Hello Miles This problem occurs occasionally on the hall at SMs that I know of .. when it happens, I use my rubber mallet and tap on the case while a second crewmember activates the switch. This

Hi Pat, I'm in the UK at this time and cannot verify the following. I believe there are two washers indeed however I've also made it a part of my monthly maintenance to loosen the Alan bolts and to

Hi Fred, I guess I just missed you in La Rochelle in 2002. I believe the high pressure wash down pump and the anchor wash down pump. Were made by Sureflow 4.0 Gallons per minute. Very easy to

Hi Miles, Did you have someone try the furling motor and you feel if it is working. Sometimes it could be the bronze gear in the gearbox is missing teeth or is worn down. Fair

Peter, As far as I know, the Analog Speed indicator is not user calibrated. You might email Sarah Pidgley sarah@... and ask her if they can calibrate your Analog Speed indicator. Best, CW Bill

Hi Miles, can't immediately answer your exact question because I'm sitting in a restaurant, but I found that my main sail motors occaisionally don't respond. Brushes look good. I suspect they are

New subject Bill, When I took delivery at Amel, I saw the plastic Vetus mufflers I bought spares at a marine plumbing store In the marina. The store was only marine plumbing. I also

Bill, When I took delivery at Amel, I saw the plastic Vetus mufflers I bought spares at a marine plumbing store In the marina. The store was only marine plumbing. I also bought the coolest set

Bill, I installed the NMEA Paddlewheel, conncted it to my Hydra 330 and to my NMEA multiplexer, now I have SOG on the Hydra System. The only "tricky" thing was the baud rate of the second output of

Hello all, The outhaul motor on Ladybug has stopped working. The circuit breakers and solenoids are alright so I am looking for bushes and bushes for the motor. Can anyone tell the frame size of

Eric, I bow to your prowess on spares. I also know that you have a spare 175 amp alternator. Best, CW Bill Rouse Admiral, Texas Navy Commander Emeritus Amel School http://www.amelschool.com 720

Jean-Pierre, I cannot move them at all , I assume the stainless and aluminum has corroded together. Can you tell me how many plastic washers are on each hatch? I think it may be only two , but not

Bill, How about spare Vetus Mufflers? Fair Winds Eric Kimberlite Amel Super Maramu #376

Thanks Alan.

Hello Pat, I don't know if my Goiot hatches are the same as yours but I can tighten mine with a large Alan key on the port side of the hatch. GL

Hello Gavin, there is a soft coupler between the motor and the gear-box input shaft. It is probably broken. As your bow-thruster has been recently serviced, you should indeed ask AMEL Hyeres about it

Hello Alan (Alan?), if you post a picture of your bow-thruster from the front cabin, I will tell you if you have the anti-torque system or not. Have a good day. Olivier

My hatches don't stay open and I believe I need to replace the friction washer. I applied Pb Blaster for a couple of days , however they will not budge. Its a 1/2' SSteel rod ,threaded into the

I'm just migrating this discussion from the Amel FB page as you guys seem to be more technically inclined. With reference to a question I had about too much 'play' in my newly acquired SM 97, I came

You only have to press DISP button, turn the rotate key until you see the satellite weather screen, than press the rotate key and you can choose WX or NAV text. Did you add a (wireless ?) mouse to