The Volvo TMD 22 as installed by Amel in the SM has a design max rpm under load of 2800. Many of us suffered untold grief trying to get more. It will rev cheerfully to 4000 no load. Ie in neutral. If

Dear Amelians, First of all : thank you Bill Rouse for adding me in this group. We've been full-time sailing for 3 years and I only knew about the FaceBook Group. There is much more information in

Hello 2 X Bills, My previous boat had an identical TDM22. It was setup to reach 4200 rpm. Was very noisy with lots of vibes... but the 46 footer reached 9.5 at full power. I’ve noted exacty the

Hi Mohammad, When you replace the bearings there is adjustment to get the correct play which is locked by a locking ring, this may have come loose, assuming you don’t have a bearing problem. I think

It sounds to me like something was done wrong, or something is wrong. I have seen the bearings. That is way too much play. Bill

Bill, Very interesting. You may be on to something. When I checked with MaxProp, I was told 22°

The Foot Control momentary ON push-button switches are Vetus switches and available at SAV@...

Hi everyone; While diving to clean the hull and the prop, I noticed that one of the blades rocks back and forth about 1/8” to 1/4”. The other two are tight. The blades had new bearings installed

When we got our Amel (SM #160) it came with what was then the standard 22” diameter MaxProp. All of our documentation pointed to using a setting of 20 degrees (15” Pitch) With the boat set up

Thanks Pat, Sounds great. Looking forward to some photos of the final result. Happy Sailing Eric sv Abayomi SM 158

Thanks Mark! Having the part number really helps and now givesme better options. I also just foundBSP thread valves at http://www.absvalve.com/ in Ft. Lauderdale. They are the USdistributor for

Eric, I just installed mine last week, I will take a picture later this week ,but it looks exactly like the brown one you have,except it is white. I also think the newer SMs came with it white. Pat SM

Price sounds fine. Is there anyone else in the group who has some more photos what it looks like finished completely. Some photo’s from a distance maybe? rgrds Eric sv ABAYOMI SM 158 currently in

Ken, I am not sure that we have been on the same page. I appreciate that you are trying to describe the process with fool prof detail, but I don’t appreciate the way you have approached me

For those that could not open the zip file i sent in a message recently, here is a screenshot of the details and contact information i received from Jose and successfully used to order the seals,

Hi Fred, Here are the specs for the silicone. I am sure there could be a better material but this is the one I used. https://www.sspseals.com/materials/vinyl-methyl-silicone-rubber

Dear Fred, These are the characteristics of the seals I ordered from SSP in 2019. It looks like they have increased a little bit the price but not much. I am sure you can find a manufacturar in

Hi Slavko, Normally you can get them in (almost) every marine shop. I bought mine over there. But you can also make a research on Amazon with the keywords “marine button rubber”. You

Hello Slavko, last year I ordered the push buttons direct at amel service in Hyeres, good qualitiy and works perfect! Cordially Hans SM2K #411 ALADEMAR Rogoznica Von:

Consider using a valve that includes a grease zerk fitting for lubrication: GROCO Bronze Valve IBV-1250 BSPP: