I have scraped out the old sealant and recalled from the outside. You will see in the photos that there are no fasteners on the deck fitting. That there is no access from the forward head. I have had

By the way, I forgot to mention that I do not have that second plate on the deck, nor do I have the larger plate you show on the inside. I have only the upper curved plate, which limits access. It

Nick, I have the same problem and it has been staining the inside wall of the forward head down to the towel bar for quite some time. Outside caulking did not work for me, even though I took off the

Bill, Thanks for the Intel. Kindest Regards, Eric Kimberlite Amel Super Maramu #376

Bill, Thanks, That is what I thought. Fair Winds Eric Kimberlite Amel Super Maramu #376

Hi Nick, the deck passage of the baby stay also leaked on Mago del Sur. We reset the chaine plate and sealed it. If my memory is correct 2 screws fixed the plate to the deck. Both located aft of the

The latches on our boat were fit quite differently, no metal plate at all. Problem and solution described here: https://fetchinketch.net/boat-projects/hatch-latches/ Bill Kinney SM160,

Nick, I am not sure, but I think it may be able to be caulked on the deck. Here is a photo of an A55 staysail chainplate from inside the forward locker. The two smaller bolts are from the top fixture

Eric, Yes, that is my understanding, at least for some of the SMs built, maybe all of them, but certainly all that I have seen. And I believe the issue is that over time the screw sealant

Hi Amelians, We have become the proud owner of sv Abayomi (ex Nathape) since June this year and have sailed her back to Holland from Gaeta in Italy to be able to prepare her in the coming 1.5 year for

We have been enjoying a couple of rainy days here in Turkey. Sometimes really heavy rain, so an opportune moment to look for leaks. Apart from some stitch holes in the spray hood we only have one. I

Does anyone know how the hinged fittings with the black knobs on the aft locker are fitted? One of the screws seems stripped. My assumption is that there is a plate under the deck that the screws

This is the updated schematic of the Ipanema’s electrical system following the installation of Battle-borne lithium batteries. The main aim of the design was to minimize the need to modify any ac

Does anyone have a USA source for a Yanmar genuine Hitachi 4jh3 isolated ground alternator? Fair Winds ERIC Kimberlite Amel SM 376

Hi Paul, Our fridge/freezers pull cool air in from under the saloon table. The dust collects in a place you can easily clean and the warm air in the cabinet vents up and out behind the seat backs in

Thanks Mohammad. Great data points. I’ll check mine next week against your values. The auto prop sounds like a consensus target as well as verifying the waste gate is fully moving through its range.

Oh well! Off to Australia this am. Trying to get to Coffs Harbour where we may or may not have to do quarantine. Brisbane is a certainty. Ahh the joys of dealing with bureaucracy in Covid times!

Hi Paul, we replaced all fans of our frigoboat fridges with: epm-pabst fans 4412FGL: DC Fan, 12V, 120x120x25mm, 55.3CFM, 1.3W, 26dBA, Wire Leads and added screens epm-pabst LZ60 to prevent the dust

Of course! 🙁 CW Bill Rouse Amel

Doug, Maybe this helps and maybe it will make sense to those Amel owners who have not experienced vacuum controls on a diesel engine. On older diesel engines for boats, there was no vacuum. The D3