Hi Nick, in spring I made an overall check about my rigg and to be sure on "Soleil Bleu“, and we are with the „advanced“ A54 rigg. I measured all my stays, and shrouds with a slide gauge and I

Thanks very much. That is why I was not sure if it was 6 or 8mm because its between the two…. Nick

Nick, On my 54 (#16), it’s 7 mm for each backstay. Dominique

I should know this off the top of my head but…..is the diameter of the mizzen backstay for the Amel 54 8mm or 6mm? Kind regards Nick Newington (in the UK) Amelia AML 54-019 in Leros Gr.

Has anyone been able to source a bowthruster replacement motor? I have a service kit though thinking it could be prudent to carry a spare motor. Bryce Procter SV Seamaster ll #467

Closing this out, I received a pleasant surprise when collecting my hoses from Stelios at Fotinakis (Chania), he said his boss had made me a better deal! I was charged a total of €140 for two new

We did a significant upgrade to our raw water manifold about 2 years ago. Documentation here: Upgrading the Amel Raw Water Manifold. Bill Kinney SM160, Harmonie Port Louis,

Hi James, I remembered this because I bought the Honda part (it was $5 from a Honda cycle shop rather than $36 for ZF) but I had a bit of trouble finding the orignal post which was from Gary Wells in

I was up the mast and took some pictures of the pieces I was asking about. They are definitely stainless steel. Do people replace these too when rerigging (if no visible cracks are

Our 1987 Maramu is for sale by owner. We have reduced the price by the amount of a broker commission. Selling because health issues. Our blue water days are over. We need a smaller sailboat for

Thank you Mohammad and Bill and Joel and all. I’ll report back when analysis complete. Peter Forbes -- Best wishes Peter Forbes +44 (0) 7836 209730 ppsforbes@...

Thanks everyone, especially Bill. Like Jean-Pierre I have the same dedicated strainer for the main diesel, also the dedicated sea water feed at each toilet. I like the file Bill sent, the fact that

Le 8 août 2022 à 17:17, Paul via groups.io <paulguenette@...> a écrit : Hi David, What is underneath / below it, in the locker ? Paul ARAMIS SM 2000 - 444 Port Townsend, Washington

Hi David, What is underneath / below it, in the locker ? Paul ARAMIS SM 2000 - 444 Port Townsend, Washington

New hoses ordered. The stainless steel fittings needed to be sent from Athens at EUR65 each. I didn't dare ask about the cost of the R7 hose and crimping fee! Looks like I might come close to

Hello Kenneth and all, CAUTION: Eleuthera was fitted with a Volvo strainer when I purchased her. What you see is a replacement Bronze strainer as the Volvo unit had its cap frozen to the body.

Hi Bill, Thanks for the extra info about the release timing of the M802, viz SM#396 (built late 2002, commissioned Feb’03). That the HF is likely an after-sale install makes sense.

Hello, We are hauling out next month and I'm looking at replacing the head sea cocks as they are quite stiff. I've found the model number on the forum for the holding tank outlet - IBV-1250 BSPP

here's a photo of an early SM Sea chest. and an additional one beside it . -- Regards Ken Uber 0411 096 804

Mark, I do not have a good photo of the early sea chest like yours. Here is a SM2k. You can see that Amel modified it as compared to the way the Vestus sea chest comes from Vetus (2nd photo). You are