I can reccommend the Flare Tite seals......I used them 8 months ago when reassembling after a membrane chnage and the fittings have been 100% dry since...no leaks, not a drop. Cheers Alan Elyse SM437

re the pressure vessel.... When I orginally installed the Marco pump I didn't include a pressure vessel. The pump cycled off and on, I asked Marco and they suggested adding a small pressure vessel. Th

Hi Nick, We changed our original FW pump out for a Marco UP14/E about 6 years ago and it is the best FW pump I've ever had.The flow is variable according to demand and it keeps up with multiple outlet

Yes Bill, quite right. The dimensions of the space are clearly different - my mistake, I would like to hear from SM2K owners whoi have replaced the frig - with what ? I have to admit having difficulty

Hello Jeanette and Tilo, I'm looking at replacing our frig also. I'd be interested to see a picture of the Dometic CRX 140 in a Super Maramu According to the manufacturer the product depth is 620 mm W

Hi Bill, When will the Youtube recording be up? Thanks Cheers Alan Elyse SM437

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Hi Kent...impressive pics What is that product? where did you get it? When you say expensive, roughly how much was it? Thanks for the advice Cheers Alan Elyse SM437

Hi Alex, You need to read the hoisting and dousing instructrions carefully. Your head foil should ahve 3 slots in it. Your genoa should be in the rightmost slot. The ballooner is pulled up the leftmos

Just waterproof grease works well...do it often, it's not a big task. My concern would be that if you use something too slippery the windlass will slip too easily. Lofrans recommend grease. Cheers Ala

I have to agree that 18mm is too big....when it was time to renew our genoa sheets soime years ago, I saw that the spec had changed from 16 to 18mm, so I put 18mm on, and they have been a pain ever si

Hello Nicolas, Not sure if this is what you mean.... It's kept rolled up attached to it's padeye at the companion way. It unrolls and is clipped on to the padeye at the mizzen rope box... Cheers Alan

Hi Eric, On a standard SM, the rigging and lifelines aren't connected to the bonding, so that's unlikley. If all the DC breakers are off and you still have it, it has to be between the batteries and t

Hi Daniel, It's very simple. Theres a Wichard folding padeye through bolted just to the port side of the companionway, another through bolted at the base of the halyard box at the mizzen mast and ther

Absolutely agree with Danny... We have a Man Overboard rule...NOBODY falls overboard !! It is a recurring nightmare of it happening....so we try as much as possible to prevent it. I cannot imagine try

Thanks for that Mark ! VERY interesting indeed, not so much the actual "standard" which appears to me to be full of holes, but the comments below the article, especially those from Bruce Schwab. The s

Hi Tilo...and congratulations on becoming an Amel "caretaker"...is that a bit like Patek Phillippe? Have you asked Amel in La Rochelle if they have the manual?? Sometimes they can surprise you with wh

Hi Nick, When you say sending and receiving "data", Sailmail is pretty much limited to text only email, and it is SLOW. We've been using Sailmail with a Pactor modem and ICOM SSB since 2008 - since 20

Well, without wanting to stir the pot too much..... I inherited the main and mizzen sails on Elyse, Hydranet by DeMe Voiles with short battens in both sails. As long as the boom is close to 90 degrees

Thank you very much for your detailed procedure. We will need to do this at some point...your information is very useful and filed One thing is interesting ... the type and supplier of mounts seems to

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Don't EVER crank the engine with the seacock closed. You will KILL the impeller. Airlocks are not normally an issue with the raw water system. It is a straight forward flow path and the impeller pump