a company whose only business is batteries.I've done business with them for years,this was what they told me.What is important, is to look at how many minutes of reserve capacity (

Everything that I have ordered from Amel has been shipped via Federal express to the USA .For a very small box that weighed only a few ounces the shipping was $80.00,that seemed a bit exspensive to me

Barry, I would appreciate the wiring diagram I have been wanting to add gauges to my boat. Thanks,Pat SM123

Bob, We met you in Annapolis at the show in Nov. and then spoke to your wife on anchor in Soper Hole , BVI in Feb.I will stop by my boat and measure my portlight tomorrow and get back to you.Pat s/v S

Bob,I live on the Sassafras River at the northern end of the Chesapeke .I have a mooring there where I keep my boat.If your passing by on your way north we have a great anchorage and only a few miles

Bob, I measured my port light in the galley from the outside and the measurements are 13 3/4" long by 5 3/4" high. However, I want to remind you there is the 1 inch stainless steel frame that surround

I have a SM with the shaft alternator and a fixed prop. I have been sailing with my prop freewheeling , thinking it would present less drag , apparently I was wrong.I also did not know that it was nec