We installed an Engel frig/freezer under the forward saloon seat (where the optional 2nd freezer is on some SMs) great for extra freezer space, but we mostly use it as a drinks frig. Bonus it runs fro

I bought one of these from our local chandlery Cheers Alan Elyse SM437

I would think that the reason for the centrifugal pump is to eliminate the impeller changing on the Onan. The impellers don't last very long in most cases. That's my experience also. I have a March pu

Hi Colin, We have the same setup and the jerry cans are very useful when there is no fuel dock. The previous owner crossed the Atlantic and Pacific and never ran out of fuel. Cheers Alan SM437 ...soon

Hi All, Sorry, I don't have any pictures. I haven't been on Elyse since March 2020. We don't have a furler for our asymetrical spinnaker, we have a hoop and sock for dousing it. The whole assembly lik

Hi folks, After all this discussion, my current idea is to use one of those shower sumps under the floor below the galley sink and plumb the outlet to a thru-bulkhead connector into the engine room, t

Hi Bill, I have one of these. I installed it to replace the original forward looking sonar on Elyse. It's not very good. I think there's a previous discussion on the forum about it. It only works in a

Hi Joerg, It's not me, I haven't done it If you track back the messages you'll see that It's Nick on RASCAL. My guess is that his exit hose just goes where the standard galley sink drain goes into the

Thanks Nick, Now I get it...interesting idea... Cheers Alan Elyse SM437

Just my tuppence worth..... Under the salt water, the RF (SSB) ground and the bonding to the zincs are electrically connected through the salt water. I can't see it would make any difference which one

Thanks Nick, Could you post some photos, I don;t quite understand how your system works. Thanks Alan Elyse SM437

Absolutely correct Bill....but sometimes things happen..... So, why did they change that block arrangement to the weldment on the 54? Maybe because those blocks are a real pain to remove, if you ever

Hi Matti, We have had this issue in the past...the original is not a very good solution to a simple issue. On the 54 they didn't use this system but had a plate welded to the underside of the boom. Wh

We had a "Code Zero" with the same setup, but lost it in unpredicted bad weather in Vanautau some years ago - actually it was my fault, should have taken it down before setting off, but we live and le

Hello Amelians, This is actually an old topic, but I couldn't find any definitive answers. For years we have been rinsing dishes and emptying coffee grounds in the cockpit to avoid fouling the grey wa

Hi Bob and Suzanne, That's a great idea! If I ever get back to Elyse, I'll do that. I am worried that when / if i do get back on the boat I'll find that the anchor chain is a ball of rust...horror tho

Ours is in the lazarette, starboard side and it's actually copper foil, not a wire. Cheers Alan Elyse SM437

Hi Giovanni Sorry, I can’t find any photos of the installation. I’ll keep looking. But basically the mounting holes are not the same as the AMFA pump, so I used a nylon chopping board like you have in

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Hi Victor, Our AMFA pump fell to bits years ago I replaced it with a Johnson Viking 32 pump The pumps and spare parts are available everywhere. It is a very good pump. Cheers Alan Elyse SM437

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Could it be water in the fuel? I had a similar issue on a previous boat....would run but wouldn't idle. The cause was a small amount of water in the fuel because I had left the boat in Fiji over the c