Bob, I am experiencing the same problem with the leaking deck locks as you had. When I took apart the Southco deck locks the little pins broke off. Did you find spare ones somewhere? Joan Caconano

I am having an issue with the Bow Thruster (BT). The other day when bringing the BT up, the buzzer did not sound however it was all the way up - in fact, it was up too much which strained the motor

I have installed a basic 40 isotemp water heater on my boat. I have started a project to clean and replace the anode/resistance heater. Does anyone have experience of how to remove the heater cover

Thank you Alan, Bill and Paul I had installed 12mm New England Sta Set-X in Cambridge MA before we sailed to Antigua. It kept slipping for the entire trip. So I told the Rigger from English Harbour

Eric, I kept a previous boat I owned in the BVIs for years, before buying the Amel in 2006 .we have spent a few winters on the Amel in the Eastern Caribbean as well ,so we thought we should give the

Bill! We use a 10 mm line with Vectran core, work rather well, Vectran has less creep than Dyneema. probably upgrade to 12 mm next time, will do the pinch test as well Paul on SM#259 SY Kerpa

Hi Michael and Robyn, For the main outhaul we use 12mm Vectran...since changing to this it has NEVER slipped. Amel originally used 10mm, but with high tension this diameter reduces and it will

Thanks Drew, These new SM are more complex than my old girl! Got it all in the end Cheers Jean-Pierre Germain

Thanks Drew, I've spoken with JP - we're all sorted now... The cct breaker on the 24V panel was off. Cheers Alan Elyse SM437

Open the cabinet door for the BT in the V Berth There is a lock pin at the top of the shaft. Remove pin, put it in its tubular holder sl to its port, and flip the toggle switch on to port. At Helm,

As above. Allan, the owner of SM436, asked me to have his hull cleaned by professional divers here in northern New Zealand. Happy to oblige but… I’m on the boat at this moment and cannot find

Michael & Robyn, This issue you are having with line slipping in the AndersonLine Handler sheave is simple to explain and rather easy to fix. When your SM was new the line in both of these was the

I have seen fantastic job on an Amel 54 named now or never . Envoyé de mon iPhone

Hi Pat, Where are you headed? Fair Winds ERIC Kimberlite Amel SM 376

Hi Bruno, They may work well on modern Mega Yachts with all Dynema (core and sleeve) ropes but these slip on our main outhaul and jib cart position controls. By the way has anyone a recommendation

I would LOVE to read an AMEL redacted version of this. Porter McRoberts S/V IBIS A54-152WhatsApp:+1 754 265 2206 Www.fouribis.net

“This guy” has a Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University and has invented significant navigation and video technology (not to mention his World-class status as an

In Antigua it is not cheap but you have excellent riggers … imagine they work often on mega sailboats with 30 meters +++ masts ( up to 50 +even ) Envoyé de mon iPhone

Greetings! maybe developing a couple of written specifications for standard repair / replace big items, which we all will face one day, to be included in the work contract would help. We used the

As an aerospace engineer and ex commodore of french navy I think this article is a joke for students to identify all written mistakes … Envoyé de mon iPhone