Bill, thanks, attached is my drawing. All the best Dieter

Greg, I disassembled the genoa swivel I had as a spare part. There are two nylon rings in contact with the moving inner part of aluminium. To my understanding these two rings cause the main friction w

Dom, thanks for your contribution, I will try also with boiling water first. Dieter Von meinem iPhone gesendet

Mark, Olivier, Gregory, Johannes, Bill and Gerhard, thank you all for your contribution, very helpful. Finally it turned out to be an easy job: Remove the old one and put in a new one. The trick is to

Mark, don't know if the seacock lamination is the same on sharki, but I also assume yes. Will try as you described, I think it will come off without removing GRP. Attached is the foto. Thanks for your

Dear forum, on my Sharki the seacock of the toilet-out by the time has become harder and harder to open, now it is stuck in the closed position. From the foto it seems possible to remove the whole val

I have it inflated on the foredeck and it is strapped upside down. Very easy. The visibility from the helm is a little restricted, but for me the best solution so far. Dieter Fal-lera, Sharki #135 Von

Aras, sorry, I do not have davits. BTW until now I haven’t seen a solution, which could please me. But I am very interested in what you are planning. Dieter Fal-lera, Sharki #135 Von: main@AmelYachtOw

@ Aras: I have never seen a Portland pudgy, it looks nice and sails! What I have is a UL 270 Aluminum from 3d tender, inflatable with aluminium bottom, which fits on the fore deck of my sharki, weight

Hello Bill, I am interested in just listening if possible. If not please add me to your list. Thanks. Dieter Fal-lera Sharki #135 Von: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io <main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io> I

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I have a pair of ceecoach since 3 years and they work perfect for me. Maybe you have a look https://www.peiker-cee.de/en Fair winds Dieter Fal-lera Sharki #135 Von: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io <mai

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Ian and Judy, beewax seems to fit good for natural wood, thanks for that. All the best. Dieter Fal-lera Sharki #135 Von meinem iPhone gesendet

Thanks Eric, I was thinking of maybe someone invented a wax with particles in it to protect a surface from being destroyed by UV. Could be a big market. The mention of automobile supply is very helpfu

Hi Eric, you mention the use of wax to block the UV on the Formica. I am curious what wax did you use and also if it can be used to prevent the gelcoat from bleaching? All the best Dieter Fal-lera Sha

Last time I also did an experiment: I took the old incrustinated joker valve in a glass with vinegar essence (via Google it could be called also vinegar concentrate). In German „Essigessenz“. It is a

On my Sharki I have a sign which is fixed in the cockpit besides the gear lever, saying "under sail engine off never put lever forward" in 3 languages. Besides my boat is from 1986 I think this is an

Steve, Good idea. I‘m interested in the outcome. Dieter Fal-lera Sharki #135 Von meinem iPhone gesendet Am 04.06.2018 um 15:38 schrieb yachtmaccabee@... [amelyachtowners] <amelyachtowners@yahoog

Steve, I also have a mechanical indicator, but on mine the plastic housing is broken/melted. It is not the first position on my todo list, but I am very interested if somebody knows where to find a re

Hi, here is what I did in order to control the installed tachometer: I bought this instrument https://www.conrad.de/de/drehzahlmesser-voltcraft-dt-10l-werksstandard-ohne-zertifikat-122624.html You onl

Sorry, but my last response was a mistake! I should not have pressed the send button. It seems I‘m getting too old for a fast reply. All the best Dieter Sharki #135 Fal-lera Von meinem iPhone gesendet