Eric, I have noticed that if I tighten the bar too much, both of the watertight doors will begin to gap at the top. I note this with my crew during safety training so they do not over tighten the bar.

Pat, you can also fill the tubing with the shop vac suction while there is less of a height to the top of the tubing (e.g. while still in the engine room. Once filled, seal off the exit end with a plu

Pat, make sure the business end of the 1/2” cpvc tube is not sealing down to the bottom of the tank. It should be cut at a slight diagonal. Derick SM2K Brava

Victor, Does this enclose the half cockpit or the whole cockpit? Is this the white rubberized material with clear plastic windows on the sides and back? I have duplicates of the Bimini top and front s

I did find a diamond pendant that the wife of the previous owner had lost (and shipped it to her), but it was not in a secret place. I also found a bunch of toys left by their 4 year old. I think I kn

Eric, like Porter, I would like to see how you bolted the wooden blocks over the chocks. I assume you only do this prior to retrieving the Jordan drogue, and not prior to deployment? The other picture

I have found that if I add too much grease to the cone/gypsy surfaces, they slip past each other too easily and will not have enough friction to haul up the anchor. After wiping off much of the excess

Thomas, Where did you source the new sensor from? Derick SM2K #400 Brava

Does the SSB circuit have a fuse, in addition to the circuit breaker? My circuit breaker green button will no longer stay depressed, as if there was no power in the circuit.

Thanks Bill. Just what I needed to know. Things are much clearer now. Derick

Raymaine in the Azores is attempting to exchange the wind direction and speed cable on Brava. They are having difficulty pulling the old cable up. Are the cables all cabletied together? Do we need o d

I just discovered a leak coming from the corroded water inlet solenoid at the base of the Eumenia dishwasher. By looking online I think I have found a replacement part on eBay from Calder Catering Par

I have been diligently checking the Masse- and + lights in the companionway. Over the past 5 years when one of the lights go on (usually the Masse - ) I go and disconnect the power lines to the forwar

I am on Brava in Le Marin, Martinique getting some maintenance done. By mid March I expect to start traveling North to Antigua, and by late April set off for the Azores and then Gibraltar. The rally s

Ryan, Search the photos section under "SM Mizzen Gearbox" and you will see how your piece integrates with the mizzen gearbox. Derick Gates SM2K #400 Brava

Ryan, I had the same problem on Brava. The piece in your picture had frozen up, and I needed to take it to a rigger. The rigger was able to remove the inner tube from the outer tube, and clean and reg

Thanks Joel, that explains it. I will ask Amel.SAV. All the similar ones on-line appear to be 12 Volt, but I think for the Amel 24 volt system I just need to change the bulb to an appropriate 24 Volt

Hi all, After five years of ownership, I just discovered that the aft lazarette has a dome light. How did I find it? I was cleaning out the lazarette at night and noticed a light was on. Having discov

Hi all, I struggled with tightening the shaft brake for several years. I tried new brake pads, and a new internal spring, and even moving the shaft brake orientation by placing a stainless steel hose

I had my rig replaced by Caraibe Greement in Le Marin, Martinique, in January, 2017, using ACMO rigging that I had purchased and had sent to the Amel office in Le Marin. Gaetan Rivet runs the rigging