Good day to you, Try rigrite.com (Rig-rite Inc.) They are the experts on vintage rigging (goiot incld) & their catalog is well documented. I need to replace my travelers also & will send them a reques

ours weighed 14 tons last time (May 2019) lifted by Rolling gear with weight cells on 4 points; note weight cells were not certified therefore error rate + or - 10% applies to be on sage side. had abo

We did it already on our Maramu, lifting off & replacing engine afloat. A stout piece of timber on top of engine, resting on cockpit side benches & main sheet did the trick once the engine was disconn

I get the 'four ports' now vocaburay richer did replace plexi on previous boat & used Sika 295UV, on primer Sika 209 choice of sealant is important, but procedure to remove existing without damage to

Hello Andy did not see attachment & a little baffled by '4' fixed Port lights ? just in case this meets your query, I just replaced my Port signal light by same model as original, -manufacturer DHR in

Hi there Stainless steel is smoother & harder, therefore may be better choice to keep lines under tension & avoid chafing Under heavy stress; do not know effect of heating when tension is constant & a

Hi there Gary, I sail an old timer 'Maramu' & 2 years ago did some maintenance on the power & signal cables running to the top of the mast, to find that whatever the strength of the leader lines they

hi there Keith check http://www.asap-supplies.com they have a wide range of alm & ss fairleads made by 4 DEK UK which accomodate old fashioned deck arrangements guess you may find proper replacement t

Hi there Miles, Had 2 alm alloy wheels shattered (genoa & jibsheet travellers) already, & given the difficul task of removing the travellers, had 2 wheels cut off at original wheel dimensions, 25 mm O

hola Jacob,if looking for reading material, the web can give you loads of return on experience - look out for 'sailing ketch rig ...' & reach sites like oceansail +otherwise basics are respected, let

hello Miles unfortunately easiest way seems to be removing screws from stanchion base & move it aside to allow car to slide out & back in once replaced (mine had a broken 'lifting-wheel' replaced by h

Hi there Graham check dwg attached (all in french but easy to follow) leaks in forward head should be easy to track, 2 fresh water lines only with limited connections, even though difficult access cal

good day antenna aft on solar panel support frame need to be as high as possible - no shield between antenna & ky overhead (clear reception needed to keep minimum 4 bars signal); close to thru hull fi

good day have Iridium Go with external antenna on board since July last year - use North Atlantic, africa, carribean, northern Europe took a while to get used to the system & appreciate its limitation

hello replaced all 3 in Canet at 'Plomberie du Littoral (small retailer) brought part & checked in Template they use for identification of threads part called 'tête universelle de robinet 18;150' unit

Just to express all the pleasure of benefitting from the outstanding (responsive, efficient, ) response of the Amel After Sales services. Owner of a 1982 Maramu, I lost my bow thruster (tube, gear, pr

Good day to you I went thru the same 3 years ago & can vouch for the fact that a self survey can be as effective than one conducted by a surveyor without experience on Amel boats. Check my earlier pos

Hi there, Just arrived in Funchal, Madeira, after 27 days crossing, beating most of the time, & rerouted from original destination Horta, due to stormy conditipns SW of Azores on the 16-17/04. Headed

thanks for reply I am in Guadeloupe - Marina du bas du fort still searching even though limited by traffic in channel , poor visibility & loads of mud ... christian alby - Désirade VIII - maramu 116 -

during port movement to take in diesel & cast off to Europe, I lost my bowthruster (mechanical part) due apparently to 3 screws linking tube to motor coming off (my fault leaving protection on & maski