Pitu,

The Electric Fuel Gauge is a 12 Volt DC gauge with a spring toggle switch that is normally OFF. Move the switch to ON and the fuel gauge is ON.

There are 2 inspection ports on top of the stainless steel fuel tank in the engine room. The fuel gauge sending unit is installed on the forward inspection port. There are two wires going to the sending unit from the fuel switch/gauge. Do the following tests:

In the engine room:

1. Near the top of the fuel tank, the two wires from the switch/gauge are spliced to the two wires from the fuel tank sending unit with insulated Male/Female Spade Connectors. Pull these connectors apart.
2. Using  a voltmeter on the two wires which are coming from the switch/gauge measure the voltage with the "fuel check switch" near the gauge in the OFF position...it should read 0. 
3. Next measure the volts on the same wires with the switch ON...it should read about 12 Volts DC. 
4. If this checks out, everything is good except possibly the stem and float part of the measuring system...but 1 more test:
5. Reconnect the two wires, except leave the plastic insulator pulled back to allow for Voltmeter probe contact.
6. Using  a voltmeter on the Spade Connectors, measure the voltage with the "fuel check switch" near the gauge in the ON position. 
   
7. If the tank is full it should read 12 volts...if it is half full 6 volts, it it is 1/4 full 3 volts.

If all of above checks out, the problem is with the float and stem...and could be something simple like the float is stuck.

1. Disconnect the insulated Male/Female Spade Connectors.
2. Remove the 8 bolts on the inspection hatch on the fuel tank.
3. Take care that the rubber gasket does not fall into the tank
4. You will have to slightly rotate the plate as you pull up exposing the approximately 1 meter stem and float.
5. If your problem is visual, possibly you can repair.
6. If it is not visual, you will need to take the stem and float to a shop that specializes in fuel tanks.

Hope this helps.

Bill

On Mon, Oct 14, 2013 at 1:37 PM, <pitugolf@...> wrote:

 

Deal all,

The original counter of diesel of my SM stopped working and shows empty tank however it's almost full does someone have the same problem? How can be repaire?

Thank you in advance from Leros,

Pitu

S.Y. PITU

Dear Jeff,



since we decided to use a dinghy which is at least 3m long (now
3,20m) with a solid bottom, we bought for our 54 electric
operated davids.

This was one of the best decisions we did when we purchased our
54 in 2007. The boat is now in the Caribbean and we use the
dinghy every day. Moving it up and done with the engine fitted,
because we need to prevent it from thefts.

Yes, it is an expensive installation, but if you travel
worldwide and you may be not the youngest any more, this
installation is a must!



Christoph

AMEL 54, #59





Von: amelyachtowners@...
[mailto:amelyachtowners@...] Im Auftrag von Kent Robertson

Gesendet: Sonntag, 13. Oktober 2013 21:09

An: amelyachtowners@...

Betreff: Re: [Amel] dinghy for a 54





Congratulations Jeff! And welcome to the family.

Kent

SM243

Kristy

Brunswick, GA USA



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On Oct 13, 2013, at 12:48 PM,

wrote:

I recently purchased Joel's 54, "Hollis." She is now "Spirit."
I'm proceeding slowly with additions to Spirit, and one of the
first additions will be an RIB. I've done some preliminary
homework, and thought I'd see if any 54 owners had input
regarding their choices of one, and their thoughts on what RIB
was the best fit. I was interested in the AB Ventus, and
wondered about fit. I will be back on Spirit in a week or so to
measure the stern locker, but for now, I'll go with any input
from other 54 owners.



Thanks in advance. Jeff Kraus

 

I recently purchased Joel's 54, "Hollis." She is now "Spirit." I'm proceeding slowly with additions to Spirit, and one of the first additions will be an RIB. I've done some preliminary homework, and thought I'd see if any 54 owners had input regarding their choices of one, and their thoughts on what RIB was the best fit. I was interested in the AB Ventus, and wondered about fit. I will be back on Spirit in a week or so to measure the stern locker, but for now, I'll go with any input from other 54 owners.

Thanks in advance. Jeff Kraus

 

Hello to all,

we are new to this group, we joined some days ago and after reading hundreds of messages (great information!) we try our first post :-)

this year we bought our Amel Santorin #120 "Kali Mera" in croatia. we plan to spend a year on the boat in 2014 and are preparing her now for this "adventure" - and because it is our first Amel a lot of questions pop up...

the previous owner equipped kali-mera with a parasailor but we do not like the way he fixed it at the bow (it creates a lot of stress to the rail at the bow) and we could not find a really good solution (4 lines, 2 at the bow). Does anyone has a parasailor on the santorin ? - can anyone explain how he fixed it and can eventually show some pictures?

thank you very much

tadeja und herbert,

santorin 120  kali mera

---In amelyachtowners@..., wrote:

John,

You are correct in that you could likely replace your main, mizzen, and genoa for less than the cost of a Parasailor. We replaced working sails on a late model Maramu for $8400 US a while back.

I don't see the rationale for a Parasailor on an Amel. The boats are usually set up with twins for downwind sailing which is far better than any spinnaker. I would go with a CLASS (cruisers light air sail solution) which is similar to what other sailmakers would call a cruising code zero. It's set from a foil-less furler and extremely easy to manage. It works through a wide range of wind angles. For situations where you are only sailing downwind for short periods of time during which you do not want to set the twins, the CLASS works well.

--- In amelyachtowners@..., "jonathan681684" wrote:
>
> I just got a quote from the French distributor, Voiles Jacana for a Parasailor. With a bag and Easysnuffer for my Santorin Ketch, they quote 125m2 for the area, and want Euros 7,200 inc VAT at 19.5%.
>
> Seems like a lot, I could purchase a complete set of cruising sails for that in Turkey. Any one on the group have a Parasailor, and could tell me what they paid ?
>
> Thanks
>
> John Stonier
> Santorin 143, Azimuth, Kas Turkey
>

 

I recently purchased Joel's 54, "Hollis." She is now "Spirit." I'm proceeding slowly with additions to Spirit, and one of the first additions will be an RIB. I've done some preliminary homework, and thought I'd see if any 54 owners had input regarding their choices of one, and their thoughts on what RIB was the best fit. I was interested in the AB Ventus, and wondered about fit. I will be back on Spirit in a week or so to measure the stern locker, but for now, I'll go with any input from other 54 owners.

Thanks in advance. Jeff Kraus

--- In amelyachtowners@..., "jonathan681684" <jestonier@...> wrote:
>
> I just got a quote from the French distributor, Voiles Jacana for a Parasailor. With a bag and Easysnuffer for my Santorin Ketch, they quote 125m2 for the area, and want Euros 7,200 inc VAT at 19.5%.
>
> Seems like a lot, I could purchase a complete set of cruising sails for that in Turkey. Any one on the group have a Parasailor, and could tell me what they paid ?
>
> Thanks
>
> John Stonier
> Santorin 143, Azimuth, Kas Turkey
>

 

Hi,

What sikaflex did you use there seems to be a dozen products.

Fair Winds

Eric

Amel Super Maramu #376 Kimberlite

 

 

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From: amelyachtowners@... [mailto:amelyachtowners@...] On Behalf Of Ann-Sofie Svanberg
Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2013 4:05 AM
To: amelyachtowners@...
Subject: Re: [Amel] Super Maramu rear bumper

 

 

We renovated ours.

Sanded, filled small cracks with sicaflex and took a part of a flat fender to mend a bigger hole. Then we painted with a rubber paint from Ovatrol. Our bumper became as new.

 

/Ann-Sofie

Lady Annila, SM232

Present at Canarie Island

Skickat från min iPad

7 okt 2013 kl. 11:44 skrev "Richard03801" <richard03801@...>:

 

Hi Vite try sanding and painting it. That is a very costly part from Amel. 

Regards 

Richard Piller

 

Cell 603 767 5330

On Oct 6, 2013, at 8:58, <veitm@...> wrote:

 

Hello All:

Tried to search for this topic - no luck. We're thinking about replacing the rear bumper on our SM 215. Any tips on buying this from Amel or ?

Thankful for all tips.

Cheers,

Veit

ATMAN - SM215

Currently Herrington Harbor, MD