Thanks for the info Gary. I shall report if I hear from Maud, and whatever other solution we come up with in the event that Amel no longer has access to this assembly. Mike

Hi Mike: When my SM, a 2001 #335, was about 4 years old the main sail furling gearbox motor shaft sheared for unknown reasons. Ray Eaton, Joel's Ft. Lauderdale guru at the time, (about 2005) said he

Upon disassembly of the gear box I found that the top furler gearbox main bearing had seized. This could well have been the origin of the shaft failure. These gear boxes being mounted with the shaft

Mark, a bit late but I just wanted to say that the sheaves are installed on Stella SM359 and worked perfectly even under tension. No issue at all; AND they look GREAT! Thank you very much for your

Hi Alex, I made the enclosed pictures just before the overhaul I did on mine. In my case I did remove the whole unit. Quite some weightlifting involved doing that. Mine was badly corroded because of

It posted some month ago a post abour "Beranrd" TOE PULLEY.I had tested his pulleys and they seemed to work properly. After the first tests I am obliged to note that they slip as soon as the load

Alex, I negotiated a discount on the Beta 85 for my Amel clients. Email me at brouse at gmail.com for more info. There are a few things I had Beta test like the previous Beta requirement of increasing

I'm interested to talk to owners who run their AMEL on a Beta motor (or who currently are in a project). I plan to replace my Volvo in the next 1-3 years. If you have information on AMELs with Beta or

Could anyone who has the same system on board please share a picture of the electrical connection? I had a guy from Watermakers Inc. Ft. Lauderdale on board to do a pump refurbishment (I tought..) He

Re: Bonding Earthing Connection to Keel. We have completed the re-attachment of the earth bonding keel strap to Amel 54 "Lady Penelope II" and Amel 54 "Wasabi" here at Marina di Ragusa. Rudi and I

Yes, no doubt a compromise for some but ofor us out here, we never take our awning down. Actually on Island Pearl we have the complete (as new) original Amel supplied fold back awning permanently

Bill, This is the reply from Dessalator (and quite quick there were too!): Dear Paul, Thank you for your inquiry. If you run the unit without increasing the pressure, it is normal that

I just chased up Sonja at Amel Hyeres again about the replacement for my 6mm bow furler connection. She assured me that they are making a new 10mm stem for me. Hope to be able to fit this in August

Thanks Bill and Mark. If the manual says it cuts out after 1 minute then I guess its working properly. However, in the past, whenever I have returned to the boat and recommissioned the

Impressive !, but it means the cockpit is permanently covered...maybe not so bad these days ! Cheers Alan Elyse SM437

Thanks Mark. Best, CW Bill Rouse 720 Winnie St Galveston Island, TX 77550 +1(832) 380-4970

Correct, sorry about that. Who knows? Possibly there is a soft switch and timer that activates the alarm when there is zero output flow. I would email Nicholas at contact"at"dessalator.com You want

Bill, The pressure was off – all the way anticlockwise - so there should have been no water going through the membranes and therefore none getting to the TDS sensor. Cheers, Paul S/Y Ya

Some time ago I was asked if Amelia an Amel 54 Hull number 019 had the beefed up bow fitting onto which the forestay is attached. The answer is it is 10 mm. So yes. Regards to all, Nick, ready to

Amelia AML 54-019 2006