We have SM#396 - Perigee, purchased late 2016. The previous owner had upgraded to FURUNO TZT chartplotter (version 1, which includes a rotary dial), DRS4 radar, new Furuno AIS (50 = Tx+Rx). And we are

Hi Mark, Good to know that your found the cause. And a simple one at that. Whew. +++ All, I had a similar situation, no go on the YANMAR, for no apparent reason. It turned out to be the isolating sole

Hi Arno, We'll take it (FA-30, RX only), We in Curacao, Curacao Marine marina, so we can save teh postage. BTW, haven't seen you around. We just splashed back after 10 days on the hard. Looking forwar

Hi Paul, We recently installed the RM EVO-400, installing also a new Linear Drive (servicing the old one and keeping it for spares). Like you, we were happy with the performance of the old unit. I als

re: Vesper & B&G V50 VHF Great info, and insights. Thanks.

re Danny's prior comment: "... tandem anchoring. Attach 10 m of chain to the hole in the leading edge of your primary anchor and add the second anchor to that. Then take 13 metes of floating line and

Hi Bill, [sorry, the earlier message 'got away' from me before I could properly complete.] When our Sonic Speed failed, we regained Boat Speed by replacing the preexisting depth-only sensor in the und

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Greetings all, Adding to thegroup gestalt on this one . . . New Chartplotter (existing A/P) When we acquiredour 2003 SM #396, then MOONSHOT, now PERIGEE, in Newport RI, Oct’16, theprevious owner had s

Thanks Bill

Sorry for the delay in responding, you will know why - but our fit-out is now almost complete, so Ihhave some breathing space and spare time to go through the 700+ messages in backlog .... Here is a p

Well done Arno, and we hope you revel in your steep earning curve to come. David & Leanne Perigee, SM#396, On anchor, Le Marin

Christian, Ian, Bill (K), Kent, Danny, Firstly, belated thanks to you for all your input. The delay in my reply is due, in part, to the fact that I was putting it all into practice. Two legs, St Maart

We replaced the sonic speed with B&G DST traducer – depth, speed & temperature. This uses the same through-hull as the depth, but with the disadvantage of a paddle wheel. So far, so good, Best, David

Hi Patrick, Sorry, I didn't see this until just now, and we were in the same anchorage only last week. With apologies, David On anchor, St Anne, Martinique

Hi all, The greatest winds we have experienced on PERIGEE have been 35 knots sustained, gusting 42, estimated 6 meter seas, all on the beam. Even with fully reefed sails, it was a strong ride, but not

Greetings, Apols for the delay - been off-forum. I replaced the original Steaming/Downlight combo with the AquaSignal Series 41 light purchased from Budget Marine, here in Cole Bay, St Maarten. They d

For Sale: Due to systems upgrade; which was triggered by the B&G Sonic Speed sensors becoming unreliable. 1x B&G Hydra 2000 processor, original; with the optional additional expansion processor (enabl

Hi All, We lowered our main this morning, and measured the horizontal length of our AMEL logo at 100cm, from the tip of the arrow to the rear-most of the feathers. Yours aye, David Perigee, SM#396 St

Greetings all, PERIGEE was the SM that went to the assistance of the circa late-70s sloop-rigged AMEL (we thought it was an EURO, but now we're not really sure), that lost the top half of it's mast ab