I was told by Amel that there was  no fuel filter in the fuel tank itself on SM 243.  There are baffles that would make it hard to really clean the tank completely without taking it apart.  I

Glad to hear it Miles. Happy sailing...and motoring! Kent To: amelyachtowners@... Sent: Friday, August 30, 2013 9:57 AM Subject: [Amel] Re: Volvo Penta TMD22 Low RPM   Thanks to

Bill,        I bought the WiFI system you recommended from  Island Time, a couple of months back.  I followed Bob's instructions and i t worked perfectly in the

Hi, Alex, As a 6 year owner of a SuperMaramu, and like you, "not the greatest mechanic", I will share my experience.  I bought Kristy SM243 when she was 10 yrs old.   There is a huge learning

Hello MIles, So you are saying, at sea (not at tied to the dock) you can now go 2800 rpm??? And the problem was just a fuel delivery issue? That's a great news!!! Congratulations, great help for all

Thanks to everyone for your concern and advice. Yesterday the mechanic replaced the racor and the fuel lines and this fixed the problem. I have my boat back after several months of anguish. Now

Alex, I can't imagine there would be a huge difference in maintenance cost between a 53 and a 54. The best place to look at cost is here: http://svbebe.blogspot.com/p/costs.html Judy has done

Would you be willing to share your experience regarding the annual costs for maintaining an Amel 54? If you own your boat several years already, it would be very interesting for me get the

what engine do you have? eric

Thank you so much Eric! Really appreciate the info! Any other parts I should really have? Sincerely, Alexandre --------------------------------------------

I use the nylon bolts they are great. Fair Winds Eric Amel Super Maramu #376 Kimberlite _____ From: amelyachtowners@... [mailto:amelyachtowners@...] On Behalf Of

Alexandre, You will probably never need the bearings for the lower unit on the bow thruster. If you do they are standard metric bearings. However there is a shaft that connects to the prop in the

Hi Miles: While this may be too obvious to even mention, I thought I would pass it along. At one time I could not develop full power from my 75 hp Yanmar, I found that the fuel shut off valve int

We are re-powering our Super Maramu and are required to replace our current prop to get the Yanmar Factory warranty. As such we have our current prop for sale. It is an Autoprop H6-566LH. The prop

Hi Alan, we are still in Fiji, heading for Vila Vanuatu about the 9th Sept, weather permitting. Wouldf be great to catch up with yopu and see ypur new boat. regards Danny and Yvonne SM 299 Ocean

There is no problem to write in english to Maud. /Annsofie S/Y Lady Annila SM232 in Portugal, prepairing to cross the Atlantic Skickat från min iPad 29 aug 2013 kl. 02:30 skrev "Alexandre Uster

Hi Danny, thanks for your thoughts, I have been careful with the engine load by bringing the throttle up until the engine doesn't rev anymore and then backing off. I'll clean the prop next. Where are

Thanks Kent, Yes it used to go up to 2800 when it was put back in the water in April...all antifouled and cleaned, the prop had been off an serviced. Engine checked etc...all was well.... The low rpm

"> I read that some have put a zerk fitting, I can only find stainless one and can't find aluminum. (housing is aluminum) Any suggestion on a source.?" I like the idea of not using a grease nipple

"> Open the genoa furler gear/motor case and grease it - Suggestion on a grease people like.anybody think INOX MX4 or INOX 8 is overkill" I would suggest the grease used on the AutoProp. If it is