Caraibes Marine. Ask for Julien julien@... Best, CW Bill Rouse Amel Owners Yacht School - www.AmelOwnersYachtSchool.com 720 Winnie St Galveston Island, TX 77550 +1(832) 380-4970

Our 12v wet cell batteries need to be replaced, any suggestions on a store in Martinique? We have found Hankook brand, anyone have experience with them? Thanks, Duane Wanderer, SM#477

Thanks Bill, I found the spare and from which I could figure out the wiring. I just couldn't see the markings on the installed relay on the engine to figure it out. Thanks and regards, Daniel

Dan this is a relay that is closed on one side by the Yanmar ignition when the key is turned on (2 wires 12 volt). This 12 volt side closes upon ignition and also closes the other side of the relay

hi amelians can you tell me if an iPad suction mount holder works on the instruments floor material ? many thanks Donato sm2000 Ocean Bird #468 -

Hello Staten, Some time ago, various Amel owners contributed to the Cruisers Forum http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f47/difference-between-amel-models-137037.html You may find answers to most of

Hi SM-Yanmar owners: I changed the fuel filter recently and knocked loose the red (24v) wire that goes from the 24v alternator positive post into the small module that is attached to the engine

Alan we will be anchored in St Anne tonight Cheers Courtney Trippin

Please let me know what the difference is between these two models. I am considering purchasing one or the other.

Miles, If you look carefully on the back of the top rack I think that you will find that your boat actually has two grease nipples on the steering system, or at least mine does. I missed the

Hey mate, I did not remove the slide, I just removed the plywood at the back to allow it to slide up to the dodger. I masked off the wood on either side before raising the slide to work on it. I

Alan, I came by this morning to have a look at your companionway, and it looks great. Could you give some more information on your proceedure? Did you remove the door, or just raise it to the

David, That’s very encouraging, thanks. Cheers, Paul Paul Dowd Managing Director FGPS International DWC LLC UAE: +971 (0)567 841 061 UK: +44 (0)7710 466619 skype: pauldowd

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Hello, no I did not strip the masts, booms and spreaders to bare aluminum. Just carefully treated the corroded area and then re-paint all. Care full prep is required when painting aluminum, don't skip

Jerek, Many years ago I did just that, sanded the corroded spots , primed them then lightly sanded (320 grit) the mast and repainted with Awlgrip . I can't imagine the work in order to sand all the

Jean Pierre Hello, thank you. Did you strip the entire paint to aluminium or just repaired corroded areas and left the good paint on place? I think of repair corroded spots, thereafter sanding the

Hi there I thought it would be interesting to note that on the mid 80s Maramus with morse 401 commander rack and pinion steering system each rack has a grease nipple so this sounds like a good idea

Paul, I recently had an intermittent one way bow thruster issue and it was being caused by the switch under the joystick beginning to fail. On the SM it is pretty easy to lift the black bow thruster

Hello Alan, I’d love to see the quote. In the meantime, I’ll look him up and ask for a quote. Cheers Jean-Pierre Germain jp.germain45@...