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SM gelcoat color match
For a perfect match, go to boatworkstoday dot com, click on Videos, then click on Color Matching and watch the two part series on Gelcoat Color Matching. I have easily been able to match the the deck
For a perfect match, go to boatworkstoday dot com, click on Videos, then click on Color Matching and watch the two part series on Gelcoat Color Matching. I have easily been able to match the the deck
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Craig Briggs
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Bow thruster tube anomaly
Davi, You say the chain wrench is not working. If that means you have pulled on it as hard as you can and it doesn't budge the motor, you may want to try using an "old man" - a long pipe over the chai
Davi, You say the chain wrench is not working. If that means you have pulled on it as hard as you can and it doesn't budge the motor, you may want to try using an "old man" - a long pipe over the chai
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Craig Briggs
· #56469
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Rigging
Mark Barter's "edited" post about his recently purchased ACMO rigging originally noted Cheers, Craig
Mark Barter's "edited" post about his recently purchased ACMO rigging originally noted Cheers, Craig
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Craig Briggs
· #56333
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novice problem
Hi Matti, Your Nacho clearly is not familiar with Amels - by all means, fasten the bimini frame to the shrouds and do not clutter it with vertical members going to the deck. Look at the connection of
Hi Matti, Your Nacho clearly is not familiar with Amels - by all means, fasten the bimini frame to the shrouds and do not clutter it with vertical members going to the deck. Look at the connection of
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Craig Briggs
· #56254
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Fw: Deck repairs for an SM ( and other Amels )
Hi Ian, That's super! Captain Tolley's (Amazing) Creeping Crack Cure, if you choose to use it, will be like "belts and suspenders" then. Certainly can't hurt.
Hi Ian, That's super! Captain Tolley's (Amazing) Creeping Crack Cure, if you choose to use it, will be like "belts and suspenders" then. Certainly can't hurt.
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Craig Briggs
· #56253
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Fw: Deck repairs for an SM ( and other Amels )
I'll second Jean-Pierre's endorsement of "Captain Tolley's (Amazing) Creeping Crack Cure" ! 15 years or so on our hairline leaks of windows and still bone dry! That being said, I recall discussion fro
I'll second Jean-Pierre's endorsement of "Captain Tolley's (Amazing) Creeping Crack Cure" ! 15 years or so on our hairline leaks of windows and still bone dry! That being said, I recall discussion fro
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Craig Briggs
· #56245
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Replacing C Drive mounts while boat is in the water.
Hi Ian - glad it all worked out and appreciate the feedback. Craig
Hi Ian - glad it all worked out and appreciate the feedback. Craig
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Craig Briggs
· #56116
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Replacing C Drive mounts while boat is in the water.
Hi Paul, It's been a while but as I recall you can disassemble the frame members around the "C" drive upper and then easily slip in the new mounts. The "C" drive is happy to sit by itself on its "trum
Hi Paul, It's been a while but as I recall you can disassemble the frame members around the "C" drive upper and then easily slip in the new mounts. The "C" drive is happy to sit by itself on its "trum
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Craig Briggs
· #56103
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Antigua riggers
Hi Nick, That you've got a spare with you suggests you can easily do this yourself. With a couple of dock-mates you can likely do it in half a day - it is not rocket science. There are several posts o
Hi Nick, That you've got a spare with you suggests you can easily do this yourself. With a couple of dock-mates you can likely do it in half a day - it is not rocket science. There are several posts o
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Craig Briggs
· #56067
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Standing rigging
Hi Bernd, This is one of those questions that sits on the border of engineering and philosophy, with no clear winner. Much like "What is the "best" anchor". I'd encourage you to read the many past pos
Hi Bernd, This is one of those questions that sits on the border of engineering and philosophy, with no clear winner. Much like "What is the "best" anchor". I'd encourage you to read the many past pos
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Craig Briggs
· #56065
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New battery bank / one battery smoking and leaking
Ben, Some more info would help. When you say, "Basically only the alternators." - does that mean you have more than one engine alternator? When you say "I will change the battery ..." does that mean y
Ben, Some more info would help. When you say, "Basically only the alternators." - does that mean you have more than one engine alternator? When you say "I will change the battery ..." does that mean y
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Craig Briggs
· #56024
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Heater
Paul, Can't give you specifics for a retrofit, but it just takes a reversing valve on your A/C to make heat (maybe some control stuff, too) - about a $150 option when first installed. Maybe reasonable
Paul, Can't give you specifics for a retrofit, but it just takes a reversing valve on your A/C to make heat (maybe some control stuff, too) - about a $150 option when first installed. Maybe reasonable
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Craig Briggs
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Heater installed by factory Amel 54
How do you spell "envious"?
How do you spell "envious"?
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Craig Briggs
· #55993
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Heater installed by factory Amel 54
So, Courtney, it's going down to 41° F / 5°C tonight in Brunswick! Brrr. Give it a try and it will: 1 - clear and burn out any dust in the burner and ducts, 2 - freshen up the diesel fuel in the pump
So, Courtney, it's going down to 41° F / 5°C tonight in Brunswick! Brrr. Give it a try and it will: 1 - clear and burn out any dust in the burner and ducts, 2 - freshen up the diesel fuel in the pump
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Craig Briggs
· #55982
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Main mast foil play
Hi Bill - Perhaps another advantage of the SN having the same beefy hardware as her big sister. Cheers,
Hi Bill - Perhaps another advantage of the SN having the same beefy hardware as her big sister. Cheers,
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Craig Briggs
· #55932
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Main mast foil play
Preventive maintenance is great, but this may be in the category of, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." Two cents, of course. SN68 Sangaris, Tropic Isle Harbor, FL
Preventive maintenance is great, but this may be in the category of, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." Two cents, of course. SN68 Sangaris, Tropic Isle Harbor, FL
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Craig Briggs
· #55919
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Any SM owners use a Beta engine??
Suggest you use six Mitsteuns. That's 402kg / 888lbs - should be fine for your 85T & accessories/frame and "C" drive partial load. Plus, I think the combination hydraulic/rubber design may be an advan
Suggest you use six Mitsteuns. That's 402kg / 888lbs - should be fine for your 85T & accessories/frame and "C" drive partial load. Plus, I think the combination hydraulic/rubber design may be an advan
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Craig Briggs
· #55915
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Any SM owners use a Beta engine??
Matt & Michelle, Generally agree with your observations (terrible installer, etc.). However, when you say Beta must build and test "all options presented to potential customers" to receive a Kubota wa
Matt & Michelle, Generally agree with your observations (terrible installer, etc.). However, when you say Beta must build and test "all options presented to potential customers" to receive a Kubota wa
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Craig Briggs
· #55902
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Port side Front Navigation Light unreliable
Hi Ian, Interesting. We're 1992 built Hull 68 - I've assumed it was an Amel installation as the holes in the bottom of the stanchion bases and the holes where the wire exits the tubing are identical t
Hi Ian, Interesting. We're 1992 built Hull 68 - I've assumed it was an Amel installation as the holes in the bottom of the stanchion bases and the holes where the wire exits the tubing are identical t
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Craig Briggs
· #55876
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Port side Front Navigation Light unreliable
Hi Dave on Liesse, Frankly, your mast head lights seem an excellent (original AMEL) choice all by themselves, but if you want deck level lights too the wires of our AMEL installed lights (SN68) were r
Hi Dave on Liesse, Frankly, your mast head lights seem an excellent (original AMEL) choice all by themselves, but if you want deck level lights too the wires of our AMEL installed lights (SN68) were r
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Craig Briggs
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