Hi Bill & All: Mark at Borel returned my phone call yesterday afternoon. I told him of my long favorable use of his product aboard my boat and the renewed interest in the pump run-on alarm. He has

Alexander, I am of no help in France but we made our own replacements without too much trouble. We made a template.from large wrapping paper then bought a "remnant" piece from a big-box store.

hi all, locked down home and out of reach of the boat, currently on the dry, and of my owner’s manual, I must instruct a technician about the change of oil of the Amel Z drive. Can anybody remind me

Hi Bill Thank you and congratulations for this initiative. I plan to participate in the meeting, although I know the 50 for having visited it at CANNES. In addition I have as a pontoon neighbor an

there are no simple solutions. the leakage can appear anywhere in the system. the discharge can be fast or slow, it can be regular or occur in specific condition (of temperature for example). the

Hello, We are looking at replacing our carpets (al cleaning efforts did not pay out) and would like to know if anybody has any good tips on this. Preferably a supplier in Northern France, as our boat

Hello Steve I like your safety minded approach ! I am not electronically inclined In any way unfortunately ,but I would like to follow your progress and participate if I can . Nick Nicolas

I've had this Square D switch with safety feature for some time now. The added safety is good but if a hose starts leaking it will do nothing to prevent pumping your fresh water tank empty unless the

Pardon me if this is a stupid question but how does the pressure switch know the difference between a leak and an open running faucet? Regards, Robert Giroux Future Amel Owner

The 55 has the same Square D pressure switch. If the pressure drops below a certain level, one must manually engage, and hold, the pressure switch (by way of a small lever on the lower, right side of

We went with the SOP solution; keep the breaker off. Additionally, the fresh water pump LED goes green when the breaker is pushed in vs when the pump is active.....it helps me remember to turn it

Gary, If Borell happens to be out of production, tell them that I will promote this alarm in my book, my website, and here. Bill

I think the Amel 50 has the safety cutoff switch. I go, weekly to a friend’s boat while they’re out of country and fresh water flush the watermaker. I have to turn on 24 volts. The pump will not

Thanks for setting this up, Bill! As mentioned, the best experience is via Zoom link (https://epfl.zoom.us/j/98523568530, Meeting ID: 985 2356 8530), as it will give you the best output and you will

This is a good discussion. I have had three forays into this arena: 1. I once manually set my Dessalator fresh water flush valve to the flush position, got distracted and pumped 800 liters of

Ryan & Kelly, Great find! I did not know that Square D offered this. This will work perfectly for any Amel with the OEM pump installed, but will not work for fans of Jabsco and others. That said, if I

Zoom Meeting Presentation of the Amel 50 from La Rochelle When: Saturday, 16 May 2020 20:00 to 21:00 (UTC+00:00) UTC Where: From La Rochelle, France aboard Amel 50 SPEED OF LIFE An RSVP is

Thanks to Bill and Tilo for taking the time to make these happen. Happy Sailing; Mohammad and Aty B&B Kokomo AMEL 54 #099

On my last boat, I had exactly the scenario you suggest happen: a hose let go while I was away from the boat, the entire water supply was pumped into the bilge, and the pump's diaphragm failed. I

Scott, my procedure is similar to yours. Getting the main unfurled is helpful and easing the sheet is vital, although there is a point where easing it too much results in the sail coming down