It does beg the question, was it ACMO rigging or not… Arno Luijten SV Luna, A54-121

I am shivering when reading their story. This is absolutely the last thing you want to happen when sailing with your kids.

This is genius. Same issue!! Very Appreciated!! Porter A54-152 IBIS

If you are changing the membranes on you 160 watermaker you will find that lining up the outboard bolts on the support bracket requires a person a lot thinner than me. To make life easier in the

Hi Bill, Notwithstanding my last "tongue-in-cheek" post a few minutes ago that the breathtaking price increase of new ACMO rigging may encourage owners to defer replacement, let me push back a bit on

Greetings all, At the risk of starting a fiery debate (but my guess is that it will happen anyway, sooner, or later), one of the things that has crossed my mind since I replaced the standing rigging

Nick, Standing rigging has increased a lot over the past 4 years. Some boat manufacturers have chosen alternative and less costly suppliers. In a way, I can't blame Amel because how many new boat

On Wed, Apr 27, 2022 at 02:55 PM, Nicolas Klene wrote: Hi Everyone Just had a quote from ACMO this morning with bill’s negotiated 10% discount ,and it was up 20% from March at an eye watering

Hi Everyone Just had a quote from ACMO this morning with bill’s negotiated 10% discount ,and it was up 20% from March at an eye watering 14610.9 € . Apparently Amel does not use ACMO anymore for

There were no instructions from Amel. Simply the cover is not usable. Will call Amel tomorrow and discus the problem. Thank you. -- Slavko SM 2000 #279 Bonne Anse in Croatia

The problem is you used the old cover. It will absolutely give you this problem. The new cover would have held the axle (prop shaft) in the correct alignment. The old cover is a different thickness

back then, I did not had issue between the electric motor and the shaft, the spins shown on the picture, look good.

The round cover delivered from Amel didi not fit so I used the old one. Anyway I will have to do all over again. I might learn some more :)). -- Slavko SM 2000 #279 Bonne Anse in Croatia

That might be a problem as I made key thinner. I have replaced all parts inside (used a kit from Amel) and had a problem with key not fitting in. This is answer to situation that at first it worked

Something I forgot: When you receive the new kit from Amel, the key will not fit, as the groove has not been made deep enough on the shaft. I mentionned that to Amel in 2017 - since friends

Agree. It is either the gear is worn, or someone has not performed the correct service when replacing the gear. The round gear cover that Amel sends with the kit must be used with the new kit. If you

Good morning Slavo, The same thing happened to me. The pitch suddenly became much higher (obviously no load). In my case, the gear were worn down. It wasn’t obvious looking at them, here

After a 3 weeks on hard and lot of projects done we are back in the water. All looked well until I started manoeuvre to get in to my berth in marina. Bow truster at first worked and then suddenly I

My two cents: * Risks of freshwater contamination from refrigerant leak: 1. A refrigerant leak will soon be visible by the fridge malfunctioning. It wouldn’t be a case of a silent killer, 2. A leak

A few months ago, Loca Lola wrote on here about a B&G replacement that had no bearings and was 0183 2000 comparable. IMO - B&G has a long way to go to catch up on this technology. When