We have solved our bow thruster problem and we are feeling a little red-faced. After close inspection, we found that the bolt that tightens the bracket holding the rod to the top of the piston had loo

Hi all, We have just encountered the following problem with our bow thruster. The thruster is DOWN. When we engage the "up" switch, it immediately gives the signal that the thruster is up and nothing

Hi Barb, We own Supermaramu #33, Nowornot. We live in Brisbane and the boat is here in the WMYC. Maybe we can catch up some time. Ann and Bob Parry

We have #33, built in 1990. We still have the original Electrux stove. We always just needed to turn the switch to "ouvert" and light the stove. Could there be a blockage somewhere? When we imported t

We had the same problem. We replaced the diode but that did not fix it. It turned out to be corrosion of the connection in the Perkins instrument panel in the cockpit. Bob and Ann Parry SM #33 "Noworn

Our boat is a 1990 SM and we still have the original motors. They have been repaired a few times and we recently had the main furler repaired here in Brisbane. A good auto-electrician should be able t

Sorry. I forgot to mention that you should be able to buy them from most places that sell seals. You don't have to get them from Amel at some inflated cost plus freight. Bob and Ann Parry SM#33 "Nowor

From our experience, the lip seal needs replacing. Make sure that it is not up-side-down or it will not work properly. Bob and Ann Parry "Nowornot" SM#33

Hi Eric, We saw one in Yachtworks in Turgutreis, Turkey in 2010 so they must be available. Bob and Ann Parry SM# 33 Nowornot [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Hi Ian, We wondered how you were getting on. The bow thruster is certainly the most frustrating piece of equipment. The anti-torque plate was on our boat when we bought it in 2004 but had not been fit

Hi Ian, Good luck with it. As you can imagine, the oil in ours was like mayonnaise. It still worked well and sounded fine but it was probably on a short fuse. We don't know why it started to leak on o

Hi Ian, I don't know what you have envisaged about the process that was used in Yalikivak but we DID NOT remove the foredeck. They removed the bow thruster motor to give room to move at the top of the

We had the same problem on our 1990 Super Maramu. It was finally fixed by an Englishman and his Turkish assistant in Yalikavak. They removed the motor to give room at the top and used a hydraulic car

Hi Kent, Yes, tuning the rig yourself is a bit like cutting the legs off a table. Our mizzen mast has the SLIGHTEST bend in the top but not the main mast. We had already tightened the forestay but it

Hi everybody, We have been firming up our rigging (it was replaced before we left Turkey last year). We were told that the mizzen backstays should not be too tight. Any response to this? Bob and Ann P

We always had our general work done by Selmar Yacht Service in Turgutreis. Last year, we were on the hard stand at Yalikavak to have our rigging replaced by Sound Yachts. We had a major service done o

We had a drifter made by Seamtek in Sousse in Tunisia in 2005. They were the Tunisian branch of Technique Voile and sails were computer cut. Their factory was very impressive and sails were duty-free

If you are having a problem with your bow thruster, we recommend Aura Yachting at Yalikavak in Turkey. They are a charter company but employ an English marine engineer to service their boats. He and h

Hello everybody, I have been reading these emails about the Thomson washing machine. Our machine is 20 years old and oil leaks out when it spins. It is also very unhappy doing heavier loads such as to

Our 1990 Supermaramu has Bonfiglioli gears powered by CIMA motors for the main furler and outhaul. The CIMA motor seems to be out of production. Would somebody please tell us what gear/motor combinati