If the only thing in there is "sticky sludge" that adheres to the walls of the tank, then it is important, but not probably not urgent. If there is a significant amount of water, or other liquid

Kent, I hope this doesn't show as a duplicate message, I thought I had responded, but no message has appeared... Before you condemn the internal gearing of the furler gearbox, be sure that the drive

Danny and Miles, thank you for the warning. I greatly appreciate the helping nature of this group, and constantly leverage these conversations get things resolved on Feierabend. I'll contact Amel to

Hi Steve, I have a barely used turbo from a TMD 22 Volvo. I fitted it when I was trying to get the engine to perform to specs. I failed and very soon after replaced the engine. The turbo has been on

Hi Kent, I can’t help you with expertise in the area you are in, but if you are willing to backtrack to St Augustine, you can get some help. We had some work performed at St Augustine Marine in

Hi Dan, I also repowered two years ago with a Volvo Penta D2-75 after Amel warned me not to go to 110 hp. The D2-75 has a much broader torque curve and feels more powerful than the old engine.

Steve, I would be verysurprised if you couldn’t find a shop locally. There are only three major manufacturesof turbocharges worldwide. Garrett and Mitsubishi are the main two; I forgetthe third.

Kent, Before you condemn the gearing inside the box, be sure that the drive pin in the furling drum is fully engaging in the drive plate that is mounted on top of the gearbox. We had our drive plate

Miles, A couple ofthoughts: Are the enginemounts in good condition? (asking this based on the issue of noise or knockingsound when running shaft alternator) Did the problembegin after you

Hi all, Out Amel 54 is 10 years old, and the fuel tank has never been cleaned. I noticed today from the dip stick gauge that there is a coating of sticky sludge at the bottom off the tank. I have no

I'm looking for a source for parts or a rebuild kit, or rebuilt Turbocharger for a TMD22 Volvo Penta, Turbocharger Part number is 38029., A new one by the way is $2600.00 Steve on Forever Young /

Hi Miles, assuming your Maramu is same as the SM in this respect. I took the screws out of the stanchion base and pushed it sideways to allow the car to slide off. However it was a challenge to get

Dan, Even before you get to talking with Yanmar about the isolated ground, talk to Amel about your C-Drive. It has been mentioned several times here that the older C-Drives are not rated for greater

Hi Dan, I will leave your question re the grounding to others, however I would suggest you should check with Amel as to whether your C drive can handle the 110 hp. When I repowered SM 299 Amel warned

I have a TMD 22 Volvo Penta 1999/2000 Does anyone have a source for a rebuild kit or a rebuilt Turbocharger P/N 380291, new ones are almost $2600.00 Steve, S.V. Forever Young,

Hi all, Happy 2019!!! We finally got away from the Chesapeake just before Christmas. Now in Lake Worth to visit friends. Our jib furler failed to hold while shortening sail in 20kts of wind. The

Hello fellow amelians In the canaries our engine purred nicely When we arrived in the Cape Verde’s it was a little rough on idle On first running since the roughish Atlantic crossing (40-45kts

Happy New Year! This spring I will be repowering Feierabend, our 1992 Super Maramu which currently has a very tired Perkins Prima 80. I'm in the pacific northwest, and looking at putting in a

Happy new year ! We recently arrived in Barbados after fast crossing from Cape Verde’s The boat was great but I noticed a few things that I now need to address The port Genoa sheet car is worn at

Thanks to those who posted how I should send messages, , so for the deal of the century my address is pjndot Mccallin at gmail dot com Sorry for the confusion,I’m open to sensible negotiations, so