Danny, My screws holding the center stem to the base are not hex head. They are flat screws. See my photo of the center stem. That rattle gun sounds like a winner. I don't have any dive bottles (yet),

Hello Kent, S/V Kristy, SM243 - It truly is a small world. We are around the corner from you, just south of South Lake, in the Suntex - Loggerhead Marina slip 119. Give us a call if you have time:

Welcome to the "Family" Mark & Debbie! I'm anchoredin South Lake in Hollywood waiting for some parts to arrive. Hope to be sailing to Bahamas, T&C, then South on Tues or Wed. Would be happy to buy

Hi Steve, I've been there. Fortunately the screws are hex head. You can get a hex head bit that fits in what we call a rattle gun. These are the usually air driven drivers that are used to remove

Alexandre, Got your picture, and understand that I should be able to remove the screws holding the center stem to the motor base. However, the center stem has not been removed (I think) ever and the

Steve, I feel your pain... Unfortunately, I can not see the pictures you posted, but I have some information to transmit that you might find useful. As Alexandre said, there is no need to remove the

Thomas, There are two significantly different types of alternators, depending on where the how the return circuit to the battery negative is made. In a "case grounded" alternator there is usually an

Hello Steve, I assume you are a new owner, so welcome to the group! Be careful with listening to what others can do, if the part break, it is not going to be out of their pocket… I would be afraid

Dear Amelians, The 12V engine alternator is supposed to be isolated from the engine. I could only find a replacement for that alternator that is not fitted with nylon pieces to provide that isolation

Hi everyone, This is my first email to the group! Please help! I've serviced all my Lewmar winches on my 1994 Super Maramu except the big, electric Lewmar 58s. The service instructions I have tell me

Bonjour JP I too bought a Vetus Pump Type EMP 140 as a spar part. My old pump from Amel, 25 years old is still working fine. Questions: How did you manage the problem from the already installed tubes,

Thank you all for your insights! I’ll head to the port helm locker for fitting! Porter

Thanks Eric. Sorry, the boat info was tiny and hard to see under the photo, but it’s a 54-Hull 152. I do think there is a 230 outlet in the aft Laz port side on a ledge there. I will check to make

Re the furlers. Contact PAUL Hrabowski head of Bamar NA. I just installed 2 new direct drive units. Fantastic He honored the letter, but again it was October 2017. He seemed very interested in making

Hi Gang, Like Gary, I’ve installed a diaphragm pump. Mine is a Vetus unit and indeed, it does work well… Jean-Pierre Sy Eleuthera, SM 007, Panama

I have to say that at first I wasn't too impressed with the 'un-Amel' solution that was installed on Adagio when we got it, but after further review I believe it was a good decision on the part of the

We might be interested in this offer also as we are at the moment shopping for a 54 Year 2007 - please keep us in the loop. Robin ASM 56 presently Mallorca Von meinem iPad gesendet

Hi Dan, The technician at Amel in Le Marin (the fellow that used to work with Jean Collin, has been there a while) talked me into buying a spare pump last year. The new pump looks nearly

I talked with Paul today, I don't know if it the same program you referenced. He indicated that if he were able to order 5 units or more he would receive substantial savings from Bamar that he would

Hi Porter, just to add to the statistics, our dive compressor is in the aft part of the large portside cockpit bench locker. It is 220v and wired to the "220v Cales" breaker. Same breaker as for