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

Hello all. I need to replace the Goiot friction set in the hinges of the aft cabin hatch (Super Maramu 2000). SVB has them available for the following models... 44.31 42.42 43.43 44.44 49.36 ...but I

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.

Bonjour à tous, je conserverais installer des lignes de vie sur "vanille" sm2000 de 2004... Je pense les réaliser en surgaine dyneema de 10/12 MM... Je ne trouve pas un "chemin" sur le pont qui soit s

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

Hi all, Does anyone know the size of the 'O' rings used on the end caps of the DUO100 membrane tubes. Den and Julie S/Y Fortune A54 - 159

Sent from Outlook for iOS Pen Azen’s Hard Top It is full Carbon foam sandwich composite. Foam only 20mm thick, Airex 60 kg/m³. 2layers of +/- 45%, 300g/m², straight fibres stitched together (not woven

We had this made from carbon fibre in Kilada , Greece . The front window folds down . Full headroom . Wouldn't be without it . More specs to follow Ian and Judy , Pen Azen , SM 302 , Kilada Sent from

Hi Amelians I sailed a week ago in the Baltic Sea from Kiel via Denmark to Neustadt. (Was quite cold and dark). At the very end of the trip in the harbor I saw in the bow area a fairly large oil pool,