Hello all, I posted a while ago that our boat was for sale but we have finally moved off of our beautiful Super Maramu 2000 and she is now ready for viewing in Whangerei, New Zealand. We have a webpag

We also use a 40kg rocna. Flawless, we’ve never dragged once it’s set. Cheers, James. SeaBean, SM344

Hello all, Our 2002 Amel Super Maramu 2000 is for sale. SeaBean has safely and comfortably carried us half way around the world but it’s time for us to settle down for a bit and let our kids go to sch

That idea of floating an anchor with fenders is gold. Thank you for that. We were in Suwarrow not too long ago. That day is still spoken of by Harry. Scary indeed. Cheers, James SeaBean SM344 Fiji

We have ours in the Nav station too (exact same place as Delos actually) with the antenna on the bar that spans across the two back stays from the mizzen (just over head height). I believe the bar was

You should also check the “sensor” part of the pressure switch. Unscrew it from the rest of the pump and look down the short pipe where the water presses on the switch. We replaced ours but I cleaned

We also have the Iridium Go! with an external antenna. We use it constantly when offshore for email and weather. When I’m really bored on a night watch I’ve even used it to surf the internet (this tak

I’ve seen other boats that have a bolt go through the anchor and stainless “anchor roller holder” (I’m unsure what the correct name for that item is!) with a cotter pin to secure the bolt. I always qu

Hi, I suppose it could be the timed circuit breaker in the shore/gen change over box is not it working well/on its way out. I’m not sure how those components fail, but if the timing is consistent (but

Hi Jeff, The well known cruising yacht “Totem” is doing this at the moment. They have blog and most likely will write up the experience as they go or just after. Cheers, James.

Can anyone elaborate on why the RYA suggests people are lifted horizontally? I find that hard to believe. The idea of using two lines to lift a casualty out of the water fills me with dread of tangles

Good to know. Thanks Vladimir. It seems prudent to keep an eye on the locker and then perform this at any sign it’s not in the best shape. Cheers, James. SeaBean #344 Tahiti, FP

Out of curiosity, does penetrating epoxy work on the underside of the plywood (working against gravity). The plywood will draw in some I expect, but is it enough? Cheers, James. SeaBean SM344 Tahiti,

Hello, Our life raft is mounted on the port stern rail. It was like that when we bought the boat and I find it a pretty nice solution. There is one long stainless steel pin to release it. I’d hate to

Ours is also installed in the big cockpit locker, on sliding rails. I would be very wary of installing the compressor inside anywhere. It needs lots of airflow and generates a lot of heat. Since it ne

Hello, Our saloon window curtains are 85cm x 33cm. Is that what you needed? Cheers, James. SeaBean SM344 Moorea, FP

Just to join in with the chorus. We also have a Victron Multiplus 24/3000/70 and it’s awesome. We’ve had it for a couple of years and so far not a single issue. I’ve networked it with a Color Control

Hi James, If this is the boat mentioned by Mark in the Netherlands. I also went to see it about 2 years ago before we bought SeaBean. At that point the rotten floor was still in place and when I broug

Hi, We bought one for around 130 euro from Amel about 6 months ago. It is expensive for what it is. I can’t imagine a replacement pump that works for a decade and a half is cheap either! It was fairly

Hi, I solved this with a vacuum cleaner. To my surprise it worked first time. I used a thin piece of string that I balled and “fluffed” up at the end. The fluff is pulled through by the vacuum along w