Ken, I may be ready for a new main, What did Q sails charge for a new mainsail? Thanks, Pat SM#123

Mike, A while back someone at Amel told me to always leave it in forward and to never even put the transmission in neutral when sailing. The explanation was that the Autoprop will spin in reverse

Jeff, I would fly to Martinique to get some more of your oysters and scallops. But, I cannot because I am flying to New Caledonia with a Amel 54 client at that time. Every Amel owner near

I believe that one thing that many of us forget to do is clean the inside of the impeller housing before declaring the job finished with the impeller change. I also believe that the roughness of the

Hi Herbert, The basic boat survived the heat/rain very well. But a number of bits stopped working. The water maker suffered with o ring deterioration having been pickled for 18 months. All working

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All, I got a quick response from Foley with regards to stainless the trans cooler and a question about the approximate life expectancy for my Hurth 250 transmission. It appears that my trans might be

Hello Alex, This is Ken on Aquarius. I am so sorry to hear about Nikimat, and hope your issues with the insurance company will be resolved in the near future. I had heard that you have many spare

Alan, Thanks so much. I also have an MS25, so it sounds as though we were correct to use 15W40. We've just had a mechanic out to the boat and it turns out that the clutch is gone, so the gearbox is

Hi all, I have just uploaded in the section Files/Volvo an official Volvo document specifying the oil to be used for each transmission. I have a MS25 transmission and I had several missed reverse

Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the amelyachtowners group. File : /Volvo Penta/HUILE TRANSMISION.pdf

Mike, Too bad, On my last few boats Yanmar also said to leave the tranny in reverse. Even with the folding prop, if the disk brake pads become worn, the shaft spins like crazy. Fair Winds Eric

Eric, Negative. Thanks, Mike

Mike, Does Aletes have a disk brake on the drive shaft? Fair Winds Eric Kimberlite Amel Super Maramu #376

Mike, My Maramu has a plate mounted just in front of the shift lever warning to never leave the transmission in Fwd. gear while sailing. My boat has a fixed 20” (?) 3 blade prop which can

Who’d of thought there was so much to know about transmissions and their lubrication! Foley website full of interesting information. On a related topic. Dr. Diesel Tip #101 at Foley says DO NOT

Jeff, That sounds great! Ladybug crew will be there. Miles S/y Ladybug. Sm 216 Martinique

To All, Aquarius has received her new sails (Main, Mizzen, and Genoa) from QSails in Turkey. And, I am 100% happy with the final fit, price, quality, and performance of the sails I received.