Paul S (Rita Kathryn), That's very generous of you! We won't return to Grenada until 9/26, and then it will take a bit to do the work. It will be as late as the end of October before I would return

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What I have seen happen is that salt accumulates where the stainless steel tubing is crimped and folded over the shrouds and held in place with a bolt. This is an important area to rinse with

Paul, I'll do that. I plan to put them in the Files section. Duane

Roque, Thats fantastic! Thank you! Now I can fabricate the tool and take it back to Grenada with me. Duane

Hi Duane: The removal of the end cap (called "Bearing Cap" in the exploded parts diagrams, item #2) was the most difficult part of the Autoprop overhaul for me. The two-peg tool I bought from Brunton

Duane, I just did the rebuild a few months ago. Supposedly, King Propulsion will loan you the tools. When I needed them there was a boat show going on somewhere and I couldn’t get a response so I

Miles, On my previous boat (not an Amel) I got rid of the plastic shroud covers because they collected and held rainwater. All the wire underneath the plastic had rust marks on it. I have moved my

Hi there Apparently Amel call these stainless sections ‘boomerangs’ for obvious shape based reasons. I had crevice corrosion in all 6 shrouds on the main mast - where they passed through these

Duane, Buy an AdjustablePin Wrench. I’m not sure this would fit but it gives you the idea of what toshop for:

Duane During coming winter I have to service my Autoprop as well. Would appreciate if you later post some pictures and eventual problems Paul on SY Kerpa SM 259

Hi Duane, I had mine made by a local engineer years ago. Photos attached. The pins are some hard material, not mild steel. Regards Danny SM 299 Ocean pearl

Duane Regarding the “pin holes”: Diameter: 5 mm Depth: 4 mm Distance between holes ( center): 23.5 mm The cover is curved (like a dome). 12 mm high Sorry no info on Tab Screw I took pictures that

I'm preparing to replace the bearings in my Autoprop. I've got the H6 LH (left hand) Tab Screw model. You need a "Peg Spanner" to get the round outer covers off, and another "Peg Spanner" to get the

Olaf, I got the same "shock" this past winter when my lock failed. The lock on my boat was not the original lock but was a very common door lock used throughout France. I ended up getting this one:

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Ouch, that much now. We took ours to a locksmith that managed to renovate it, thats about 10 years ago. It is still going strong. Maybe that is a solution for

Hello Olaf, Did you try rebuilding your? Here is what I did: http://www.nikimat.com/companion_way_broken_lock.html Hope that helps and good luck! Alexandre

Hi AMELians, Does anyone know where to buy the companionway locker for a SM2K or a similar one? The original one from AMEL France should cost EUR 575.00 pls taxes and fees :-o Hope to get a

It seems it very much depends on where you are. In the South Pacific we have found C-Map to be very good. Navionics is very good in SOME places but definitely not all. In the Yasawa islands, Fiji,