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

Is it like this? There is a black plastic bush in the first photo between the furling foil and the sliding casting. I think that replacing the bottom bush will make sliding the casting up to the Genoa

Hi Matthias, I have just measured Salon height. At the bottom of the companionway 1905mm. Galley 1895mm At the forward bulkhead 1855mm. Mark Porter Sea Hobo Sharki 96 Sent from my Samsung device

I am enjoying the high latitudes chat. Thank you for your stories. Hoping for more. Mark Sea Hobo Sharki #96 Sent from my Samsung device

Here Are the photos of my mizzen. Sent from my Samsung device

Thank you for all your replies. My plan is to make sure I know what I have and what I need. A photo of the top of the mizzen is attached, this shows what is labelled as 1. Emergency VHF on top, 2. DSC

On my main mast there is the main VHF Radio aerial, on the mizzen are the DSC aerial and the Emergency VHF aerial and I would like to add an AIS aerial to avoid a splitter. I am considering replacing

On my main mast there is the main VHF Radio aerial, on the mizzen are the DSC aerial and the Emergency VHF aerial and I would like to add an AIS aerial to avoid a splitter. I am considering replacing

Has any other Sharki owner experienced moisture getting into the aft cabin bulkhead from the mizzen pockets? How did you deal with it? Mark Porter Sea Hobo Sharki 96

I second that, when I changed my 14mm genoa sheets for 12mm the sheets were less comfortable and maybe even stretched a little under high loads. Mark Porter Sea Hobo Shark #96 Sent from my Samsung dev