Hi there Rachel and Andy I have a later Maramu but we had the pleasure of meeting a group on a euros 41 in Martenique It was hurricane damaged but being brought back to former glory. It’s the

Just remove the ends, get a new tube from McMaster - Carr, and reinstall the ends on a new tube. It is not that difficult. Or you can weld a sleeve on cracked tube. Vladimir. SM 345 "Life is Good"

Unfortunately, I can't claim that, Gerhard. I replaced the whole element/thermostat/zinc assembly a few years ago. At that time it was about 3 years old, and the old zinc was about half gone. Kent SM

Find a rigger near you. You need to replace the aluminum tube. All of the other pieces can be moved to the new tube and riveted in place. Best, CW Bill Rouse Amel Owners Yacht School +1 832-380-4970

Hello, I realized that one of my poles has a crack of about 5 cm or 2 inches. Anyone here with knowledge of metallurgy regarding advise if and how to fix it or better get a new alloy tube? Not sure

Hi there I'll connect from the busbar to another common ground point which then connects back to the rudder shaft and hence anodes I notice on our boat that there used to be a bonding strap onto the

Paul, et al Replacing the Negative Solenoid will sometimes only be a temporary fix. When the issue is either the actual wire from the Input Negative Post on the side of the Onan to the Negative

Thanks Gerhard Yes i had found that same image but i'm still not too sure about the meaning stator taps? I _think_ this is a point to which you can attach a tachometer and it gets an output current

Thank you all for your help It was the negative selenoid, now bypassed and the Onan is spinning again. Just need to find replacement and a spare to carry Paul on sykerpa SM 259

Kent Once I had a short circuit in the water heater of my boiler. When taking out the heater element I saw there never has been any zinc element. The boiler was less than 2 years old. So I claimed the

To get informations about a device use Google. I see this when asking Google for your alternator connections. -- Gerhard Mueller Amel Sharki #60 Currently Kalamata, Greece

Thanks Miles. What else is connected to that busbar?

Hello fello Amelians I've been replacing the bilge bonding strap on our Maramu #162 The job has offered a jolly time well spent sprawled across my engine. Whilst relaxing in this position i _think_

Hi there I had the same setup as described on a previous boat and I'm a big fan of it. Really good for down wind but also for a bullet proof , hank on, storm sail option. It also adds a backup

Hi Arlo, As noted in my earlier posts, please send me a private email to CraigBriggs001@.... Send your phone and address and what boat you have (SN, SM). Best regards, Craig

Kent, Correct, Jumping or eliminating a faulty negative start solenoid on the Onan should be used only as a temporary repair or test. The solenoid should be replaced. Bill

If you are talking about the solenoid between battery negative and the Onan engine block, that is there to isolate the Onan from battery negative EXCEPT when glo-plugs, Start, and Stop solenoids are

Yes, Gerhard, I figured that out when I started cleaning it up. The base was also starting to disintegrate. l cleaned then descaled the tank with CLR, and inspected the tank and am putting it back in

Thomas, Thank you I have switched it several times to be on the safe side as well as the other breakers. Paul SY Kerpa SM#259

Paul, Check the DC circuit breaker above the red emergency switch. If i remember correctly, yours looks to be in the off position. I may be wrong and I’m not on the boat to check, but it happened to