Hi Bill, I am the second owner. The engine is original. I purchased the boat in June 2017, it had been ashore in Grenada for three years as the then owner was very ill and unable to use the

Craig, First off, I am no Gentleman , ask my wife. Secondly , I spoke to my sail maker and will be sending it off for a patch, but I still want to put a boot on to lessen the chafe in the future. I

Bob, This is all good. Thanks. 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

Craig & All, You are correct about Loctite, and I said, that until yesterday, that is what I believed. HOWEVER, I am correct about Dessalator stating this is required. In this case I believe that any

Martinfrom Dessalator technical also recommended the use of Loctite 542 for theinstallation of a high pressure gauge that had gone bad. Respectfully; Mohammad and Aty B&B Kokomo Amel 54 #099

Cool. Thanks!

Nick, Your problem may be an indication of something much more serious. How long have you owned this Amel 54? Has there been an engine change, or any sensors changed? When Amel installed the Volvo

Bill and All, Yes, do use a sealant on JIC fittings. Perhaps a typo in BebeBill's post, but Henkel, the manufactured of Loctite, does not recommend Loctite 542 for this, They recommend Loctite 5452

Hi Alan, Thanks Yes I have checked the belts, no problem there. The rectifier may be at fault, I think. Will have it bench tested. Re -ve light leak coming on at the Masse it will be a long process

All, Please read all of this. Just when I was fairly confident that I knew all I needed to know about changing/servicing Dessalator Membranes, I learned something new from Dessalator, France. As you

Hey Pat, Gentlemen don't sail upwind. :-) An option I've used is chafe patches on the genoa. Cheers, Craig ---In amelyachtowners@..., <sailw32@...> wrote : I have considerable chafe on my genoa that

I have considerable chafe on my genoa that is only a few years old and maybe about 5000 miles on it. Its obviously rubbing on the spreader. Has anyone bought boots for the spreaders on a SM that fit

All good ideas, Bob. It is interesting that on Kristy, and other SMs I assume”, the drain for the chain locker is just below the “false floor” of the locker (not at the bottom of the locker).

I've been having the same problem, however I use a YC-230 to combine voltage of 2 30 amp /120V to give give me 220V. What I originally thought was that my batt charger failed. It tuned out I had a

Hi Alan, I have had an electrician check the boat for me and I asked him to look into the -ve leak and to then try some diagnosis. This is his reply "I checked the leak controller, it shows a leak in

I wasn’t sure when I started as the steering was stiff Turned out it was just in need of a service and Is nice and smooth again now 👍

Regarding fresh water flushes. We also flush our entire system with fresh water (we do not have a loop for refrigerators but we also flush the pumps and lines to the toilets). However, we do this

This is exactly what Barnacle Buster is supposed to help with. I have used it once a year since I bought the boat as directed, and all lines, etc appear to be completely free of scale or buildup. Kent

Paul, no the Raymarine instruments needs bigger holes so I just screw a thin piece of plywood behind the old holes and use that to guide the hole saw to make bigger holes. No problem, the same

Hi Nick, We have a NEXT STEP-2 reg ...there is a file in the Files section showing how I did it The reg in the Leece Neville alt is not designed to charge deep cycle batteries. Keeping the voltage