Hello! have dismantle the main furling gear to service with new seals and bearings and now I wonder how to get the bearing of the main shaft, se picture, Is it possible to take of the bearing without

Elja thank you would very much appreciate details for where to order, I have tried but not succeeded Paul

I discover today that the two lids on the Leroy Sumer gear box for the main furler was broken. Any chance that anyone of you has a lid or two laying around and could sell those. also interested in oth

Paul on SM#259 SY Kerpa

I found this two way valve to make it possible to flush the water maker without going down to the engine room. A bit expensive 450 €. anyone know a cheaper solution. Yrs I know open the hatch and go d

My Onan exhaust manifold looked as on the picture above, blocked with carbon. I cleaned it in place on the Onan a rather uncomfortable tasks. Is there any benefit to remove the manifold? do one get ac

Mark Well I have not yet bought the new head just decided, that is probably the best option. The reason for the inspection hatch was to get access to the bolt heads below the surface as one of the hol

I dismantled the main furler today for maintenance of the furler, gear box and the elongated hole in the profile. are there any particular issues in service the gear box and the furler? Paul on S/Y Ke

Ian and Judy I have the same issue, one of the heads bases I manage to salvage by adding very large washers of aluminium, but the other one is probably to much work to fox, so I thinking of Buying a n

Karen, Thank you for the information, I will give it a go. I have a big and well regarded boat yard just around the corner, if I fail. Paul

I need to tuch up some patches on my mizzen boom. Going tu use Alwgrip but do not know the colour code for our 1999 vintage SM 2000#259. Anyone who can guide me to the right colour? Anyone who have pa

Randall why do you not do it in 316 stainless Steel? We had a workshop done it for us reccon it will last many years. Yes I heard the argument SS is a poor conductor and yes it is, but the current goi

Thank you Mark Paul

I have looked at the set up Harmonie did, and might make similar, but I can,t see what make the track is for ordering control block. Currently I use a preventer to control the shape and position of th

talked with incidnce sail again, and no problem they will do the foam luff. On my current sail I had no foam luff, but had a rope sewed in and that improved the shape a lot on the genoa when furled. T

Hello! I'm planning to arrange so that I can control the Mizzen traveller from the cockpit. does anyone now who have made the track? I need to add end "stop" with sheaves. all advice highly appreciate

Thank you all for advice on foam luff, but I have still not heard any comments from the one who have incidence genoa and it must be many out there who have them, does it have foam luff or not? if not

Bill Thank you I will add a switch not to concerned to loose my radio settings Paul

I'm in the process of ordering sails most likely Radial Hydranet from Incidences. One concern I have they do not do Foam luff, they claim it's no good. Now my questions to you who have incidences geno

Bill! Sorry for my lack of knowledge I thought the whole gear box was called a worm gear, anyhow I would like to have a whole gear box as a spare, not only the Spur gear Paul