Hi all After we bought Ocean Pearl, we found in a locker a magnificent piece of timber of the same genre as the rest of the interior. It is 55mm square and 780mm long. No holes, no adornment, nicely f

Hi Steve, I have noticed the same, you are not unique. But so far we have had no water to dispose of from there. Good to see your post. Just yesterday Yvonne and I were wondering where you were and ho

Hi all, we had odour from the bilge going up the pipe to the aft head. I added a simple solution. The pipe turns down into the bilge sump, facing vertically down. To the end I added two right angle el

Hi Kent, I have to agree that the flexible coupling is an esential part of the train and cannot believe the mechanic relanced the rubber bushes with ceramic. Yes the rubber wears, (I replaced mine 18

Hi Bill, if this comment is in response to my repair in Tonga. I accessed heavy motor vehicle suspension spring bushes that were oversize and trimmed them to fit. Nothing else available and they did a

sorry Bill, crossed wires Cheers Danny To: amelyachtowners@... Sent: Thursday, 5 April 2012 7:41 AM Subject: [Amel] Re: Forum, our website. Danny, When I wrote "trimming," I was referring

Hi Giovanni, hope you will look us up when you get to NZ. When do you expect to be here? Replacing the rubber bushes is very straight forward, I did not replace the circular housing, no need to. Howev

Hi Barry, we cruise at 2000 rpm generally. At 6 knots you cover the ground well. We had the rpm problems that some seem to have with the TMD 22, 2800rpm max in gear but cheerfully running up to over 4

Hi Duncan, like you I cannot see that it is an engine problem if I could get over 4000 rpm in neutral, and only 2800 in gear and then the sudden self correction. I believe mine was a propellor issue.

Hi all, I have had a mishap with the 24 volt high output alternator for the house batteries resulting in need to repair or replace. It is on the TMD22 volvo oposite to 12 volt starting battery alterna

Thanks Bill, much apreciated. Mine is a different manufacturer but the info on capacity is a big help. Regards Danny To: amelyachtowners@... Sent: Friday, 20 April 2012 1:00 AM Subject: [A

Hi John, thanks for this, mine too is shorter now. Do you have one piece or two? I had two identical pieces. Was great to have a piece of timber to use finished and matching the boat. Regards Danny SM

Hi there, We installed a wind generator on top of the mizzen of SM299 and am very happy with it. Ours is a German made Super Wind, expensive but robust, and very quiet. We just never hear it. As to an

Hi Colin, yes I had the same problem, identified before the boat went back in the water three years ago. I applied a fix I used with some agricultural machinery with great success over many years. Mix

Hi Colin, sorry it was three years ago so can't remember the exact grease. However, avoid synthetics, go for a mineral grease to go with the mineral oil.And mix it 50/50 by volume. Funny how things ha

Sounds good, I would go for a bit more grease in the mix. To: amelyachtowners@... Sent: Saturday, 5 May 2012 7:11 PM Subject: Re: [Amel] Re: Bowthruster oil - how to oil top up? - quick qu

Our mainsail furler motor has been wrecked by an electrician, Vito is your still avaliable? Danny SM Ocean Pearl 299 NZ ________________________________ To: amelyachtowners@... Sent: Wedne

Hi All As part of my preparations for going offshore again I was going to replace the brushes in the sail control motors and saw that the armature where the brushes run was worn so I took the furler a

Thanks Frank, I do use them so I will give them a call. Regards Danny To: amelyachtowners@... Sent: Monday, 14 May 2012 7:07 PM Subject: Re: [Amel] main furler motor Danny Suggest that fur

Thanks John. Danny SM299 Ocean Pearl Mangonui New Zealand To: amelyachtowners@... Sent: Monday, 14 May 2012 9:17 PM Subject: Re: [Amel] main furler motor Hello Danny, If Ray Roberts cannot