Great work Bill. Thanks for another year of help to keep all Amels functioning at their best and finding new solutions. Happy holidays and new year to you, Judy, your entire family and the Amel

Hello group I was able to take my tank out through the companion way and replace it with a new tank last year 2019 no furniture removal but awkward with lots of padding Tom Deasy 1983 Maramu #125

I don't know how the cost could come down too much more... I got 600AH at 24V for $3600. The only thing I regret is not getting one more battery so I would have 900AH at 24V. The price has come

Thanks Bill , a good start in 2021 good health for you and your familiy and frinds Elja SM Balu Von meinem iPhone gesendet

Great start. Thank you. Peter Peter Forbes Carango La Rochelle 00447836 209730

Merry Christmas Bill thanks for all your hard work it’s truly appreciated 👍🏻 Have a Very Happy New Year 🎆

The company making the above is closed for the Christmas holidays. The above will work in any SM, but will not work for a 54. We are currently designing one for the 54. I will post in this thread when

Hi Jean-Pierre, Keep in mind I've only used the boat 5-6 times since purchase thanks to Hong Kong's stringent operator licensing regime. When I did the sea trial with a clean hull, I saw similar

Hi. The Beta spunds a good option. However I repkced my tmd22 with volvo d275 and with 1300 hpurs up it is going well. Plus points. It has significantly more torque. Even with the propellor barnacle

The Beta 60 has more torque than the tmd22. The hp is measured at the gearbox output I would say that the Beta 60 has the same power as the tmd22 but lower in the rev range. My cruising revs is

Hello Larry on Sulawesi, Is the Beta 60 sufficient for an SM? Curious as I would like a non TC engine when I have to replace my Volvo TDM22. Kind regards, Jean-Pierre Germain, Eleuthera, SM007, NZ

Hi Dirk, Sula (SM 140) also has a Beta 60 fitted by the previous owner. She has the standard 70 amp 12v insulated return alternator and the 24v 60amp insulated return secondary alternator. No

Dennis, My tank had what looked like a gooey brownish tar like deposit in the lower part of the tank. The upper parts of the tank looked pretty clean. I found that Acetone would cut the deposits

Nice solution. Bill CW Bill Rouse Amel

Both Apple and Tesla are touting a next generation battery tech called LFP - not sure how they can claim this without the FTC intervening for false advertising. Lithium Iron Phosphate has been

Hi Ulrich, What I mean is all the cables that connect each of the batteries to the common +ve and -ve points should be the same length. And, separately, all the connections to the balancers should be

When sailing upwind I generally try to center the boom for best performance which means I have to pull the traveler most of the way to windward after each tack. With the 4:1 tackle supplied as

Hi James, Thanks for your response, sorry that you had to resolve this problem before me but glad I have an alternative to cutting through the deck. Yes, I know the tank fits in the companionway to

Craig, It certainly is! Best, CW Bill Rouse Amel Owners Yacht School +1 832-380-4970 | brouse@... 720 Winnie, Galveston Island, Texas 77550 www.AmelOwnersYachtSchool.com Yacht School Calendar:

Hi Bill - Perhaps another advantage of the SN having the same beefy hardware as her big sister. Cheers, -- SN68 Sangaris, Tropic Isle Harbor, FL