Thank you Craig, A truly interesting post. I was interested to see that in your post about the SKF expert he/she states "Finally, I would arrange the seals with 2 facing the water and one facing the

Craig I am waiting in anticipation. Amel Martinique’s replaced mine 2 years ago (but we missed last season’s cruising). However I already had the parts which included a phosphor bronze copy of the

I believe that the SM boom changed during the SM production. A close comparison and accurate measurements need to be made to be assured that one size fits all. Best, CW Bill Rouse Admiral, Texas

Hi Pat, we want be there but remember st Michaels well. We were there in October 2009. It poured with rain for days, we froze but had multiple wifi sites which made things a bit better. Despite the

I found my invoice from N&U and I paid 480 to have the flange made. It is 36” long and has stainless inserts in the attachment holes and holes drilled in the underside to screw to the track after

We just did the seals in Martinique with Amel. And placed them as mentioned below. Two outer seals facing water, inner facing oil. Porter 54-152

Steve, That is a perfect solution. I wonder if N&U could make that and ship it anywhere. At the age of many SMs this is going to happen more often. Best, CW Bill Rouse Admiral, Texas Navy Commander

Nick, Grade 4 (40). Best, CW Bill Rouse Admiral, Texas Navy Commander Emeritus Amel School www.amelschool.com 720 Winnie St Galveston Island, TX 77550 +1(832) 380-4970 On Wed, May 9, 2018, 10:59

thanks Joel, it going to be the G7 then. Nick

Joel I agree , rather than clog up this site , if anyone thinking they will attend would email me when they could not come, and when would be best for them ,I will see if there is a common date that

Hi Jose, see my original post under your question below. Bottom line from the SKF engineer, inner seal facing oil, two outer ones facing the water. Use MUCH harder metal for the bearing than Amel

On my Amel 54 #14, it was G7. Not sure if all Amel 54 were so equipped but on my boat, also our demonstrator for North America, all the “ included at base price outfitting “ was to be

Hi all, Count me in for some SWAG again. We had over 20 people for the last Chesapeake Rendezvous Ric Bali Hai SN24 Annapolis From: amelyachtowners@... [mailto:amelyachtowners@...] Sent:

This is a question for Bill mostly but anyones opinion welcome: I want to replace the original 10mm chain provided by Amel. I do not know if it is Grade 4 or 7. Maud does not know, but the original

Thank you, Craig, That makes sense. What did the SFK expert tell you about the orientation of the seals? Good winds Jose

HI John, I just replaced one of my under seat units. If was easy just like Mark said it was. I did have someone in Le Marin do the bending with a jig he had used before. In my case, I replaced the

Hello Everybody. The sooner some foresighted member picks a time and place, the better equipped we will all be to arrange our calendars around the date. Last time was fun. All The Best,

Denise and I would love to join in. Mark McGovern SM #440 Cara Deale, MD USA

Hi Kent, Sounds good - we'll be up late Sept after we get back form Borneo. Cheers, Craig and Katherine - hi to Captn Iris!

We are planning to be there in mid summer and would be interested in a Rendezvous.