Ryan, Early SM’s had SS mufflers; mine has... A good SS person can cut into it and replicate the unit. I had my new one made in NZ GOOD luck Jean-Pierre Germain, SY Eleuthera,SM 007

Hi Bill, Both suggestions would please greatly Kind regards Jean-Pierre Germain, SY Eleuthera, SM007, NZ

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The Ocean Chef 3 fits superbly in an early SM and offers 3 burners instead of 2. The old saw applies…. You get what you pay for! Buy one on the last day of a boat show; bet you’ll get a discount. Good

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Hello Soraya, I use a dairy industry line rated at 3000PSI. Complete with factory installed fittings. Cheers, Jean-Pierre Germain, SY Eleuthera, SM007, Opua, NZ jp.germain45@...

Hello Dan and Mark, When we refitted Eleuthera, SM007, we went for Ocean Chef 3.(OC3) This is the cooker installed on Oysters. Advantages: - Fits well into the space vacated by the old unit, - 3 burne

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Kevin and Danny, Not hot for anything Dessalator; long bad story! I have new end caps waiting for me. Now, if I could find rust proof interconnects, I’d be in heaven… :-) Getting there slowly Cheers,

Hi Danny, We know where you hide and fully intend to visit when lock down ends. Regarding the Duo 60/100, I’ve had exactly your experience but still end up with rusted interconnects, leaks at the end

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Hi Bill, Thanks. I also took the entire holder to the shop… to verify the interior measurements. I suspect the new ones will be made to a closer tolerance. Dessalator after sales service has been non

Hi Eric, I had a pair of white end caps made by EMEK marine and these were not good. (I discarded them after just looking at them) But even from the factory, immediately after installation, the black

Hello Bill, I’d like to address the subject of the Dessalator membrane holders. I consider them under engineered, especially the end caps. (Duo60 and Duo 100 models) I’ve had a NZ shop replicate the e

I’d like to attend also… Jean-Pierre Germain, SY Eleuthera SM 007 Jean-Pierre Germain jp.germain45@...

Hi Mark and Nicky, The early SM’s had only 4 house batteries and these were located in a smallish battery box against the forward bulkhead of the engine bay. We have 1989 SM007 which was extensively r

When we bought Eleuthera, SM007, the anchor wash system was inoperative. Our fresh water pump is a 3 bar, variable volume Marco 12 E. Not wishing to replace the anchor wash pump, we placed a T in the

Hello Ryan and Kelly, I refurbished my original turning blocks by replacing both the needle bearings and the race bearings. Works like new. These were sourced in NZ and total. Cost was less than NZ$30

I found some at LEGRAND ELECTRICS in France... some years ago... Jean-Pierre Germain, Eleuthera,SM007, NZ

Hello Mike, I am surprised the corner seats are failing. Eleuthera is the same vintage and corners are still in good order. However, from my experience, I’ve replaced some of the handles... probably d

Hello Karen, Did the same earlier this season.. looks good and totally water tight. :-) Jean-Pierre Germain, SY Eleuthera, SM 007, NZ

Consider in water at Marina Di Ragusa in Sicily. Little to no fouling as there are many fresh water sources within the perimeter. We lived aboard for 6 months... Jean-Pierre Germain,SY Eleuthera, SM 0

Hello Clive, As all the larger Ale mels are center cockpit and the exhaust exits on port of the center cockpit, this is not readily feasable as you would need to drill a hole in the engine bay aft bul

Hi M & A, Their prices seem scary at first but if you divide by 2, you get about GBP pricing. Cheers, Jean-Pierre Germain jp.germain45@...