Hi Daniel, Take a look at the Boomkicker (https://www.boomkicker.com/). The Boomkicker is advertised for boats up to 38' but they are addressing specifically sloops. I installed their set for a 38' sl

Depending on where you plan to go, you may want to make your screens suitable for No-See-Ums. Mosquito netting is not fine enough to stop the tiny No-See-Ums and they can be just as annoying as mosqui

It's a dust/dirt pan. If you sweep up the salon floor, all you have to do is lift the floorboard in front of the galley sink and sweep the debris into this pan, then dispose. Dennis Libertad Maramu #1

Yes, Maramu done several times with mast up:

Glad it's not cracked. Don't have a photo of my boom -sorry. How far is the first ring from the mast? Perhaps it can do double-duty as a purchase point for your main sheet and for your preventer? Denn

Ours was worse than that. The single purchase to the middle of the boom resulted in metal fatigue and our boom actually broke in half. We now have three purchase points on a new boom. I would recommen

Looks like you had to do away with the prop shaft alternator. I did too when I went with a Volvo-Penta D60. I miss it and haven't figured out what to do with the voltmeter gauge to the left of the com

Bill, Early Maramus had a flaking mainsail not in-mast furling. On my Maramu, the leach of the sail rubbed against the topping lift and would also get hung up on it. So it was necessary to slacken the

Hi Lance, First thing you do is get rid of your topping lift if you haven't already. Then install a Boomkicker (https://www.boomkicker.com/) plus a regular boom vang with a jamb cleat. They have a pic

I can see a couple of things from the pictures: 1) Bow thruster is not Amel, so you need to find out the maintenance schedule for that. 2) The in-mast furling is probably not Amel, so you will need to

Hi Ben, The things you should worry about the most are those things that the previous owner(s) changed. An '81 Maramu should be pretty basic Amel and if there were modifications, that's where problems

For solo sailing, definitely consider a windvane. Hydrovane is a good choice because it has a completely separate rudder and can work if the boat's rudder is disabled for whatever reason (I used one t

Hi Eric, I just replaced my 16 year old Mercury 270 Air Deck Hypalon with a Zodiac Cadet Aero Series Inflatable Boat | Cadet 270 Aero 2020. I think the Mercury lasted so long because I rolled it up an

Hi Alan, I have a Maramu so I don't know if this suggestion applies. Our aft head sink drains to the sea in a thru hull port amidships. Don't know where the SM aft sink drains but you might want to ch

Hi Bill, I don't want to give up my helm seat but I don't plan on using it for a couple of months still. I could ship it to your client to use as a form to have a shop build him one if I'm sure to get

Hello Sarah & Trevor, I have a 35 gallon holding tank installed in the port/aft cockpit lazarette (pretty sure you'll need to get it custom made). Here are a couple of hints: 1) I have runs from the f

Hi Ben, I think the main halyard idea is your best solution at this time. What you are missing is two spinnaker halyards that should be running to the top of the mast. While you are up repairing the j

Hi James, Thanks for your response, sorry that you had to resolve this problem before me but glad I have an alternative to cutting through the deck. Yes, I know the tank fits in the companionway to th

"Alternators are highly reliable". If that were the case you would never see alternator/generator repair shops. I've had my Maramu for 19 years and have replaced the house alternator three times. It's

Hi Bernd, If you don't have a solar arch that sticks out over your stern, you should look at the Hydrovane option. They have brackets that work well on the many different stern configurations and thei