Hi Patrick My fridge needed new seals. Very cheap and easy. Also the compressor was flashing a red lamp which indicated that voltage was below 10.8V, which caused the fridge to cut out

22 Dec 2005 Hi Patrick: I had a similar problem (hull #335) since the boat was new in 2001. I had Amel trouble shoot it in La Rochelle and Guadaloupe without success. We periodically had water in

I had the same problem with fridge, and it has be resolved by AMEL cleaning the small pipe blowing in it. JOSE SM 426 SYLVIA IV

thanks for the advice on the gen set, I will start checking connections again. On a different tack, my fridge is somehow generating water/condensation? which in turn is flowing into the bilge. I am

Dear All, As I see a lot of messages regarding staysail attachment etc. I uploaded today two files showing the stay sail attachment to the boat and to the mast. Gateff is offering a complete

John, I was looking to add an inner forestay lower than the top of the mast, thus the need for runners. I thank you for the info about the front section of the mast. I have a drawing of the extrusion

Hi Eric, I think you are wrong about the mast. The section consists of two parallel sides with half circles joining them at the front and back. The back one is in fact a complete circle with a slot

Judy, I have fitted an inner forestay to my previous boat. The problem I am having is that any fasteners that would be added to the mast for runners or the forestay mast fitting would penetrate the

John, Please do post your experiences of South Pacific. FYI to others researching the removable inner forestay, you might find info Googling under term "solent stay." Judy SM #387

Hi Eric, No I have not fitted an inner forestay but I probably would have done so if I was going blue water cruising again. Unfortunately I am now too old to sail back to the South Pacific. If the

John, Have you added a inner forestay to your amel? I read your post and it seems to be about your previous boat. I have added an inner forestay to my previous boat also. My problem is with the

In a message dated 19/12/2005 14:26:16 GMT Standard Time, pjn.mccallin@... writes: can anyone assist please, after only 450 hours use, the gen set is becoming difficult to start. On

<pjn.mccallin@j...> wrote: are nothing battery Amel has taken the prevention on galvanic action one step beyond any other boat mfg. They not only have an interrupt solenoid in the positive circuit

19 Dec 2005 Dessalator's quote to me for retrofit of the automatic fresh water system for the watermaker is for 978.43 Euros (excluding shipping etc). Date of Quote was 29 Nov 2005. From

<pjn.mccallin@j...> wrote: battery I had trouble starting and found that one of the push on connections was loose giving intermittent starting. So far as I remember it was one of the leads in the area

Hello everyone and happy holidays! On the bow of my Super Maramu has been a 60lb. CQR. I've been investigating moving to both a heavier anchor and one of the new generation anchor

can anyone assist please, after only 450 hours use, the gen set is becoming difficult to start. On pressing the start button there are lots of clicks from the various relays and the fuel pump but

Hello Eric, I wrote about this on 15 October, message no 1691. Looking at that I see that I did not say that you would have to get a new chain plate made to be fixed through the foredeck and secured