No photo Richard. Which model? My Santorin has a fixed prop. There is a washer between the prop and the coned nut. It fits into the key way slot. Tighten the bolt then use a sharp screwdriver to lift

Stefanie Your English is very good. My Santorin is 1994, no 96. The main thing that should happen when you turn the key (as well as the green light turning on) is an instant decrease in the propellor

I had a Hydrovane on my Santorin. When it worked it worked beautifully. I took it off and sold it. Occasionally it would not quite hold the boat and I had to release he locking on the wheel to put it

Olivier, I have often wondered whether it is worthwhile putting a grease Zerk fitting at the top of the foil to top up the grease? As it appears on the deck in hot climates gravity must reduce the amo

If you use a swivel do not attach it directly to the anchor. Attach a few links of chain, then the swivel and finally the main chain. This means that the swivel always pulls in a straight line. I have

Maybe early on. My ‘94 Santorin has a double berth to port and a single berth to starboard. We have put a couple extra fittings for he Lee boards to make into a settee, unless we need it for a single

Yes, I always do this, but thread the rope through the prop space so it can’t slip off. Makes removal single handed easier. Ian Ocean Hobo SN96. St Mary’s, Isles of Scilly

Mark I have a switch in the cabinet where the steering rack is located I don’t know if it was original. I left the switch in place, but disconnected the relay that did the remote connection. I would j

Eric I have a Highfield Ultralight 270 (aluminium hull) with a 15hp 2 stroke. The book says max 9.9hp but that’s a 4 stroke which is the same weight. I got the Hypalon version. Stored inverted on the

Electric blanket is AC powered working off the inverter. Ian Ocean Hobo SN 96

Herbert Well done! Mine took me a few hours too. I used a chisel and hammer after soaking in Corrosion X (on the advice of Craig). Heating with a blow torch was the secret. I used the tool, but the co

Alexander, We've cruised the Mediterranean, Caribbean and the Baltic and Scotland in our Santorin. We live in North Wales where we keep the boat at present. The Eberspacher keeps the boat warm enough

Yes a prussic round the mast does work, but you have to get past the spreaders, so you need a second one to swap to as you pass. A long tape sling is better than rope on the mast. I tend only to use o

Lot of good advice here. I have always used to climbing Ascenders. One for my harness and one for two foot loops. I can get up and down the mast solo by using the ascenders on two separate ropes, or j

Bill, You're a star. Just what I needed to know. And compared with the state of mine it explains the vibration I've been experiencing on the C Drive Vetus mounts despite having carefully realigned the

Bill, Just replacing mine (Santorin), 1" boss fits fine. Question is what length. The old one is shorter than the ! length of the sleeve, but this may be wear a d compression. I am assuming it should

It is the extension to the table. Look under the edge on the bench seat side and you will see to plastic sockets that the pots slide into. Now you can have bigger parties!! Ian Ocean Hobo

Thanks everyone who offered advice. it was a Homer Simpson ‘Doh!’ moment. After testing everywhere with the multimeter and then a long pause .... I have always switched on the bow thruster breaker whe

Have you listened to the motor or tried to manually push the thruster down when operating the switch? If the motor is working but the thruster is not going down the wire strip should be slack which mi