Thanks Eric., Gary

Hi Judy: I kept my boat at Manuel Reef Marina from Dec 2004 to June 2004 and it has been there again since November of 2005. Jim Woods is the manager and a knowledgeable Amel guy. Not only that he

Gary, There is nothing behind the valve except the white plastic screen. You will need a VERY thin wrench to disconnect the shut off valve from the fuel pipe. We used to call that type of wrench a

Thanks, Eric. We will probably use your process for the next time, but it looks now like we might be somewhat rushed for time in May because of impending business requirements. So will be happy to

Great idea Eric. I really hadn't thought of doing this my self but it sounds rather straight forward. Do you know if there is a stand-pipe of some sort that sticks up inside the tank at the bottom

Thanks very much, Gary. Will call him tomorrow. Also glad to hear that your boat is there now. I had looked up info on Manuel Reef Marina and it states that the maximum draft in their slips is 6'6"

Judy, The fuel polishing is very simple and can be done with a 500-turbine Racor filter, an electric transfer pump some fuel hose and 3 feet of copper tubing. You make a vacuum cleaner gadget with

has this capability. His equipment appears to be state of the art. I've seen it used on several boats there. Jim's phone is 284 495-2066 and FAX 284 495-1431. My boat is in a slip at this marina

The manager of Manuel reef marina is Jim Woods, Fair Winds, Eric Amel Super Maramu #376 Kimberlite

hi, just posted some pics of the Amel 54 pics i took at last years Southampton Boat Show these are small pics if anyone wants/needs the big versions contact me directly regards David

Judy the fuel was done in Ft. Lauderdale. However there is a fellow at Manuel Reef Marina (Sea Cows Bay, right near Nanny Cay) that does the same thing. Can't remember his name but he is the manager

Tony, Did you have the fuel tank cleaned and fuel polished in BVI or elsewhere? Our boat is also currently lying in BVI and we would like to do the same. We won't be back down there until May. Will

Hello Gary, What a good idea! Of course I would start bt reaing the engine down only to fine the fuel shut off valve half closed!!! I am in Paramaribo, Suriname at the moment, but will return to

This is a simple thing but once when I couldn't get adequate RPM from my Yanmar (SM Hull # 335), and after I checked everything else I found that the fuel shut off valve had been bumped and was

Hi Tony If you go trough the archives of this site you will see that the low RPM problem is almost exclusively caused by carbon built up in the turbo. The side of the turbo that this accurs is on the

Hello Vito, Thanks for the reply. I was hoping that it was in the prop, as I removed the ducting from the intake side of the turbo (this was when I was first looking at her) and was able to rotate

Eric: Peter Grimm's Company is Super Sailmakers, of Ft. Lauderdale. He is who Joel recommended to me. He has built lots of 110% Jibs for Amel SMs. His phone is 954 522-4663. They call the 110% a

Hello Tony This is not an uncommon accurence on the Volvo 80hp. What you need done is to have the turbo charger removed and have the carbon inside the turbo removed. This is not a big deal so dont

Hello all, We have a S/M #266 and it is fairly new to us. Question: #266 has the Volvo engine that has a sticker on it saying built by Perkins, we were told it is 80hp. We also have the Amel

John, Nice speaking to you yesterday. Were you able to find the name of the sail maker in Ft Lauderdale that made your 110? Fair Winds, Eric Amel Super Maramu #376 Kimberlite