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

Sehr geehrter Herr Ertl, Vielen Dank für die Antwort, damit kann ich was anfangen. Und noch ein schönes Restwochenende. Mit freundlichen Grüßen Busch Von meinem iPhone gesendet Am 03.02.2018 um 17:43

Thanks Ian, but from the fotos I have I am pretty sure, that it is not from a sharki. Von: amelyachtowners@... [mailto:amelyachtowners@...] Gesendet: Dienstag, 31. Oktober 2017

Duane, can you tell me pls what I have to do to put fotos in the foto section? Btw I can see the fotos in the post, I just have to scroll further down. Maybe it helps.. Dieter Am 31.10.2017 um 11:26 s

I found a spare part on my Sharki, I think it is for jib furling (see 2 fotos). I am not at the boat now, but it seems to me that it belongs not to the sharki, because of the big dimensions: The maxim

Cameron, Gratulation to your Sharki, on mine I have a Lofrans Tigres. I changed it 2 weeks ago and the new one fits exactely to where the old was. Very easy to do. The actual Tigres has the same dimen

Mark, a nice device. But I am not looking for a world wide localisation with additional costs. My application is to leave the dinghy ashore while going out for visiting a new place. I wonder if someth

I have heard that one can use the anchor watch in a manner that you get information on your mobile phone when you are out and the boat is slipping. There are a lot of such gps systems for cars, trucks

Owen, I like the Sharki too: She is giving to me a “save” feeling, much more than the other boats I had before. Sailing became more fun and less work, even if you are going alone! For small crew the b

On my oldrigging I had rust at the connection where the inox cable entered the terminals,caused by minimal water droplets there. Now I havea new rigging from ACMO and want to protect this parts as muc

Concerning removing studs I just read an instructive article in the latest PBO November 2016 pages 84-85. If someone is interested and not having access pls send me an email inusbusch (at) yahoo (dot)

After some research with the help of Maude from AMEL and AkzoNobel and many others I found the color which was used for the mast painting of my Sharki (Nirvana mast): The color is AWL GRIP G8479 Amel