as you might have read I lost my bowthruster propeller unit into the sea. A very nice Greek fisherman retrieved it. You mentioned that one could fabricate all parts in steel. What about the

Hi Jean-luc, as I wrote recently I lost my bow thruster propeller unit alltogether into the sea (except the motor) while ankering in a Greek bay. I have written twice to Amel asking them whether they

J'luc, Be careful what you wish for. You are upset now, but will likely change your tune when you change to that prestigious brand made in multiple yards without sufficient forethought in the

Hello JeanLuc, Sorry to read about your problems which are most unusual, no one has ever reported any such breakages during the past nine years that this site has been running so I suspect that there

Hi all, I agree with you if you rapidly change the direction you can loss your propeller, so I couldn't measured the current in this case. So to limit as possible the start current and toque at

Hi all checking current draw a motor start will ALWAYS show a high draw without put much power output due to having to start rotation. When the thrusters is loaded (pushing water) what is the load?

You can make all the parts in a local machine shop. You can manufacture them by high tensil metal without a problem and they are going to function much better than the original parts. You should leave

YES, The torque at starting is to height and perhaps the nominal torque, All the pieces that brake (see photos) brook under normal condition. Actually I am studying adding a soft start (for next

Jean-luc. Do I understand correctly that all the parts listed in your email broke while using your bow thruster? Did it happen at one time? Fair Winds Eric Amel Super Maramu #376 Kimberlite ?

I broke without making a wrong action : - All nylon screw of the propeller, - The motor shaft - The internal parts so I recently measured the current in the bowthuster: 950A! at starting. You can see

I broke without making a wrong action : - All nylon screw of the propeller, - The motor shaft - The internal parts so I recently measured the current in the bowthuster: 950A! at starting. You can see

I had a problem with the wood trim on the top inboard edge of the fuel tank coming loose. After reattaching the trim with 4200 adhesive I fashioned 2 braces of stainless to prevent the trim from ever

Diane and Pat, Thank you very much for you kind words about my AMEL 54 "Bozo Cinq". The true value and quality of a boat is the condition it is in after 5 years out in the environment. I will tell

Gary, Pat and I are in Annapolis for the Sailboat Show. We boarded lots of boats at the show today, the Oyster, Passport, Hylas etc and then I said let's go see the 54 Amel which was a 2 second walk

That is a great suggestion, Thanks Jose Ipanema SM278

Bill, The colors are the new Amel standard they do not make any custom coloring as you know. Regards Dimitris From:

I followed previous advice. one answer was a Reanult car paint number and the other,which I used,was to take the plastic cover near the base of the mast to an auto paint supplier and they will make up

Thanks Pat...I will await your response...please check my thoughts below: Thanks Serge and Dimitris...and Dimitris, of course I remember you in Soros. I wanted to ask you if the boot stripe and rub

Jose, Thanks Fair Winds Eric Amel Super Maramu #376 Kimberlite _____ From: amelyachtowners@... [mailto:amelyachtowners@...] On Behalf Of Jose Sent: Thursday,

In preparation for our Atlantic Crossing next spring, I will be taking down the masts for inspection and PM. I have a couple of question: 1) what do you do with the radar and other long cables? 2)