Eamonn, The nearby Navy Service in Port St Louis is probably cheaper hardstand but less services than Port Napoleon. I'm a bit out of date - I was there 6 years ago. Dusty from the winds but vast hard

Jamie, Are you sure you want to rule out taking the head off and inspecting/trying to repair it? Even if you still end up getting a new engine your old one will be worth something second hand and the

Eamonn, The risk of anaerobic crevise corrosion of stainless steel where water collects in the lower swages is one of the reasons to consider re rigging at that age. It must be at least at the very en

Jay, I've done plenty of work on my 1981 Maramu in the last 4 years, Engine and engine room, transmission, new shaft, fitted a water maker, new cutlass bearing, prop, fridge, furnishings, cooker, head

Just a suggestion of a possible alternative cause.....Maybe in the past a sun awning tied too tight in strong wind between the main and mizzen shroulds could do this by putting rear-ward pressure on t

What a strange topic. Many a great sailor has circumnavigated in a boat without an engine and I know a cruising family that have sailed from Australia to Japan and back without and engine (and still h

Elmer, The ketch is regarded as being a lttle more balanced than the sloop as the main mast is in the same position. Sloops can be a little cheaper and supposedly harder to sell but that may mean a be

My Maramu with a Perkins M60 had a 2.7:1 ratio. Same as the now ZF25M. Now have a Yanmar 75hp coupled with a ZF30m 2.7:1. John Popeye Maramu #91

Bob, In Australia Club Marine or Nautilus are worth a try for quotes. We operate a reef boat in Port Douglas called Wavelength. Like some other commercial marine operators here we use a broker firm ca

You could try sub-compact shower controls like Barka available from Penguin Engineering in UK. I replaced the taps and showers in the heads and I have bought taps to replace the galley taps but haven'

Not the early ones. John, Maramu #91, 1981 (no bowthruster)

Having kids on our Maramu we sometimes travel in calm weather with two dinghies, one is a 3.1 aluminium bottom RIB with 15 hp and the other is an 8ft Walker Bay Dinghy with tubes with a sail kit. We n

Andy, Thanks that would be great if you can so it . John

Craig, I expect Andy is referring to the NECO drive from the Maramu so your Raymarine is probably a lot simpler to connect. Andy, I have thought about the same change but the NECO is still going so I

Would anyone happen to know if a 22" diameter propeller can be fitted on a Maramu? I have re-engined with a Yanmar 75HP (3200 RPM) with a 1:2.75 ratio transmission. The theoretical optimum propeller i

Dominique, I would not do it unless the vinyl was falling down. I would not paint over soft vinyl. If you change the vinyl it is a huge job and the type of vinyl and glue is critical. I have done mine

I thought this might be interesting to SM owners. I have no connection to the boat but the respected designer appears to have been very heavily influenced by Amel. Used Davidson 52 for Sale | Yachts F

Mike and Rebecca, Here are a few things to be aware of... Firstly, whilst I would be more cautious of buying another brand of that vintage, with Amel you have a few crucial differences. One is that yo

I remember seeing a picture a few years ago when I was looking for an Amel and here it is to make your own judgement what you think it looks like..... http://www.teck-it-easy.com/ponts_bateaux_voilier

My deck's still original but I have thought about painting it. Generally here for non-slip paint we use mat finish 2-pack polyurethane. A small section at a time is painted and whilst wet it's sprinkl