We placed cut-t0-size spun furnace filter material over the inlet. Low resistance and easy to clean with water. Air flow is very good. Avaiable in most hardware stores. We also replaced AC

Il 09/12/2021 15:31, Dan Carlson ha scritto:

I will try, but first I need to borrow an unused new gear from someone. Hoping I find one...I know there are several out there. Bill

Hi Bill We tried to email the Swiss guy 4 times with no reply. We would really appreciate it if you can have the furling gear fabricated by another source. We appreciate your efforts to assist with

Dan, Here are my thoughts: There is a possibility that it might be a friction spark. There is a possibility that it could be static electricity. It could even be a 230VAC item on your boat which is

Hello all, I'm looking for Anchor Windlass troubleshooting and tips. My anchor Windlass has sparked where the chain links bounce against the steel around the bow roller when raising or lowering

I have recently given out the contact information of the Swiss guy who owned the machine shop that made the genoa furler for Amel. Apparently, he has gotten greedy and is quoting outrageous prices for

Ditto to Geoff’s remarks Bill, thanks for this wonderful group you maintain and ardently support. We don’t YET own an Amel SM, but through your forum are learning so much. -- Rachael & Robin

FYI, the Raymarine rotary drive was a noise box when new. Best, CW Bill Rouse Amel Owners Yacht School +1 832-380-4970 | brouse@... 720 Winnie, Galveston Island, Texas 77550

Same back to you Bill from Down Under and sincere thanks for all that you and this site have offered this past year. All that you and this site provide, and the terrific contribution from members,

David, I feel your pain! I never ran into that particular problem in that place, but I have an idea or two for you. Rather than using the long version of the "EZ Out" try the shorter ones, usually

Hi Kevin, You can buy the gears from Raymarine. I carry a set on board. Jean-Pierre Germain, SY Eleuthera, SM 007, NZ

Hi Kevin, It’s not supposed to be that noisy. We had a similar issue, maybe not as noisy but still too noisy. It turned out that one the pin/axis of one of the planetary gears was slightly dislodged

Hey folks, I’m attempting to troubleshoot my secondary (backup) autopilot behind the helm station. It works but is noisy as all get out and believe it needs some loving.(Hopefully it’s not

Hey folks, I’m attempting to troubleshoot my secondary (backup) autopilot behind the helm station. It works but is noisy as all get out and believe it needs some loving.(Hopefully it’s not

Hi Bill, Many thanks for that add – all good info, and well worth adding into our comparative spreadsheet. Best, David From: <main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io> on behalf of Bill

Thanks Chris, All good info. And, having spent already 2 days on this problem with no meaningful progress, it looks like this issue is not going to be solved in the day of so of slack I have in

Hi David, I have done a lot of work on the bow thruster these last few months.. In Fact I have rebuilt the entire thing inclusive of the motor bearings. Basically, count on drilling out that bolt

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Hi David, I bought Amelia an Amel 54 (2006) in 2017. She came with the original Hydranet sails, has sailed two transatlantic and a fair bit of general cruising, including some extremely windy weather