Re: Julie You and Glen have much to contribute . I remember adding a wind generator to my mizzenmast with your help almost 20 years ago (is that really possible ?) and I know about the emergency fixes

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 : /SSB (HF) Radio/Stella SSB Installation Plan

Hi All, While I am away from the boat, I am working through the design of the new SSB installation for Stella, our 54. One of the design area where I still find myself fence-sitting is in the choice

Thanks Mark, The basic job of the two inner seals is to keep a solid "plug" of grease between the oil and the water. I'll make that clearer. The primary reason I like silicone greases for that is

Bill, Great write up and perfect timing as I am in the midst of my first Bowthruster service and I will start my first C-Drive service soon thereafter! I think that you may have left a paragraph out

Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Great article showing what not to do. Michael sm251 Sent from Yahoo7 Mail on Android

Some time ago I had started to write up a short article on the lip seals that we have to deal with as Amel owners, but it quickly became longer than planned... and I had put it aside while other

All that Bill R says, and a little bit more... In short, the Amel forced ventilation fans are an important part of the system, and should be replaced if they fail. A failed fan is not an urgent

Hello Miles! We owned a vintage Maramu before our SM and Glen, my husband did a tremendous amount of work in that engine compartment, often emerging with bloody arms and hands. Glen has a lot to

Hi Duane, certainly sounds a bit of a mess. Not sure about faulty methodology by Amel. A few months ago I removed Ocean Pearls freezer so I could do a full clean of the water tank. All the insulation

My Sharki has 2 fans, one upstream and one downstream. It is not only the engine producing heat but also the alternators which are air cooled. Because the batteries are placed in the engine room too

I suspect that the engine's heat exchanger does 99% of the job in cooling the engine and the blower/fan does the rest of the job for the engine. I suspect the blower/fan's primary mission is to

Hello there I was wondering about the fragility of an engine cooling system that relies on an electric blower /fan This I presume is the case for all Vintage Maramus - not sure if it’s also the case

Porter, I didn't do a write up on the motor gearboxes, just the manual gearbox. You can find that here:

I'm looking for suggestions on how to improve the insulation in our aft (and only) freezer. We have had condensation from the freezer running into the deck locker just to stbd of the freezer for some

Ah, now I got it. What you describe is a worm gear, but... You are not referring to the manual gearbox, rather the electrically driven gearboxes. The manual box is the one attached to the foil

Bill, I'm pretty sure of my terminology (per Google anyway). The worm gear I mentioned is "a shaft with a spiral groove meant to engage a gear" turned by the motor. The worm gear turned a large

Hi Porter, The zip tie was likely around the "V" seal that sits on top of all, hopefully keeping stuff out of the rest of the assembly. As they deteriorate they crack open and people often "repair"

Gents. I am enjoying the recent chatter re the main furling motor. I just pulled mine out as it was quite “tired” Dissection revealed cancerous corrosion everywhere. Our is the vertical type

Duane, Having just had my main sail manual furling gearbox apart, I know on mine there is no worm gear, just two spur gears. Which makes sense, because you (usually) can not back-drive a worm