Hi Mike I just went through the similar fix on SM207 We cut away the bottom half of the discharge funnel to be able to remove the stupid hose. Then we glassed in a fiberglass round tube, and reattache

Hi bill Thanks for looking into the email problem Count me in on possibly having problems I responded to the rpm post and have not seen it Thanks

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Does anyone have a source for the 680 ohm wire wound potentiometer that dims the light in the compass? After multiple internet several internet searches and two purchases, I can’t find a good match. T

Thank you Bill and Giovanni, Bill, RTV was used, I just did a good job wiping off the excess. The leak is between the shaft and the lip of seal not seal to housing. I agree that we need SAV at Amel. I

Greetings all, This is the second lip seal I've installed. (The previous owner left a handy stash of parts on board) The first had a single lip, the second came in a bag with Paulstra brand and part n

I recently installed a 400W "bifacial" panel from LG on a solar arch In theory the "bifacial" feature allows reflected light from below to contribute (or actually exceed the panels rated output). Sinc

La Querida (SM 207) got the Garmin panoptix 3 months ago So far so good, but we’re not cruising until fall of 2020, so it’s only seen short trips. A crew member actually watched the anchor go down on

I just replaced that bushing on la Querida SM207 last week. After replacing the fixed 19" prop with the original Autoprop (that the previous owner had removed) I found the vibration had increased. Whe

My TMD22 has a Garrett 466770-0006S turbo on it. I purchased a new “cartridge” (compressor/turbine and bearing block) for $300. I’m waiting for the gaskets to arrive from Volvo, so I can’t tell you if

Sorry all, I again failed to identify myself: Peter de Groot La Querida sm#207 Moss Landing CA, Yes Alan, I will repeat with some new Vectran line. It may take a few weeks before I have the results as

Greetings all and best wishes for a Happy 2019, Today I went back to the boat and did a series of tests on the Bernard toe pulley installed on the starboard side and compared it to the Amel stock pull

For what it’s worth, this 18 month Amel newbie installed one and been out twice in light winds, dry conditions. So far no slipping. After first installing, I tried to get it to slip manually, but it h

Hi Mark Craig and Gary, I've ordered the valve, it should be here next week. My only remaining fear is that the valve is stuck, frozen onto the embedded nipple in the hull. I'll start with penetrating

Hi Mark, Craig and Gary,

Greetings all, Last weekend we needed to close the holding tanks for an overnight anchorage close to shore, and the forward tank valve would not budge. After multiple days of penetrating fluid treatme

Thank you Alan, Yes the leech of the main is already in bad shape. It tends to fold over when furling. The last 2 or 3 feet don’t straighten out until sailing some distance. I’ve had the leech line re

Thanks Bill R. I will be experimenting without battens before ordering thenew main. I like that idea, because furlingand especially unfurling have been troublesome at times. Best, Peter de Groot La Qu

Thank you Alan. The part I was missing is letting the knot go through the slot in the mast. I will experiment this weekend. Regarding the bottom batten pocket of the main. I’m planning to get a new sa

Hi Danny, Thanks for your reply. I'm still in the familiarization stage with the SM doing weekend off shore day sailing. We're beating upwind for a relatively short down wind sail (heading back to the

Another beginners question: During our last outing on La Querida (SM 207) upon deploying, the middle vertical batten on the mail sail had broke through the pocket and was dangling 3/4 out. Seas were m