Bill, I actually like the metal ones better. However I did not know of them at the time. Fair Winds Eric Kimberlite Amel Super Maramu #376

Tom, Thank you for your response. I have been using the cable grab method to insert the pin, but what is the procedure to adjust the lift mechanism? All the best, Paul Stascavage SM #466 - s/v

The files on the homemade cam were posted by Bill Rouse. They are a great design and I am sure work well, and certainly look great. As a full time liveaboard, the option of machining teak really

Hi All, I will be in Martinique the evening of January 18 for a while, Looks like the following boats will be there around that time, Some owners will be on board and others will be away. In any

Hi Bill, About 10 or 12 years another Amel owner made them out of teak and posted dimensions and measurements in the photos sections. I have had them since I saw them. Fair Winds Eric Kimberlite

oops, that is SM 299, not 200 Danny

Hi Tom, On the SN there is a fixed retaining post for the locking pin. You insert the locking pin fully through the shaft hole, then rotate it so the bent end goes behind the retaining post,

Hi Thomas, I agree with your approach. Danny SM 200 Ocean Pearl

Hey Paul- it seems like almost a two part problem......first, you want to get the pin in to create the seal. This can be done by just pulling the lift wire, lifting the thruster the remaining few

We recently serviced our bow thruster and now the unit now longer comes up high enough to insert the pin easily. There are (what appear to be) three adjustment pots. Two are located above the

VARIPROP--This is follow-up on the model, size and pricing information that I received back from the German company S.P.W. GmbH . The size used on our Redline SM was a DF-112, ø 22" x 16" pitch

Hi Duane, I got a rebuild kit along with a spare pump from Amel in Le Marin last winter. John SV Annie. SM 37 Key West Florida

Hi all, I will be sailing Brava from Antigua to Le Marin, Martinique in early January, arriving approximately January 15th, to get some work done for a few weeks. Will leave February 10th to go south

I would be very interested in peoples experience in replacing the AMFA Marina bilge pump in terms of fit-up. I plan to buy a spare and have it ready for the day the AMFA fails. Some prior posts seem

Hi all, Lori and I also expect to arrive in Le Marin by early Jan until early Feb. Dan Carlson, sv BeBe, SM#387

Hi all, Having made the decision to order the Autoprop, I just wanted to check the relevant specs to make sure it fits ok. I am ordering the following from Bruntons: H6-566mm

Ryan, Exactly what I was thinking. I had the design in my head, and Bill R's design on the forum was certainly a better iteration of my thoughts, but we all have our priorities... Heck, it took

And, if you look in the photo section you will find a drawing of cam levers that I had made out of teak 12 years ago. CW Bill Rouse Admiral, Texas Navy Commander Emeritus Amel School

Anyone with DEKA freedom style batteries... Pull the plastic label off and check the water level. You will certainly be adding distilled water. Check them monthly. CW Bill Rouse Admiral, Texas

Bill, Very clever, Ithink I understand how it works. Bill Rouse hadsomething he posted quite a few years ago on the forum. He made some veryclever handles out of wood. He posted the specs