I received a notice of non-renewal from Novamar today. They stated in the letter that the reason for non-renewal was a change in their underwriting practices. They also said that the non-renewal was n

Thanks Mike, I'm glad to hear someone else had the same problem and that the only solution was to pull up on it. I was going to be surprised if there was a nut buried under fiberglass that was free to

Hi Gary, Sounds logical, but alas, there is no access from inside that I can find. Not even from the wiring compartment for the main mast. Thanks, Duane

I am working on the rusting bolts securing the stanchions. There is a ringbolt on the stbd side (used to secure the halyard for the ballooner) on top of the bulwark that has some rust. It appeared to

Merry Christmas Fanny & Yvonne, and to all on the forum. Duane Wanderer, SM477

I you haven't yet, start applying a penetrating product like PB Blaster to it every day and crank the screw in both directions to help the product penetrate. Heating the screw with a torch, letting it

John, Customs was another issue. The Government employees are on strike here in Martinique, including Customs. Since I didn't clear the equipment out of Martinique, I'm going to have it shipped to St.

In both heads there is a small bar with three hooks next to the sinks. These have pitting due to corrosion. I checked and they are not magnetic, so I thought they might be solid stainless rather than

Hi Tom, Thanks for the details on your new autopilot, very helpful. We were docked right next to your boat at Caraibe Greement while we were getting a new rig. I hope we do get a chance to get togethe

The Commercial Invoice form? That requires a Tax ID number and other information geared toward a business sale. Am I missing something? By the way i failed to note we're sending the part back for repa

I'm at the Fedex office in Martinique, and they tell me I need a US Customs form that requires my boat info to send a part back to the USA. Does anyone know where I would get the form on the internet?

Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't each drive have a clutch? Our boat has two drive units, a linear and a rotary. We have the same error for both drives so I doubt that both clutches / drives failed

Danny, Thanks for your reply, but I'm sure it's not the rudder sensor. Raymarine gave me the resistance between various pairs of the four rudder sensor wires and they were all within spec. If there wa

Our Raymarine S3G course computer is not working again. The first repair in 2017 was just a software issue that was easily remedied. This time I'm getting the same "Drive Stopped" error message on the

I just did the hose and valve replacements. The deck plug on Wanderer is the same as Mark describes. However the tank is shaped like this as you look horizontally: ____________ | | | ___| | / | / i |_

Bill, Thanks for the info. I was there this afternoon. We have a charger that is wet cell only, and Caraibe has only two wet cell types available in quantities of 12. They have a Trojan 31XHS at 130AH

Our 12v wet cell batteries need to be replaced, any suggestions on a store in Martinique? We have found Hankook brand, anyone have experience with them? Thanks, Duane Wanderer, SM#477

Alan, I came by this morning to have a look at your companionway, and it looks great. Could you give some more information on your proceedure? Did you remove the door, or just raise it to the Dodger?

We are also looking at ways to renew the companionway, and the plexiglass idea is one we like. I am no expert, but I have read that glued joints in plexiglass are nearly invisible. My thought was to r

Alan Grayson: Gaetun told me your boat was coming into Caribe Greement on Monday. Please email me at: carlylelk "at" aol "dot" com and maybe we can get together this weekend. Peg and I are staying at