Jim, Possibly the bow thruster hit some object in the water while extended, deforming the tube. You can replace just the tube, if Amel has that part and possibly there is an owner who replaced the

Thank you Mark. In the absence of statistics, one must sometimes go by anecdotal evidence. We have seen Bill's adverse experience with Varta, for example. From mid-2011 to early spring 2015, our boat

Jim, The outer shaft is composite, carbon fibre I think. Check that your limit switches are aligned properly with the motor. After my last bow thruster service I couldn't get the thruster to

Out of curiosity I looked it up on the USCG site and there is a vessel documented with the name "Yashar". The previous name is Papa II with the hull number 317, so unless there are two SM's named

Paul, I will try tonight. s/v Phantom Amel 54 #044 On Sunday, June 26, 2016 7:15 PM, "sharongbrown@... [amelyachtowners]" wrote: Jamie, it took me a while to figure

Jim, How about simply taking a set of calipers and comparing the shaft OD at various locations and orientations? Isn't the tube composite? If so and a clamping force (such as a hose clamp) has

Hi All, Is this the SM 317 you are speaking of? It was just listed on Yachtworld. 2001 Amel Super Maramu Sail Boat For Sale - www.yachtworld.com 2001 Amel Super Maramu Sail

Wow! That's impressive, Bill. As Capn Amel says "Respect de la Batterie"...or something like that. Kent

That is strange…. Could your Rigging be at fault? Gary Silver wrote how to re-rig it, it is in my plan to illustrate what he kindly wrote, but I haven’t had the time yet… Or as you say, the

We often don’t realize what we deal with… I didn’t know about the battery, but I remember when I had the Bauer Junior 2 Scuba compressor fully serviced last year, the repair guy told me this is

We have been using Mastervolt AGM Batteries. 4 each of the 4D size. We always run the boat off the house bank and only charge when the bank is less than 70% full. This is so that the battery chemistry

Jamie, it took me a while to figure out how to upload a phote - here's what I did: in the photos page create a new album, then upload your photo, then click the Post button. Alternatively, go to the

Jose, thanks, but it looks like the photo you have is the 24v alternator, what I need is the 12v one. Cheers, Paul

Jim, If I was in your spot, before trying more dramatic fixes, I would take a bit of 1200 grit emory paper and throughly polish the shaft at the spot where it hangs up. With grit that fine it would

I think Bill has some good advice there. After my experience I will test periodically. Plus I have a Maretron temperature module on my N2K system with a spare thermocouple input, and I am going to

It is easy to forget that batteries contain a HUGE amount of energy because we usually see it released a little at a time under careful control. Being a bit paranoid about battery condition is a good

Thank you everyone for your comments and interest. Here ismy bowthruster in-the-water re-installation report: There was a little green slimygrowth inside the trunk which I had my diver clean. It

We currently have 9 Optima Blue Top 8052-161 D31M batteries. 8 for the house bank and 1 start battery. With best regards, Mark Super Maramu 2000 Hull

Kent, I will be on a passage, so probably not respond for 48 hours or so. Bill BeBe 387

Oh, yes I checked again and the charger is set for lead acid batteries. I'll do the CCA test again after a 2-hour wait. Kent On Jun 26, 2016, at 1:09 PM, 'Bill & Judy Rouse' yahoogroups@...