Welcome to the Sharki club! Mark Porter Sea Hobo Sharki #96

Hi Mike, the red line is our spare halyard. We use it for the spinnaker, raising the genoa and it is part of our man overboard equipment. We can run it from anywhere around the boat to the windlass,vi

Good morning from windy Cornwall UK . This is Sea Hobo's table. Not very elegant but seats six close friends. I presume original. Mark Porter Sea Hobo Sharki #96 River Tamar UK

James, I used Allspars in Plymouth in the summer, they were very good and you could ask them to follow the guidance from Bill Kinney, the mismatch in pin sizes was something they brought up. They also

Hi James, my 1983 D4 still works,we just had to change the glow plug and off it went after at least 6 years un used. The exhaust has been repaired at some stage with a car repair kit. But it works wel

That lools so much like a large version of Sea Hobo my 1983 Sharki. One area of weakness is the aft bulkhead behind the stirage bins at the bottom of the mizzen. The bins can easily block up and stay

Lance this is a photo of my Shaft generator, from 1983. I have not got anything out of it yet and will soend some time tomorrow checking the connections. I also have a switch inside the cabin. If I ca

Sea Hobos linings were replaced with 5mm of foam and finished off with the type of carpet you find on camper vans. Definitely more insulating and brighter than the broken down foam backed vinyl which

Ralf, Sharki #96 Sea Hobo has a hole in the bottom of the rudder. Mark Porter Sea Hobo Sharki 96 Cargreen YC River Tamar UKQ

Hi Ros, I am about 1735mm tall, I have spare height in the heads and aft cabin and I touch the ceiling in the forecabin, I do have 5mm of insulation stuck to the ceilings which most Sharki''s don't ha

Hi Marco, I agree with everything Gerhard says about the Sharki, single handing, aft cabin bulkhead and being strong despite 37 years of use. The gel coat on the deck of Sea Hobo, Sharki 96 will need

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Hi Pete, I am on Sharki96 motoring through the calmest of calms. I can take some photos when the sun comes up. Is there anything that you particularly need? Mark Porter Sea Hobo Sharki96 Sent from my

Partsforengines.com seem good and were helpful. Mark Porter Sea Hobo Sharki96 Sent from my Samsung device

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That is a splendid description. Our windows are a project-in-waiting, now we know what we are letting ourselves in for Thanks, Mark Porter Sea Hobo Sharki #96 Sent from my Samsung device

Three problems I am addressing on Sharki#96 right now are the headlinings and the bulkhead in the aft cabin. The 9mm bulkhead rots because water gets in between the plywood and the fibreglass of the c

Thank you Gerhard, I have some ordered. Have you ordered from Amel? Ive made 2 enquiries without any answer via the website contact page. Mark Sent from my Samsung device

Good morning, can anyone share their experience of buying and fitting seals for the opening portlights, the photographs are from a 1983 Sharki. If Maud is the answer how is she contacted? Thank you. M

Hi Andrew, I use parts4engines. They are helpful and have a useful website. Some older Volvo parts are identical to Perkins parts and much cheaper. Mark Porter Sea Hobo Sharki #96 Sent from my Samsung

Hi Mark, Sea Hobo has been insured with Navigators and General since I took over and and they seem very reasonable and helpful. I have not made a claim. The cost was smaller this year for the same cov