Hello all, Has anyone seen ends like this on your rigging. I was assured by the manufacturer there is no integrity issue, it is merely from the swedge die. Is this normal for “higher end”

Dan, I'm about to replace standing rigging on Amel 54#009 with new ACMO wire, turnbuckles, etc, but face the same question on the bent stainless steel "tangs" that you were asking about. Did you

Does Gmail host your company website? Bill CW Bill Rouse Amel Owners Yacht School +1 832-380-4970 | brouse@... 720 Winnie, Galveston Island, Texas 77550 www.AmelOwnersYachtSchool.com Bio &

Hi David, Chat with Roger Hall at North Sails loft in Opua. He provided my last sails and was extremely knowledgeable Cheers to both of you. Jean-Pierre Germain, ex Eleuthera, SM007.

Sailing from Northern Ireland to the Med we damaged both our -older- genoa's while tacking against headwinds in the Irish sea. Out of options and near South Wales we using our spare mizzen sail as

Hi all, We are measuring up for new sails, but the existing sails are off the boat. The questions arises, what is the correct diameter/size of the bolt-rope? Does anyone have this as a measurement

Hi, A few months ago I started receiving a duplicate of every forum message in my mail inbox. I cannot see any issue with my setup so wondered if anyone else has seen this? Cheers, Paul

Hi Nick Nice to hear from you, are you ready to get together? Tomorrow and next week I’m also busy with jobs on the boat and our house too with crafters and admins. Why not today? Amelia anchoring

Hi Ulrich, I am in Lakki for a few days. Amelia launched yesterday. Doing a few jobs then sailing to Kos Wednesday 14th as my wife is arriving. Let’s get together. Nick

The following files and folders have been uploaded to the Files area of the main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io group. /Lewmar, Winches/Lewmar 58ST _ Electric Ocean Winch Parts [SM-444,

Hi Pat, not sure if it is in the files section. Simply you will find four bolts with nuts holding the gearbox up onto the base of the winch. Undo those and the gearbox/motor assembly drops off easily.

Sher, Thank you so much for all that info. I will place an order tomorrow . Thanks Again, Pat

Danny, Replacing the seal is a very good idea ,the seal is probably a bit cheaper than the motor. Is the instructions in the file section ? In for a penny,in for a pound, Pat

Pat, I am attaching a PDF with the list of Lewmar 58ST and 58EST (Electric) winch parts. The pawls and springs can be purchased individually or in the service/maintenance kit (#19700401 and #48000019,

Hi Pat, while you are on the winch job consider separating the electic motor and gearbox from the winch and replacing the lip seal between the motor and the oil filled gearbox. The seal failed on one

Hi Pat, mine were too tight for a screw diver and the impact driver but the impact wrench worked after the obligatory soaking in CRC. In my experience the impact wrench does less slot damage than the

Sher, At .63 they don't extend into the glass. I assumed that the base was just a spacer ,because the bolt pattern down below closely matches the pattern above. Also thanks for mentioning the

Hi Pat, I am pretty sure that the screws don't extend into the fiberglass, but can't confirm that since we did not remove the base plate. That said, the screws are M8x16, so length is 16 mm (.630

Bill, Unfortunately I have the slotted heads, There is a plastic sheet separating the base . I am glad you guys all wrote to me ,I was thinking that the five screws down by the motor is what held the

Danny, Your rattle gun sounds like what we call an impact wrench, I have one and could give it a try , but the slotted screw heads are slightly buggered by a previous owner ,I fear the driver would