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@...

Hello Mohammed & Any, We’ve seen and rode in an OCT tender. A very sound dinghy with many desirable features sailors appreciate. We did a long comparative ride in varying sea state conditions; both ha

Hello Ruedi, I’ll try that. Thus far I’ve used diluted HCL to achieve some success. Rinsed thoroughly after a short time Jean-Pierre Germain, SY Eleuthera SM007, NZ

Many thanks Alan Cheers

Hi Joel, Disagreeing is good for communications. However, what I wrote is a true anecdote to which you were obviously not a party. `Cheers, Jean-Pierre Germain, SY Eleuthera, NZ

Hello Bill et al, These latches were installed by Amel at the yard during the build. (Sometimes... Amel did some customisation to get a sale) The first owner was a Luxemburger (Jean-Pierre Friedrich)

Hi Gang, Our friends Ken and Zeville on SM2K Aquarius sent us this. Their floor boards were built like this at the factory Cheers Jean-Pierre Germain, SY Eleuthera Begin forwarded message:

Hi All, We are on the hard and I wish to clean the grounding plate on the Skegness. How do you proceed? What product do you use? Kind regards, Jean-Pierre Germain, SY Eleuthera, SM007, NZ

Hi gang, The new owner of SM444 can possibly give you some info. IIRC, the PO of 444 had locks on his floor panels Jean-Pierre Germain SY Eleuthera SM 007 NZ

Mine has squeaks and creeks... it’s a boat! However comparing a Lagoon catamoron to an Amel is carp. :-).

Hello Mohammed 1. No opinion 2. We have an AB 9.5 UL and it is sufficient. Has the big sausages and it’s dry and very quick. Good for long distance shopping if anchored remotely. 3 IMO. The best ob is

Salut Paul, We are good friends of the PO. We helped each other out from Lanzarote to S of Panama. Welcome aboard Jean-Pierre Germain Eleuthera SM 007 NZ

Hello Jeremy, Eleuthera (SM 007) was probably at your starting point when we bought her... Now also past new to use your words. For refrigerator replacement, we went with Frigoboat drawer replacements

Hi Bill, We are in remote region of NZ. Count us in during the next round Cheers Jean-Pierre Germain, SY Eleuthera, SM007.

Hi Paul, I had a SS fabricator build a custom holder. It now hangs horizontally at the top of forward face of the aft lazarette. Easy to reach if ever needed. Cheers Jean-Pierre Germain, SY Eleuthera,

Congratulations! Rascal is a good vessel. In my opinion, I’d leave well enough alone because the LR is easily accessible ans easily deployed from this location. Try repealing the bolts with the approp

Gotta have some Keep it simple Stupid. Amel gives us a simple task to keep our engines running for years… :-) Jean-Pierre Germain jp.germain45@...

Hello Kent, I have an identical SS mixing box. Last year I rebuilt the unit and found NO flap valve inside. However, I do not understand why everyone is intent on modifying an effective system (runnin

Hello Scott, This same suggestion is written in the SM’s owner’s manual. Another cruiser, marine engineer, seized his engine while on passage Tonga to N.Minerva island. Luckily, we freed the engine an

Hey Danny, Happy New Year. Good to know regarding key blanks; I need 2 more keys JPG Jean-Pierre Germain jp.germain45@...