Hello Bill Thanks for info below My manifold from sofomarin arrived and I took to our boat last weekend. It is a lot larger than what is in there now, and Bill Kinney and I looked and it is not an

Saltwater Primary and Secondary Manifolds for SM & 54: As many of you know Amel changed from copper saltwater manifolds to Polypropylene (PP) during the production of the A55 and is currently using

Hi all, I purchased the packing gland wrench through Maud at Amel for 46.00 euros minus VAT and shipping about 2 yrs ago. Best Dave Liesse SN006

Hello Davis, Mike et al, Amel provided one which works perfectly. I assume someone asked them if they still have those available. AS for the design, if still needed, I’ll loan mine to Mike or

Hi David, I wouldn’t bother going down the plastic breadboard design as I tried it and it broke with only a small amount of force. I ended up using it as a template and had a steel wrench fabricated

Hi Richard, As I recall, when I talked about the distance from the fluid to the mating surface, I was referring to the mating surface of the gearbox rather than the dipstick. Also, don't forget that

Well put Olivier.

Thank you Olivier. A timely reminder. Danny SM 299 Ocean Pearl

Thanks, Craig! We opened it today Roman and Ira Morozov SM2000 #320 Ginger

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 🥂