jlm@..., Thanks very much for that. I will share this with all Amel School Clients. Best, CW Bill Rouse Admiral, Texas Navy Commander Emeritus Amel School http://www.amelschool.com 720 Winnie

Pat - yes, odd all three are leaking; I wonder if maybe they started one at a time and just didn't get noticed. Oh well, doesn't make a difference now. If you unscrew the nipples to add tape, you may

Is your main saltwater valve below the sea chest open? Best, CW Bill Rouse Admiral, Texas Navy Commander Emeritus Amel School http://www.amelschool.com 720 Winnie St Galveston Island, TX

Bill, My first post was misleading,I mentioned that I had a Volvo and meant to say it was the Onan that was leaking. It is leaking around the threads as they exit the pump. Thanks, Pat SM#123

Pat, I assume you are talking about the four high pressure feed lines from the injection pump to the injectors. The following is true, if you have the standard Bosch Injector pump... First, if you

Hi Paul, Mine are chrome-plated bronze. Kent Robertson S/V Kristy SM 243

Craig, The reason that tape was suggested was the concern for sealant clogging things up,which made sense to me. The leak it just around the male threads as they come out of the H.P. pump. , funny all

Great story and inspiring to all of us close to making the jump. I will have plenty of questions about your trip after I watch your videos. As to the prop, there are three main differences between

Bonjour, Merci for thr information, JLuc on CottonBay

Hello Alain, A friend of me make me a prototype of the pulley in a technical plastic, it seems very, very fine, and with plastic NO corrosion is possible ! He test the pulley at 500kN .. The probem

We plan to change the standing rigging this season when we get to Martinique. I assume the current turnbuckles are made from stainless steel and need to be replaced as well. Better material for a

Hi Pat, I think the conventional wisdom is do not use teflon tape as there is risk of a piece getting loose and clogging things downstream. Paste sealant is preferred. Then again, if you're really,

Mike, For the Andersen parts Mauri Pro Sailing either has them, or can get them if they are available from the factory. Last time I looked (2 years ago?) they were available retail in the USA, not so

Duane, IMPORTANT DISTINCTION: I am fairly certain that John Clark is describing the Climma engine room mounted AC compressors found in early model SMs with Climma 2-part ACs. The Heat Exchanger (HX)

We had the boat put on the hard when Hurricane Florence was off shore, not knowing if it would create storm surge, or even impact the Mobjack Bay area because we were back in Texas. I got back to the

John, Based on the Amel Appendix sketch of seawater flow, if the aft cabin AC unit heat exchanger was plugged, then the other two units would not get any flow. Also, if the AC HX was blocked, would

I am sorry , I failed to mention that the leak is on the Onan Gen engine ,not the Volvo. Thanks, Pat

I have discovered that all three nipples screwed into the high pressure pump are leaking around the threads. I have a Volvo TMD22a . I could only get a wrench on the one on the end and tightened it a

Hi Alan Thanks for those comments which make me wonder if this is just a prop grease issue??? Let me explain ... Firstly I should say that this boat has never been cruised before Lauren and I set off

Hi Colin, i don't know where that information came from about later SMs having Maxprops. Elyse is 2004 and we have the Autoprop. i changed the bearings 4 years ago, even though there were no issues.