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

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

Mark Barter's "edited" post about his recently purchased ACMO rigging originally noted Cheers, Craig

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 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.

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

Hi Ian - glad it all worked out and appreciate the feedback. Craig

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 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 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

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

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

How do you spell "envious"?

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

Hi Bill - Perhaps another advantage of the SN having the same beefy hardware as her big sister. Cheers,

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

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

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

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 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