Hi S&T, Somewhat related to this topic. We have just thrown out the WASI anchor because of the poor fit on the bowroller. It has been replaced by a (second hand) Spade 35kg. Next to the original Delta

Hello M & A, We’ve done well but we live aboard so we wanted a modernised SM2K equivalent. (No dishwasher… thank goodness) For instance, we have 2 AP’s, one electric on the wheel hub and a

Hi J.P.; Glad to see you have worked out the bugs and have your Amel where you want her. I know you spent a lot of time and energy putting in all the upgrades. Must now be very proud of her. You

Hello Mark, I concur with some of your thoughts but... - our fridge is a drawer type , keel cooled from Frigoboat. 185 litres. Great upgrade - AC is now Webasto BlueCool 27 S. Good kit too - floor

Thanks Bill, I will try Amel. In the diagram of the Marina ZZ pump I have, there is no details about the motor/gearbox components. Do you know if the white plastic gear is easy to replace without

Several places had the gear. Sav at Amel had the white plastic gear and Emek Marine in Turkey. Have you tried those? Best, CW Bill Rouse Amel Owners Yacht School - www.AmelOwnersYachtSchool.com 720

Hi Oliver and all, On the same subject, can you confirm this gearbox clutch is broken beyond repair? Oliver, Do you remember the details of the Bosch wipers motor you used? Thanks Thomas

Staten, I concur with Bill on the differences being hard to list, and someone will always think you left one out. However, with that said, I will give you our thoughts, as we were making the same

Hello Soraya, Just for reference; on BeBe (SM#387), we have the 30kg SS Wasi Bugel that we use as the primary. We have a 30Kg alloy Delta type spade anchor as backup in the bow locker (looks like the

Hi James Yes mine has 2 grease nipples also I am happy to report that my morse 401 racks were in great shape on inspection. I’m not too sure what they are made of One of my cables was stiff

Have you considered the Volvo Shaft Seal 828254 Shaft Size 25mm Stern Tube Diameter 42mm? I have used it on my Maramu #121 for 18+ years and only replaced it once. It doesn't "fail" it only starts

You might consider looking for a way to sound insulate the little Marco pump. We have two of a similar model Marco's that replaced the Amel AMFA pump. The Marco pumps are significantly quieter than

Hi Dave, We, too had a Newport 41 before our SN! Have sent you a PM. Craig

I saw this a few minutes ago. Amel 54 owners might be interested in this H3000 processor.

Here is a photo of the extra roller I installed that keeps the chain from dragging over stainless bow fitting. Nick S/Y Amelia AML 54-019 Greece

Hello, Some of you have mentioned fortress, what size do you have/recommend as stern anchor for an A54? Manufacturer table shows fx-55 based on LOA, but presumably not as secondary anchor. Thanks for

Arlo, I have installed a few of the PSS dripless units made by PYI on customer boats. They are pretty well designed but I am going to stay with the original Amel installed Bronze packing gland

There isn't a simple answer because some of the features of the SM2k were introduced before the SM2k, and later SM2ks had some additional changes and features. Several years ago, I spent considerable

Bill, Thanks for the info. I was there this afternoon. We have a charger that is wet cell only, and Caraibe has only two wet cell types available in quantities of 12. They have a Trojan 31XHS at

Honestly Staten, just go look at the boats and decide what is important to you! Other people's opinions will be all over the place based on goals, preferences and budget. The SM is newer, bigger and