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Richie, Take photos of your task and post them, Fur all the Amel present and future owners. Randall A54#56

By Randall SV ALBEDO · #59363 ·

Could the mention of a “mizzen stay sail” simply be a odd way of referring to the Ballooner sail?? Randall A54#56

By Randall SV ALBEDO · #59362 ·

Hi All Monsieur Amel must have visited me in my dreams as I have decided to go the 4200 sealant route at the next hail out. Thank you all for your advice. Richie Richie Whyte Why Knot (formerly

By Richie Whyte · #59361 ·

Re: Maramu sail plan

Lance, I have never seen or heard of a stay from the front of a mizzen mast forward to the deck, and I have sailed ketches for decades. It is not an Amel original setup. As you have suggested a

By Bill Kinney · #59360 ·

Re: Holding Tank

As others have suggested, it is possible to use a large flat screwdriverto lift the cap a little bit. I would add that as soon as you can fit the red strawtube of some WD40 under the lip of the cap,

By Mark Erdos · #59359 ·

Re: Seawater intake

Hole is 1 1/4 inch. A broom handle works but a length of 1/19 wire which is peeled back will get rid of most barnacles Good luck. Jean-Pierre Germain, SY Eleuthera, SM007, New

By Germain Jean-Pierre · #59358 ·

Seawater intake

I need to clean out the seawater intake on my SM2000 preferably without a bailout. Any suggestions on how to plug the inlet in the hull or what diameter the hole is. I'm assuming that with the amount

By Bryce Procter · #59357 ·

Main Sail Foil

While our Masts where down during the process off renewing the standing Rigg, i found that the hole off the foil (tube where the mainsail is rolled on) that connects to the connection hub of the

By Eloi Bamberg · #59356 ·

Re: Holding Tank

Hi Eloi, It is a friction fit. A claw hammer works well. Little by little moving around. Danny SM 299 Ocean Pearl

By Danny and Yvonne SIMMS · #59355 ·

Re: Refrigeration guy in Volos Greece

Hi, I don't want to kill off your optimism but the leak may be a bit less easy to fix. In my case the leak was in the heat-exchanger on the compressor. What happened is the sea-water corroded trough

By Arno Luijten · #59354 ·

Re: Holding Tank

The large screwdriver approach also has worked for us in the past. Andrew SM 472 Ronpische

By Andrew & Kate Lamb · #59353 ·

Re: Holding Tank

or you give the lid to the hammer take a piece of wood below and then carefully to loose him and then how Jeff explane Best Elja SM Balu 222 Von meinem iPhone gesendet

By Elja Röllinghoff Balu SM 222 <Bijorka@...> · #59352 ·

Re: Holding Tank

I just did this a few weeks ago. They are friction set into the holes. I used a screwdriver and gently worked my way around. They will come up eventually. Jeff SM #379 Spruzzo

By Jeff Williams · #59351 ·

Holding Tank

Hello, Till now, I never had to open my black water holding tanks. Today I tried to remove the black plastic caps on deck by turning and lifting with no success. I didn't force to much to avoid

By Eloi Bamberg · #59350 ·

Maramu sail plan

I am the owner of Maramu #135 (Minerva). We are currently sailing North to Maine from North Carolina. My boat came with a removable Solent stay and a removable stay on the mizzenmast. It is for

By Lance Leonard · #59349 ·

Re: Turbo Model Nr. Of Yanmar 4JH3-HTE

Many thanks Bill, kind as usual. Donato

By Donato Valente · #59348 ·

Re: Turbo Model Nr. Of Yanmar 4JH3-HTE

The turbo might be different between the 75hp qnd 100hp. I am not sure. It is always best to check with a Yanmar dealer using your complete model number and serial number. Example: [Model 4JH3-HTE,

By CW Bill Rouse · #59347 ·

Re: Onan code 3 subcode 4-1

Hi to all, many thanks for Kalamata Marina infos Let us see, may be a good alternative of my last winter at Cleopatra Marina Preveza Buon Vento Giovanni Eutikia SM2K 428 Milos

By Giovanni TESTA · #59346 ·

Turbo Model Nr. Of Yanmar 4JH3-HTE

Hi does someone can tell me the model nr. Of the turbo equipped on Yanmar as below on a SM2000 red line #468 of 2004 ? Appreciated your help Many thanks Donato SM2000 #468 OCEAN BIRD now in Taranto,

By Donato Valente · #59345 ·

Re: Refrigeration guy in Volos Greece

Thanks Vladan. When we go round tjj oh Scopelos town I will ask him. Nick

By Nick Newington · #59344 ·

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