Thanks a lot!! On Jun 10, 2016 10:58 PM, "derickgates@... [amelyachtowners]" <amelyachtowners@...> wrote:

Paul, Instead of draining it out, consider sucking it out with a Pella pump… has all sorts of other uses on the boat too. Cheers, Jean-Pierre Germain SY Eleuthera, SM 007 Jean-Pierre Germain, SY

Thanks for all the replies - I didn't expect this would generate so much interest! I do have a drain plug at the bottom. This is just routine maintenance - the unit is working perfectly. I just

Sorry for the delay with my reply Bill, some idiot during a previous ownership put a join inside my bow rail nav lights wiring and it shorted out, rewire was necessary, all good now. I am not going to

Vladimir, Done! Derick

Hello Paul and everyone who wants to know more about the AMEL 54, The bow-thruster of the AMEL 54 is an AMEL design built on a SLEIPNER SIDE POWER basis. AMEL makes it retractable. It has two props

OK , thanks, Bill. On Jun 10, 2016, at 11:47 AM, 'Bill & Judy Rouse' yahoogroups@... [amelyachtowners] <amelyachtowners@...> wrote: Kent, All Amels beginning with 54 production utilize

Kent, All Amels beginning with 54 production utilize an "off-the-shelf bow thruster rather than the proprietary Amel bow thruster which ended with the last Super Maramu. Bill Rouse BeBe Amel 53

Hi Paul, I don't know IF 54 has The same bow trust mounted on my Santorin. But IF it is, probably you have water inside cause the o-ring or joint permit to the water come inside and to the oil come

Oh, oops! Didn't realize the 54 BT was significantly different from the SM. I'd like to know the differences and why they changed the design. Thanks, Bill. Guess I shouldn't assume too much,

Kent, He is talking about the 54 bow thruster which is entirely different than your SM bow thruster. Sadly 54 owners do not post very many maintenance procedures in this forum. My recommendation is

I'm not aware of any lower drain for the bow thruster, so I'm guessing you're talking about the CDrive oil. Since you have access to the drain plug, I also assume you are on the hard. Are you doing

Hi, I need to change my bow thruster oil. When this was last done they pumped the oil up from the bottom. Is this really necessary? Would it be possible to simply drain the oil, then fill from the top

Hi Bill, The ONAN pump is made by Sherwood, but it's made in 2 pieces, the one I put on is also Sherwood but a one-piece casting - Sherwood sell it as a direct replacement. I see no difference in run

Alan, I am 99% sure that the Onan OEM pump is made by Sherwood. I think that you should do what you feel is right, but I know how smart you are and I know that you realize that one example without a

I would be curious to know what rpm the Onan impeller runs? I agree, Yanmar rw impellers basically die from age rather than from hours. Heat seems to often be involved with accelerated wear. I

The question is WHY does the ONAN eat impellers ? Is it something to do with the design of that pump housing? I changed mine for a Sherwood single piece machined pump housing, made no difference. My

Bill, Bronze is very easy to machine and you don't have to use a mill or anything fancy for a job like cleaning up rough areas inside your pump housing. One option is to use a drum sander just under

Derick, Please add also pictures of the lubrication oppenings. On Jun 9, 2016 9:42 AM, "derickgates@... [amelyachtowners]" <amelyachtowners@...> wrote:

Hi all, I was able to disassemble the mizzen gearbox after removing the mizzen and the mizzen foil. It appears that the shaft connecting the winch handle to the gearbox has frozen up in its housing.