I cut off about 4 feet of bad chain and had the good chain re galvanized. It cost me $200- US. It came out better than new. Fair Winds Eric Kimberlite Amel Super Maramu #376

Dear Phil, If the coupler bolts have sheared then it is certain that the rubber bushes inside the coupler will be destroyed and need replaced. Regards, Trevor Lusty Seafever of Cuan SM

Hello craig, Than you for your reply. I think i will try "plan B" Kind regards Phil

Hello Jochen, Thank you for the offer.But the flexible coupling/generator is not broken only the bolts... Thank you Kind regards phil miles ahead

I know the Lone Star as we anchored next to them a month ago in Little Josh Van Dyke and had the pleasure of meeting Craig & Jan. We are both from Texas. I also have an AMEL 54 in perfect condition.

I recently purchased 300 ft of G40 3/8" HT from 1st chain supply. Good price, shipped quickly, nice chain. http://www.1st-chainsupply.com/chain/g40_windlass_chain.htm Kent SM243 Kristy

Craig, This is perfect. I know that LONE STAR is an Amel 54 in perfect condition. LONE STAR has been well maintained by loving, caring, and knowledgeable owners. The fact that Joel is going to be

Hi you might contact Riza in Turkey he works on 80_90 Amel boats a year has a machine shop and spares. Riza Cagdas CAKIR Emek Marin cagdas@... Fair Winds Smooth Sailing To All Capt Richard RP Yacht

Having had electrolytic damage to my prop shaft and considered all the options, I elected to remove the lower part of the drive and send it to Amel for repairs. After two months of shipping and

Phil, as far as I remember it is the same coupling on the Maramu (Vetus Flexcoupling model 6 35mm shaft (KO53)). In case that's true I just wanted to let you know we have the coupling here as a spare

To the gang, Unfortunately our prop shaft got bent upon hauling last week - long story but the lifting sling went under the prop. The bend is 15 thousandths (inch) which the local prop gurus say

After seven truly amazing years aboard our beloved Amel 54, LONE STAR, Jan and I have decided to swallow the anchor, at least for a while, as we embark on new adventures. We have considered our

Hello Gang, I know the gent who publishes this site.. loads of anchor/chain info. http://coxengineering.sharepoint.com/Pages/Sailsandrig.aspx. Cheers, Jean-Pierre Germain SY Eleuthera, SM 007…

Gary, in about 2006, we added about 25 meters of this Budget Marine chain with a P31 pitch to our original chain to give us 100 meters for Pacific anchorages. It ran fine with our P30 original gypsy,

Hi Bill: I have just been re-reading the various posts on the forum on anchor chain. I appreciate your insights. It would appear that Liahona (hull #335) was originally outfitted by Amel with 10mm

The most important issue with 3/8" and/or 10mm chain is the "pitch" which is the length of the link. 3/8 chain comes in two different pitches and if you do not match the gypsy correctly, you will have

Thanks Olivier and Bill. I think I've located the forward transducer pipe, it is in the saloon settee where the second fridge/freezer is located, on the bulkhead just behind the mast support. Is

Hi Phil, This is a common problem - see several old posts by searching Vetus Coupling. Basic issue is the bolts will not come out unless you slide the engine back 2 or 3 inches and remove the

Just a quick question.....I removed and inspected my 300' of anchor chain. I have some suspect links (it appears the chain was never flipped end for end). Anyway on my sharki / lofrens tigres, the

thank you allen, could be wrigth what you say about checking them on a regular basis would prevent the problem, i will certainly do so in the future.. thank you phil