Hello all, Would anyone have the specs, dimensions, drawings, or CAD images of the ‘pencil’ to protect the extrusion and tongue of the genoa swivel and for the typically SS or Al triangular, notched p

Furuno still sells an NMEA 183<->N2K bi-directional converter; model: IF-NMEA2K2. I have a used one for sale, which was working fine when removed from service as part of the expansion of the N2K backb

I am in the process of changing my Cushyfloat 17-1609-45 engine and c drive mounts on A54-69. The original studs looked fine and the supplier did not have them in stock, so it was suggested that I cou

Are there any books documenting Amel bluewater cruising other than Julie Bradley's books about her and her husband Glen's 1995-2002 circumnavigation on their SM? They were great books that both my wif

Hello, Just got the quote for Electrification Kit for our Series 8 manual davits : 6000€ Inc VAT. That is over half the price of new Series 10 davits! Has someone done this or found alternative method

All Amel Owners who are also Amel Lovers: The first time that Judy and I hosted another couple interested in Amels was in 2014. We invited this Austrian couple aboard BeBe for a long weekend. They bou

Hi all, I have found some pretty badly corroded contacts in the bow thruster solenoid which I believe should explain why I had intermittent operation on one side. I would be interested to know id anyo

Hello! I'm working on changing my fuel filter. It's a Perkins 4.108M, which I assume most Sharkis are, and I'm trying to determine if the previous owner made a mistake when they last changed it. Shoul

Many people have been replacing various parts of the plumbing around their holding tanks. Age has a way of catching up with all of us. Several boats I have seen have have replaced the bronze valve und

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Does anyone know a source for the double pully for the 175amp Leece Neville? I found a spare and wanted to outfit it with an identical pulley. Would be handy for easy replacement. I see some on eBay a

Greetings! Has anyone made a Hard Top instead of a Bimini for a Super Maramu? Please point me to pictures or vendors in the Caribbean if you know some who might be able to do the job. -- Michael & Rob

Hello, Our dyneema cable was changed a few years ago by a yard. While servicing the mechanism with lid off I noticed the awkward path of the dyneema with some chafe on the thread of the tightening bol

Can somebody please tell me which oil cooler was used on the D3 110 hp engine. I was of the opinion it is a bowman D60, but my mechanic in Italy tells me it would be to small and I am not on the boat.

We just finished a conversion to Lithium batteries, I am happy to share directly the details of the installation. What may be of interest to SM owners with the large battery compartment is that we wer

The attached pdf file has photos & my comments regarding the solar frame I am designing & building above my bimini. It is designed to take two maxeon 400 solar panels (~1.7m x 1.1m) & roughly follow t

I'm now working on updating the electrical on Blooper. Currently I'm looking at putting around 600 amp hours of lithium in. I think i can fit two 330 amp hour victron batteries in the aft cabin. Anyon

Hi, I am looking to install a new raymarine autopilot. The EV sensor location is the information that I would like to discuss. Photos would be appreciated. This is going on a super maramu. If you also

Hi everyone. can someone point me at the relative sail areas of the Santorin ketch versus sloop? and what’s the opinion of the original Perkins 50hp fitted to the Santorin? Near the end of its life or

Has anyone used a Dyneema soft shackle, the kind that you can open and close with a knot that slips through a loop like in the picture, to replace the shackles attaching the preventer lines to the boo