In the end i used a 12mm dowel and sanded it down (stuck it in a drill) so it just fit inside the broken pipe. Then with a full tank of water i used strong glue on half the length and stuck it in the

Hi Kent thanks for bringing me a selection of dowels! (Kent’s boat Kristy is anchored beside me.) The pipe walls are 1mm thick, the inside diameter is 12mm so a 10mm dowel is perfect for the job. I mi

Hi I bent the water level dipstick with 900 liters in the tank, so near the bottom of the dipstick. (I was running the watermaker, stumbled going down the companionway and grabbed anything.) It is 90%

Hi thanks to all for the great advice. Your personal experiences are a great help. I had not considered that the cleat on the foredeck might get ripped out. So I will not leave the boat in Grenada and

Hi A mooring ball is rated in terms of holding power but I don’t understand what that means. I also don’t know what holding power is required to hold a Super Maramu in a hurricane. Could someone pleas

Hi in the old Yahoo system the 2 file names I got were called: - Passerelle Super Maramu 1319 1_2.pdf - Echelle de bains passerelle SM.pdf I hope this helps. Eamonn Washington Travel Bug Super Maramu

Hi Steve I had a similar problem in Folgedranos 2 years ago. I had a new gangway made by the following company near Athens, specialising in aluminium: Remora ltd., ioanna nikolaou m: +30 6985 632700 N

Hi I have the wrong antifreeze filler cap on my Volvo Penta TMD 22-A (for the last 5 years). The correct Volvo part number is 861610, but I cannot get that in St. Lucia. I can buy a compatible one loc

Amel contacted me, they now can supply the full up down mechanism for the bow thruster including motor and wiring, with the 20cm jack screw installed. It is 1258 euros plus 20% VAT. Eamonn Washington

Hi In 5 years I never had twisted chain issues, with 80m galvanised chain, anchoring about 120 times a year in the past 3 years. I personally installed a spade anchor, with a bow shackle to 3 links of

Hi Mark no, your box looks neater that my older box. I contacted Amel but they do not have the 20cm jack-screws anymore. Then we put the wires back the original way, and physically reinstalled the up/

Hi thanks for the diagram. It does not show the numbered wires in the box, but it might help. I also contacted Amel to see if they can provide the correct jack screw. Eamonn Washington Travel Bug Supe

Hi our bow thruster suddenly decided it would not come up. The electric motor was fine, everything was connected. I got a local mechanic to come in and he repaired the bow thruster in his workshop. He

I don’t know about the 54, but on the Super Maramu I oil the chain (between the drive unit and the wheel) every 6 months or so, and ensure that the rods attached to the quadrant are well greased (so t

Hi Bill i only had written contact with Sonja Kessler at amel dot med at amel dot com. She has managed all my purchases over the past 5 years. She did write that she confirmed with La Rochelle before

Thanks guys for your welcome input! I have the Ultraflex M61 FT25 C42M cables. Although the steering quadrant had no loose nuts and the 2 cables connected to it were well greased, I did notice a probl

Hi Steering to port is harder than steering to starboard on my SM. I cleaned the rudder, checked for loose steering cables, and they seem to be OK. I do sometimes hear a quiet metallic clunk when the

Thanks Heinz and Herbert, your replies have given me peace of mind to just reef when necessary. Eamonn Washington Travel Bug Super Maramu #151 Currently in Alghero, Sardinia, Italy.

Hi, I have been wondering about what to do when the true wind gets to 20 knots. Amel says if the true wind exceeds 20 knots then the balooner and foresail may be rolled together. I wondered if the doc

Hi the problem was the upper shaft seal. The correct size for a Super Maramu is 60-90-8 (not -10). This was difficult to fix. Due to rusting together of parts inside the coupling, the old part with th