Nice piece of bow art. In my case, I have a 35KG ULTRA in SS of course. Not bad either! Jean-Pierre Germain SY Eleuthera, SM 007

Bill, 'That gear you show is the spur gear. The worm gear is the one attached to the motor shaft. In my experience (as per your photo) it's the spur gear that wears not the worm. Cheers Alan Elyse

A question came up a short time ago about how much wear was "too much" on the brass worm gears in the Leroy-Somer gear boxes used on the SM mainsail furlers. At the time there were no good answers

Speaking of anchors this baby set me back my first born but he was an ingrate anyway. My first Amel and she deserves it. I have used the al. Version with never an issue. The guy has one more for a

I have a Borel for main engine, genes and water level in the engine bay. All 3 work fine!

I do not know what brand Kent used, but if you want an alarm on your boat for cooling water flow, or anything else, there is a good chance that you can find exactly what you want here:

Ian, The anchor I like is a Mantus. Similar in looks to a Rocna, in my experience the Mantus sets even faster and (when needed) on a shorter scope. If you follow the Manus recommendation for

I'll send a pic when I'm back aboard, James. Kent S/V Kristy SM243

Hi Craig, I'll have to look it up when I get back to Kristy. It has an arm that hangs down into the hose and is deflected by the flow of water. Decreased flow->no deflection ->alarm

This is an Italian Type L grounded plug/socket standard, CEI 23-16/VII, that includes two styles rated at 10 and 16 amps. The Amel ones are 10 amp. I have purchased the Btinico brand of these plugs

Anybody knows what kind of plug fits into the tree-pin plug socket of the Amel Sharki? Picture of the plug socket attached. There are 3 such sockets, one in the front electric panel for the mast

Kent - I would like to echo Craig’s inquiry - we’re very interested in knowing what alarms you found worked well. Do you have any photos of the set up? Thanks for sharing your experience. James

Hey Kent, Than's a GREAT solution - thanks for sharing! What alarm did you use? Craig Briggs, SN#68 Sangaris ---In amelyachtowners@..., <karkauai@...> wrote : I added raw water flow alarms in the

HI Ken, You don't describe how the gear is broken. If the problem is that the gear portion is sliding on the inner disc it is an easy DIY fix - search my earlier posts on how to do it. Even if the

Hello, In the meantime, Amel sav have confirmed the running rigging measurements for Amel54, if anyone interested. Have not compared to the SM ones. Currently in French... but will aim to provide a

Dear all, After owning the 1981 Maramu called Popeye for 7 years we have just sold her to an Australian couple called David and Maddy Baddiley who will take her to Brisbane. She was listed on the

Hi Bill, Can you remind me of the name of the anchor you liked ( Mitsu or something similar )? I have a friend in Vancouver who is looking at what is available . Ian and Judy , Pen Azen , SM 302

This same Bilge pump plastic membrane got punctured twice in 2 years on Viva which gave me a lot of grief. Also based on this distribution list it seems a never ending story. I replaced the pump by

There certainly are days when I feel like I live in the engine room! (today being a good example!) Other days I am convinced there are gremlins who live down there, and I have no interest at all in

I have a "for parts" manual mainsail gearbox if anyone is interested. The top bearing was rusted out and the top of the outside case was damaged getting it out, but it still appears functional. It