Hi Paul. Answer to your forst question. Appropriate tightness for the bolt size. that is "as much as it will take" If they are loose you should check the condition of the rubber bushes unless you have

Hi Lindy and John, I have owned my 55 for more than 4 years and 15000NM, I regularly sail Bass Strait, have crossed the Tasman and made the winter run to Far North Queensland, 3 times, I have not been

Bill, Hull number is 200 (name "Parsifal"). Boat is on the dry in Port Napoleon, Saint Louis near Marseille. Best regards -- Jarek Zemlo

Kent - I don’t know about your first qusetion… Re. rotted companion way door support: Mine was also rotten, and I didn’t know where it was until I took the companion way sliding door out of

My experience is that once that reinforced hose is bent, it is bent. I am watching here for some other reply. Best, Bill Rouse 720 Winnie St. Galveston, Texas 77550 832-380-4970 My Calendar Yacht

Hello! I found several lose nuts on my Vetus flexi couplig, How hard shall they be torqued? I do not need Nm, but like Firm, Hard or super hard?. is it OK to put the engine in gear to have something

Thank you Bill. I can't wait to spend time on our 50 in the Med. The 60 looks very nice and big! I will probably see it next week at the factory. Theo s/v Paloma, Amel 50 #18

I like the idea of an alarm on the float gauge! I noticed that the last time I collected desalinated water in the bilge, I had stopped making water when it was reading 900 L on the gauge. No water

Theo, The way it was previously (might have changed): Volvo ships the engine to Volvo France where Amel-specific modifications are made. Then Volvo France ships it to Amel. Have fun with your 50. I

Bill, My engine is D3-110I-H. The picture I posted is of my engine while it was still on the crate. I am guessing that is the way it came from the Volvo factory. Theo s/v Paloma, Amel 50 #18

Steve, I made a typo...see the revised: I refer to those as swivel stay bushings, but I am not sure if that is the correct term. During reassembly, those two plastic pieces are to be inserted around

Joerg, Are you tall enough to bang the Mizzen Boom? Best, Bill Rouse 720 Winnie St. Galveston, Texas 77550 832-380-4970 My Calendar Yacht School

In many cases, with high pressure from the dock, overflow will come out of the manual float gauge tube in SMs and 54s. By alarm, I meant that I set a timer to remind me to check. Once I did this, I

Not true. I’m just tall enough to bang into the mizzen sheet - usually with speed. Still looking to buy your ingenious gas valve ....

What is the hull number or complete HIN of this Amel? Do you have its location and name? This damage looks familiar, but I cannot place the particular SM. First, I would ask the owner for a complete

Steve I refer to those as swivel stay bushings, but I am not sure if that is the correct term. During reassembly, those two plastic pieces are to be inserted around the forestay wire when it has

Lindy, i thought I had responded before but don’t see my reply here. So send me an email and I’d be happy to talk with you. Best. Joerg A55 Kincsem, currently in Cagliari Sardinia

Genoa Furling Solenoids on SN & SM are located on the opposite side of the breakers in the photo below. Note the black "thumb bolt" in the above photo. If you remove this thumb nut, the entire

On Mon, May 27, 2019 at 12:32 PM, Paul Dowd and Sharon Brown wrote: I also thought about doing that but then a) what happens when the tank is full and you’re using the Dessalator so the filler is

I think Gehard made a very clever solution. Simple and elegant. On the 54 there is actually an overflow pipe as far as I can see. It drains the excess into the slot where the sliding hatch goes. This