Mike, You may have to grind the fins off the mainsail furling gearbox to fit in the mast profile. So you’d need to paint over anyway. I changed mine three years ago. I painted with an aluminium

Mike, I would choose the paint. The gearboxes are likely made from cast aluminum which tends to oxidize much faster than extruded aluminum does. It also gets that unsightly white, chalky, aluminum

Hi Eric, I'm ordering them new from Bonfiglioli Transmission in Auckland. They are 70:1 reduction gearboxes (VF44 P1 70:1 P63 B14). So from a cosmetic standpoint you recommend paint? Is there any

Hi, What make gearboxes are you using and where are you getting them? If you leave the gearboxes unprotected they will look terrible in a short time. I was considering having my gearboxes sand

Hello everyone, I'm ordering new gearboxes for the main furler and main outhaul. The units can be shipped with a bare alloy finish or with a 2 pot epoxy paint. I'm curious if anyone has advice one way

On my boat it was Banten antennas. I think Amel use only Banten. http://www.banten.it/it/vhf/36-spark-db325.html Arnold SV Zephyr SM 203 Am 26.09.2020 um 08:09 schrieb Slavko D. <slavko@...>: That is

That is the one broken. Not much left to figure out the model number. I will have to climb.

Hello, I found this 76mm pulley for the alternator. https://advancetruckpartsusa.com/products/wap7750-pulley-76mm-s8-cummins-kenworth-k187367 I will call them asap to confirm that its for 8PK belts.

Hi Giovanni, The standard belt is A46 The Carlisle Gold Ribbon raw edge cogged belt is AX46 The A section belt is 1/2" across and 13/32" deep The AX belt is 1/2" across and 11/32" deep - helps it go

On the 54 (at least) the two original antennas (vhf and fm/am) look physically the same but are tuned differently so are not interchangeable. The type is written on the antenna itself. On our 54, the

Miles, Thanks for the test strip idea. Fair Winds Eric Amel Super Maramu #376

If I were you I would sort out the raw water pump leak, change the fuel filter and then run it at full load for a few hours and see how it performs. Nick Amelia AML 54-019 Leros

Mine was delivered new with two antennas on the main mast. One was connected to the VHF and one to the FM radio. Both are still there. Mark Pitt Sabbatical III, SM#419

It could be for a TV antenna. Fair Winds Eric Amel Super Maramu #376,

I concur Olaf's boat is beautiful and has been well cared for Cheers Courtney 54 # 101

Main engine is working fine. The boat has dual RACALs before the engine and genset. The raw water output looks limp to me, I have no context for a normal flow as the boat is new to me. I'm going on

Hi Bill, I got the cog wheel from Amel. I just wanted to make sure that I have the thrust washers are in the right place. Thanks Eric

Possibly leak around the motor head gasket ??? Symptoms that indicate a defective head gasket are white or light blue smoke coming from the engine, low engine coolant and oil, a leak in the muffler

Hi Bill, I was able to order that cog/gear from Maude/Amel. Kind regards, Arno Luijten SV Luna, A54-121

If anyone is interested, I have a slightly used turbo and elbo for a Perkins Prima M80T. They both have less than 5 hours on them. I unfortunately had replaced them right before finding out my