Hi Thomas, As an opinion, I would not relaunch before getting a solution. So it works on launch... how about in 2 years?? Good luck

Yes- I removed all three rings.....probably original to the boat. When I put three of the Amel supplied rings in, the nut won't grab the stuffing box. I'm going back in the water soon so we will see

To Bill and his exalted team of tech cronies, fantastic work. Just got a few minutes today to play around with the new AYOG and it is a clear improvement in every way. Thanks for your efforts.

Hello Thomas, Did you remove all the old stuffing material? There should be 3 rings with the ends butting 120 degrees apart. I also use plenty of waterproof silicone grease when installing the

Was down to my last quarter turn on the plastic nut so decided to repack the stuffing box while on the hard. Quadrant was seized and needed 6 hours and a custom made puller tool to get it off. Then

I don't get the confusion on the new Bamar furler electronic connection. I just did the change to the new EJF1. The wiring scheme on the (if I remember correctly) 7 pin plug was 2 thermal leads to 2

One of the nice new features that we got from moving from Yahoo Groups to Groups.io is the ability to edit your posts AFTER they have been posted. We've had a few questions from Group members on how

To Bill and his colleagues who moved this forum to groups.io... I would like to extend my sincere thanks for your efforts in this endeavor. This platform is far easier for me to use and has opened up

An alternative connection scheme: I ran into this problem when changing over to the new Bamar about 7 months ago. After several conversations with Paul and him communicating with Bamar’s engineers

Hi Alex, Well, planning 10 months in the the future is almost impossible in the Caribbean but nothing spectacular happens (like a Hurricane or so) I will be happy to help. It will be interesting to

A big thanks to all who replied to this I’ve got some great ideas to work with and a good project to get started with on the ‘nice to do soon’ list Many thanks Miles

When we were testing Groups.io, I wanted to test the Groups.io Facebook integration because I had hoped to integrate Dimitris Krasopoulos' excellent Amel Owners Group Facebook Group. Dimitris was all

Hi Arno, would you eventually assist me with the electrics if I came to St. Martin to do the job in the Nov/December timeframe? I could bring you things from the U.S. if needed.. Best regards,

Yes FKG did the mechanics. I did all electrics myself. Haven’t been out sailing yet but they seem to have done a good job. Arno Luijten SV Luna A54-121

Thank you Gary. Yes, I experienced a bit of sticker shock with the St. Thomas rates. -James

For reasons once explained to me but long ago forgotten, not all Amel boats of any model are sequential by hull number. Many are while some are not. I have seen boats of a "newer/younger"hull number

Thanks Mike, You would have to remove the pulley block at the fwd end of the track also. What is it that holds that on ? Is it the eye bolt in the pulley axle ? Thanks for your

Hi, My hull is #17 and I have the 6.5mm fitting. Will let you know next week how I get on with Amel. Barry

Hi Arno Did you use FKG to do the job? Alex Gesendet von Yahoo Mail auf Android

Alex, Thanks for the update. I made a note of this in my 54 files. Best, Bill Rouse 720 Winnie St. Galveston, Texas 77550 832-380-4970 My Calendar