Hi Eric, My understanding is the interior finish of the fresh water tank / keel stub is simply the same gelcoat that is used everywhere else on the finished surfaces of the boat (exterior hull, topsid

Don't overthink this one - tighten them up so they both feel like they used to.

... and another way to skin the cat is to get a new, slightly larger key and grind or sand it down to fit correctly. I just did that with my main drive shaft where the key had gotten wobbly in the key

Thanks, David - a picture is worth a thousand words and I didn't know that anchoring technique had a name - "Winch Bridle". We learn something new every day and both Nick and I appreciate it, I'm sure

John, With the athwartship layout there's no need for leeboards, it's all roll and you're lying parallel to it. (If the boat is pitching so much that you are rolling out of bed, you've got bigger prob

Hi José, The Santorin split berths are a single to starboard and a wider single to port that has a filler support board and cushion to make it a Pullman double - actually almost queen width at the for

The Original Amel equipment on the Santorin to hold the engine hatch open was a short 3-strand maybe 1/8 or 3/16 line with an eye splice through the back stay deck anchor and an elongated button knot

Hi Mal, Yes, same darkening on our SN68-1992, Per my 2010 post someone pasted in this thread above, we add a louvered cover to keep air circulating in the chain locker. I replaced the floors a couple

Thanks, Bill. The motor is actually by Bosch but the Model/Serial is illegible. No problem, it is still humming along.

Hi Bill, Do you know if he has the 12v version for the Santorin? Best, Craig

I had an on-demand propane unit in the head on a prior boat. Worked great although the temperature control was a bit coarse. Only a few people were asphyxiated by these units.

Hi Berndt, My recollection of studies on this are that locking the prop in reverse is actually faster than letting it freewheel, seemingly counterintuitive but actually the case. (I think that was a P

It's LAVA Pumice soap that Katherine uses to get the grease out after rebuilding our engine. Real sailors don't use Gel soap ;-)

Bill, That pesky "drip tray" is the only really serious design flaw on our Amel - when it rains my bar of soap gets soft! Cheers, Craig Briggs - s/v Sangaris / SN68 Tropic Isle Harbor, FL

Hi Paul, We've done the AICW several times in our Santorin, going outside when favorable but having been inside for the entire route from southern Florida to Norfolk at one time or another. There are

Glad you found it! Shouldn't be an issue to replace - not a proprietary Amel item.

Ben, I just checked the wiring on my SN. From the cockpit control switches the wires go down through a short pvc tube to the "floor" of the steering/autopilot/wiring compartment, then over to port, pa

Hi Ben, Perhaps you might detach the existing wire and run a test wire (out in the open) from the cockpit switch to the solenoid, before replacing the existing wire. Should give you a definitive answe

Hi Santorin LO (by the way, what is your name? It is not on any of your posts.) Before you replace wiring, I'd recommend you test the cockpit switch to see if it works for the "furl" position, as you

Hi Davi, With only one engine water heat exchanging coil inside the tank you can only use either the propulsion engine or the generator; not both as their cooling circuits would be tied together. If t