Ian, Possibly you should get a local machine shop involved. I have successfully helped an owner with the "drop method" I explained earlier, and with the Amel tool method. I think the most important

Andrew, I know of one other owner who had the same problem with their bow thruster motor. They had Amel in Martinique ship the motor to Amel La Rochelle, who shipped it to some unknown place for

Mike, If you were to ask David Shepherd david"at"bruntons-propellers.com, I am sure that he would say that 1000 hours is about the time for a bearing kit. I think it depends. And I believe it

Thanks James. Interesting idea. This vintage SM has two steel bars as part of the bracket that holds the motor housing. Not sure these are on the SM2000 model. Makes it difficult to use a hammer (lack

Hi So I managed to find a local motor engineering workshop near Perpignan that specialise in repairing and reconditioning motors (lift motors, wind generators, etc) they have completely rebuilt

Bill and Ian, I don’t know if this will help or not but one way to provide a gentle and controllable amount of vibration to loosen rust and work penetrant in would be to use an orbital sander or

Thanks Bill, we are in St.Augustine Florida. I have no idea when the last servicing was done.We only bought the boat two years ago and there are no records. Yes, the locking pin was in. The special

After installing new engine mounts and reassembling everything we still had a modest vibration of the assembly while under power, increasing with RPM. After loosening the bolts that hold the Vetus

Ian, Your problem was caused by a small amount of saltwater water passing the foam and lip seals. When was the last time it was serviced? It should be serviced every two years. Do you use the

HELP! I am trying to service the Bow Thruster and following the procedures given in the files section and various threads. I have removed the band clamp, the four hex bolts and washers. But the shaft

Great, sorry I could not help directly. s/v Phantom Amel 54 #044

That is a really smart idea! Cheers, Veit SM 215, Atman On Jun 30, 2016, at 2:07 PM, Ann-Sofie Svanberg kanalmamman@... [amelyachtowners] <amelyachtowners@...> wrote:

Hello Bil, I have an ALU AB 9.5 with a Yamaha 15 HP 2 stroke… goes like stink and was a factor in my recent starboard knee refit. Nice and dry with very large tubes (Hypalon). A previous post of

Jamie, I figured it out, all three wires coinect to the B+1 terminal. Cheers, Paul

Bill, Thank you! You have taken a lot of trial and error out of my future J With best regards, Mark Super Maramu 2000 Hull #275 www.creampuff.us Currently cruising: Tampa Bay

Mark, For all passages of any length whatsoever: The 310cm & 320cm will fit upside down on the mizzen deck with the aft tubes against the starboard rail and lying at an angle with the bow of the

Bill, We are seriously considering the Highfield CL310. How and where do you secure your dink when underway? With best regards, Mark Super Maramu 2000 Hull

JP, I do not remember what dinghy you have. Facts: We have a 310 and previously had a 320. To get the dinghy to lay in that area upside down you have to put the aft tubes on either side of the

If I had to buy again, I'd opt for a smaller rib equal or shorter than the mizzen mast to the mizzen traveler. A fit to measure for the aft deck ..., Jean-Pierre Eleuthera SM007

This how we have solved it on S/Y Lady Annila. The Dinghy is a Carib CX8 https://www.dropbox.com/sh/u8ufca4tt73dbq8/AAD8AxcANvAUU6IPK_LggbHCa?dl=0 /Regards Annsofie S/Y Lady Annila,