Ian, Can you comment on the output of the Amel shaft generator on your boat at various speeds? My boat has the generator as well but the previous owner removed the drive pulley on the back of the tran

Ian, I am really glad to hear that your son was not injured when the 14mm halyard snapped. I agree that having a backup method of support when going aloft is a really good practice. Normally it is jus

Danny, I will second your concerns about using external halyards, I avoid them as well and this started even before the incident described to follow: I once had the swivel of a spinnaker halyard part

Christina Alby, Sorry to hear about the loss of your bow thruster. If I understand you correctly, the thruster simply feel out due to the loss of the retaining bolts so it may be undamaged? If so, I w

Nick, I hope that you are also enjoying the transition from a yawl to a ketch. (grin) If you search on grade 70 chain in the Amel Groups you will find a lot if information on this subject. I seem to r

Hello, The upper furler bearings for my Genoa, Main and Mizzen seem a little stiff. I washed them out with warm soapy water which helped but they still feel a bit too stiff to me. Can anyone tell me w

Danny, I purchased new rigging from ACMO for my Maramu last year and had it delivered with no problems to Sardinia. My contact at ACMO was Sylvie and her email address is: sylvie@... . Best, James

Colin, With respect to just sealing the hole in a secure fashion with easily available materials. I would probably remove the rest of the damaged shaft and use two pcs. of 3/4” plywood (1” if you can

Joel, This is a big help to me, thank you. I will address all of the points that you brought up. Would you by chance know where I could obtain replacement bearings for my Nirvana Swivels? Also, if you

Joel, Thank you for the background on the Nirvana spars which indeed are what I have on my Maramu. Access to spares to me is a critical part of boat ownership, especially if that ownership turns out t

John, I have read the same information that you have. Based on that information, I was fully expecting to find that the in mast furling system on the 1987 Maramu that I purchased in 2016 to have probl

Gary, I like your idea of treating the heads of the stainless bolts with the Corrosion X or Boeshield followed by the plastic protective cover and am thinking of adopting that procedure on my Amel. I

Miles, Christian and Alex, I see that Oliver Beaute has kindly replied to the question about removing the rudder on an older Maramu. I am not sure why it is not showing in this thread but you can find

Miles I think that you are right about ventilation in the chain locker helping to reducing the growth of the the mold in the chain locker. If the moisture content of wood is kept below 20-28% (dependi

James, There are a lot of different kinds of mold, some are just superficial and some indicate that the wood is being consumed. You can try poking the wood in areas with an ice pick to see if there is

Miles, Sorry, I am not on my boat currently so I cannot provide the measurement that you need at this time. I did want to wish you luck with your plans to section your 10’ Falmouth Punt and try to mak

Bill,Thanks for the link to the informative update on your Firefly batteries. These batteries certainly sound promising. James Alton SV Sueño Maramu #220

Christian Alby, Dave Wallace, SV Air Ops is who needed information about the stuffing box packing. I told him that 5/16” fits the packing gland on Maramu #220. Is the packing on your boat also 5/16"?

Dave, Thanks for the information on the 4.154 sender and especially for confirming the NPT threads. I will just add a few adaptors to my install kit and should be all set. I have ordered from Parts4en

Dave, My Maramu is #220 and I am using 5/16” Teflon impregnated packing. Would anyone with a Perkins 4.154 be able to tell the thread size for the engine block oil pressure tap? I am wanting to add a