Thanks Bill and Bill. They shorts poles will be coming down to deck from now on. I’m off to to sail loft this morning. Grrrrr ! Peter de Groot La Querida. Sm 207 Moss landing, CA

Here is the step by step process: http://www.nikimat.com/bow_thruster_overhaul.html Sincerely, Alexandre --------------------------------------------

Hi James Good to hear from you I know that busy feeling ! We leave the uk on the 17th and have thew house to clear for rental plus everyone but me has a vomiting bug! I'm very glad the pics are

Totally agree with Bill and Bill If you're not sailing downwind, put the poles away....all of them..it's not that difficult and could save you $000's on torn sails, chafed sheets... Cheers Alan Elyse

Barry, It really doesn't matter what they say about boat length, it's the capacity of the pump that's important and the Viking 32 has very similar specs to the original pump,. On the plus side, it's a

Thank’s Alan, That does seem a good option, I like the hand crank option on it. Do you find that it is big enough for your boat? The specs I saw indicated that is suits boats up to 40ft. Changing

Rather difficult You need the Amel special tool so that you can drop the bowthruster drive tube and propellor out of the bottom of the boat, bring it topside and then you can service it...oil, prop

That nylon gear seems to be the weakest part in that pump. When ours failed in New Caledonia 2 years ago, we replaced it with a Johnson Viking 32 and bought spares with it. Cheers Alan Elyse SM437

HiBarry; Weordered our spare pump and spare gear from Amel. Respectfully; Mohammad and Aty B&B Kokomo Amel 54 #099

Thank’s Mohammad, I will phone them this morning. Best Barry

Hi All, Can anyone advise me how to get and repair the gear sprocket in the AMFA bilge pump on my Amel 54. When the pump stopped working I thought it was needing the service kit, I replaced all the

Hi James, I find that it depends on the sea conditions and point of sail. On my recent passage to the Azores we only motored about 24 hrs all told. With a smooth sea and apparent wind forward we

How hard is it to replace the up position seal to stop leaking while underway on SM 2000? In the water?

how much?

NO... Like Bill R said, and for another reason... If you leave the short poles up you can not trim the genoa in tight enough to sail upwind well. That last 2 or 3 inches will make a HUGE difference

NO. You will likely chafe your genoa on the elbows of the short pole when close hauled. Best, CW Bill Rouse Admiral, Texas Navy Commander Emeritus Amel School http://www.amelschool.com 720 Winnie

Greetings all, I have been the owner of SM hull 207 now "la Querida" formerly "Liebling" for about one year now. We've been doing weekend off shore sailing based out of Moss Landing, California.

Thank you M and A!

Thanks Kent that’s useful info.

Iaccidently uploaded under the Bow Thruster maintenance folder. I have reloaded anew one under the files section. Respectfully; Mohammad and Aty B&B Kokomo Amel 54 #099