Jose, thank you for pointing that out. We definitely will follow your advice. Roman and Ira Morozov SM2000 #320 Ginger

Thanks for your advice, Oliver! You are absolutely right, the neglect of the C drive service led to big problems

Roman & Ira, If you go to Photos and Search for C-Drive you will get some pictures from when I pulled mine that may be helpful. In particular, you'll see how you have to cut away the fairing to get at

I raised my waterline according to the equipment and gear aboard considering max water, fuel, dingy. It is a great convenience in keeping the hull clean. It' not practical to assume future gear, loads

Roman and Ira, The rust on all surfaces suggests that there was water on the transmission for a long time. In addition to making sure your lubricant level is OK, it is important to check that it

Hi, Dean, I am also a bit confused. My A54 is number 68 from 2007 with a ZF25-2.0 gearbox, serial number 156 44 8. I believe the dipstick when I bought the boat 2 months ago is too long, measuring

Judy and I met Alan Spence in the Pacific. He owns Charisma and is a member of this group. He receives a weekly digest. I emailed him about your question. Bill CW Bill Rouse Amel Owners Yacht

Olivier, When I bought my Santorin the red stripe at the stet was below the water unloaded. The boat has been loaded for ocean crossing. Since we’re back in UK and unloaded a load of gear we have

Agree… I used a 3 arm puller on my Santorin fixed prop and it wouldn’t budge. Three minutes with a blow torch and ‘Ping’…. Off it came. No grease, in fact I used a ‘Never Seize’ on it,

We were walking the docks at Glen Cove Marina in Vallejo, CA and saw a Maramu. I love looking at boats similar to ours, inspiration for projects etc. If you own Charisma, or know who does we would

Olivier Thank you so much for the important reminder Cheers 🥂

A couple of comments on installing a fixed prop (or any prop, actually!). Be SURE that the prop sits tight on the shaft, and that the key does not hold it off. The best way to do this is to install

David, I can't comment on the valve service for the Yanmar, but I have pulled injectors on these engines, and that was a quick and easy job. After 1000 hours they should be in excellent shape (unless

Olivier, Thanks! I am really glad that you said this! It needed to be said. Bill CW Bill Rouse Amel Owners Yacht School +1 832-380-4970 | brouse@... 720 Winnie, Galveston Island, Texas 77550

Hello everybody! I don't like to do this but I think it's time for me to spoil the party. I will try to be straight forward. Raising the waterline is not a very good idea, although I understand why

Hello Roman and Ira, this C-drive has been running without oil for a while!!! You can get access to the inside of the lower unit if you take down the front plate (where you see the big pin that enters

Paolo, yes, you do need chafe protection for the genoa sheet. I would put a piece of PVC pipe and/or bamboo over the shroud, or permanently attach chafing gear to the sheet. Kent -- Kent &

We changed Volvo engine to Yanmar 4JH4 -TE 2 years ago. We have not changed the transmission. Recently the transmission broke, we suppose that this happened because we have not done maintenance for a

Excellent - I see about 15 hours, 8 on the boat, and 7 in the workshop. This seems about right to my untrained eye (and experience to date). Thanks JB. From: <main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io> on

David, I just did that last year. I have attached the invoice. Take that as an example. That Yanmar shop screwed up and did not tighten the hose clamps on the vent loop, that caused major damage. I