Bill, It is the bottom connection that leaks; the glass is not broken. I will check with Dessalator to see if valve is included with glass. Thanks Ben and Gayle La Bella Vita SM #3476S On May 13,

Ben & Everyone with a Dessalator water maker, I'm not sure of this. Is the sight-glass cracked, or is the seal and joint leaking? Or, maybe the pressure valve is leaking. Have you looked at the

James Yes it is water based and rollers are easily cleaned on water. On the third day of applying in Trinidad a big black cloud appeared and unloaded on us. It washed the two coats we were applying to

I have an AC water maker - 160 Ltr unit. The sight tube which shows freshwater flow is leaking from bottom where plastic base connects. Has anyone else had this issue? I contacted Dessalator about

I have an AC water maker - 160 Ltr unit. The sight tube which shows freshwater flow is leaking from bottom where plastic base connects. Has anyone else had this issue? I contacted Dessalator about

You might want to look at this photo. https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/amelyachtowners/photos/albums/643381218 The answer about coppercoat effectiveness depends on many factors. One factor is the

Thanks for all of the helpful tips and experiences. I will let you all know how it goes in about 5 months when we re-comission. If anyone has additional checklists you can also email me at

Ian, What is your opinion of the effectiveness of Copper Coat in Tropical waters? My understanding is that the epoxy used in the Copper Coat system is water based (cleanup of tools etc, is

Paul We have used Coppercoat for the last 5 years. It works as advertised. We obtained our supplies from Jim Edwards in Florida (321-514-9197) who is the USA representative. It takes 14 units to do a

Duane, It will take time for the TDS of the tank to decrease. Also dock water can also have high TDS. I will try to get you a photo of where to open the product water line to test TDS, but it is the

Bill, Thanks for the reply. It makes sense that it's either a seal or a membrane. The easiest thing would be to just replace all the O-rings and see if that takes care of the problem. "Easy" is a

Bill, Thanks for the reply. I check the water at the kitchen sink faucet, since I don't have a sampling tap. I tend to run the watermaker at the middle of the green zone on the guage, but the

JP, I use a "Total Dissolved Solids" meter from HM Digital. I believe it uses electrical resistivity to give a TDS measurement. I use the water drawn from the kitchen sink. Duane

Paul Our boat had coppercoat of an unknown age, with some patches. We had the the hull stripped back in Trinidad and reapplied Coppercoat ourselves. The yard tried to persuade us to apply two coats of

Hi Chuck, International Trilux 33, It works very well in both fresh-water and salt-water. Although it works well in fresh water it works very well in salt-water--many aluminum boats operating in

Courtney, Here are some other data points for you based on a UK registered Amel 54 sailing in the Med, valued at €550k. Pantaenius: €3000 Y Yacht: €2400 DeNovo: €2700 As others have mentioned

Hi Paul. There are a couple of discussions on this forum in the last year or two that are probably worth searching for. I have found Deltaville (VA) Boatyard dies very good work and knows Amel's.

Marina Seco in Mexico suggests plugging all holes in the hull with stainless steel wool. It let's any water drip out and keeps the bugs out. Craig, SN68 Sangaris

I believe Ian Jenkins on Pen Azen had his Kimberlite Amel Super Maramu #376 done with coppercoat a few years ago. You might address the question to him in the subject line. Fair Winds Eric sm

Hello Paul, Please heed James remarks… without saying it, he is saying that a yard is taking advantage of you…. As I said in a private email to you. Good luck. Jean-Pierre