Hi Craig They were not "loose" but I could take up about a sixth of a turn on each. Nyloc nuts, washer, no Loctite...I might do that. Cheers Alan Elyse SM437 Bound for Vanuatu

Hi Mark, Liz and I have been members of the OCC for about a year and a half. We are also the OCC Port Officers for Hawaii, and have enjoyed helping some other members with some logistics for planning

Hi James, I had an Espar D5 Airtronic on my previous boat, a Gulfstar 37. I lived aboard with that heater through 7 Boston winters. It's a really great heater. I had it installed by Ocean Options

Ian, Thank you somuch for the feedback. Cindy will sayI need no encouragement to go and knock on another boat (Amel or otherwise). Iam that pest in the anchorage who will introduce himself.

Ian and Judy Not sure where this thread started, but I am writing to endorse your comments. We have been members for 5 years now, attended two AGMs and other formal gatherings and local get

Hi Alan, 100 hours seems way too short. What do the bolts have on them? (Regular nuts, with or without split/lock washers and flat washers, Nylocs, Loctite ?) My orignal Amel installarion had bolts

Hi Mark, We have been members since our qualifying trip in 1981. The OCC is a virtual club in the sense that it doesn't have a clubhouse and its 2000 odd members ( maybe more now) are scattered

Steve, Interesting tosee you are OCC Port Officers. A couple ofmonths ago I looked into joining the OCC but really struggled to see the value.The forum seem light and I assumed it was because

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 : /Miscellaneous/Clothing washer Thomson

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 : /Miscellaneous/Clothing washer Thomson

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 : /Miscellaneous/Clothing washer Thomson

Bill, That is exactly the information that I was looking for! Thanks so much for your help in reposting this. I have added this to my permanent Amel files under “Steering System" for future

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I am writing the group to ask for advice regarding installation of an Espar diesel heater which I plan to install on my Amel Super Maramu, hull #347. I have acquired the various components, along

This would be very useful to know about if / when it happens. I just tightened all four bolts...they had loosened slightly over the last couple of months, not even 100 hrs of motoring since the last

James, Here is some more good information on the adjustment of the Amel steering system from Olivier in response to a question I posted some time ago... Hope that blast from the past answers your

Hello All, A lot of good information here on the Amel steering system, thanks for all that have contributed. I was wondering if anyone could comment on whether the cables or any other parts of the

A good friend told me that to remove the safe is quite simple. Lift up the carpet in the floor and there are two nuts, undo these, et voila, the safe is free. The bolts however are glassed into the

Hi Danny, I tend to agree that the friction in the steering cable was a major contributing factor to losing teeth in the racks. With that said, the boat was almost 26 years old at the time, and metal

I don;t have a Volvo motor but some of you do. I have a friend who has had issues with the MDI dying. Apparently there was a bad batch in US delivered motors and Volvo US have been very helpful in