Guess I must be reading this wrong. How would you place the shaft thru the lip seal already seated? Isn't there a 90° gear on the end of the shaft? Have you confirmed that the seal is the correct

Cima is still operational and is in Milan. But it doesn't sell to the public and says to turn to the manufacturer (I think he means Amel). I would like to buy a spare motor for the mainsail, but I

The lift slings should be lined up with the chainplates. If there has been any transducer added which extends beyond the hull, the lift crew should be aware of it. If the travel lift weight capacity

Hi all, I am being asked from a marina for a hull and blocking plan for a haul-out I have scheduled in couple weeks. By this I am assuming 1). where the slings should be placed along the hull and 2),

Thank you Bill and Roque, Assuming may would do the work, i sm more bothereed about the fittings so no further modifaction is needed. I will search and let you all know

Hi Like Bill said, " There are probably many different solenoid switches that will work". They may be physically different. But with the same specifications, and fitting the available space, you will

The manufacturer of your original was CIMA. CIMA was a manufacturer of DC motors and solenoids. I am not sure that CIMA is still in business. The biggest user of CIMA solenoids and motors was Maxwell

Thanks Bill, attaching the pics 1992 model Herewith...

Ben, I believe all SNs have individual solenoids that, on command will energize the bow thruster in one direction or the other. At some point, Amel began using a single reversing switch from Albright.

Hello, to solve this problem, I took no hydraulik oil, but lsemifluid grease. That works perfekt....and nothing will run into the

Hi Craig and All, Hopefully the last one on this topic... Apearantly tge solenoid not tgat commonly found where i am, could anyine assist with the full spec and brand so i can try to orderj ust the

Kevin, An additional hint that goes for ALL lip seals not just these. Install them into the outer flange FIRST then gently push the shaft through. Trying to keep them straight while working around

Question: You wrote, "...a puddle of hydraulic oil had leaked out..." It should be 90 wt gear oil. Bill CW Bill Rouse Amel Owners Yacht School +1 832-380-4970 | brouse@... 720 Winnie, Galveston

Afternoon, looking for some wisdom/advice…. I just completed my first bow thruster maint. While reassembling bow thruster with new lip seals I ran into an issue with the small seal that goes over

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Glad you found it! Shouldn't be an issue to replace - not a proprietary Amel item. -- Craig Briggs - s/v Sangaris / SN68 Tropic Isle Harbor, FL

Hi Craig and All, Just from he boat, and: a. Craig - you were right - not a wire issue. b. I was right too - not a switch issue c. An easier trick for external bybass test wire - connect the working

Hello Dean, it was the coolant pump Volvo 8694630. Dominique Dominique, Do you mean the "coolant pump" (as Volvo call it) which is driven by the timing belt, or do you mean the raw water pump

Jose. I'm still in the group. although i don't own an amel any longer (went to a garcia passoa 50) and i'm on land because of my fathers health conditions. The system i built can be turned "on/off"