Ian, just one question. As the stopper hole has no shoulder on it, how do you stop the plug from going too far in and disrupting the ball track? Ian SM2K 414 Crusader Cyprus

Bill, you must have a different design to my swivel. There are no circlips on SM 414. The balls I got from Amel no problem, but not the plugs. OK on the lube side. I did not intend to

Ian, The actual balls for the ball bearings are readily available. They are a standard part. Mine were all in good shape, and got reassembled or I would measure them. Measure carefully, and do not

Ian That is exactly what I did. But I went to a machine shop, left the swivel with them and they made a perfect stopper, shaped to the ball race and with the alignment ridge on the outside. Not sure

Thank you Alexandre! Do you know where I can buy the Leroy Somer Mini Bloc reduction gear boxes? Best regards, Willem Kroes SM#351 KAVANGA Van: amelyachtowners@...

Have stripped my forestay swivel I found that both my ball stopper plugs were missing. Without these plugs the plastic balls will get a hammering as they pass the insertion hole. Amel tell me that

Thanks Mark, I will cut out following these dimensions. Kind regards, Willem SM#351 KAVANGA Van: amelyachtowners@... <amelyachtowners@...> Verzonden: zondag 2 december 2018 14:47 Aan:

Thanks Mike, I will order today. Kind regards, Willem SM#351 KAVANGA Van: amelyachtowners@... <amelyachtowners@...> Verzonden: zondag 2 december 2018 17:33 Aan:

Our furler is now operational. Ultimately, the primary root cause was a seized bearing, the one closest to the motor. Other components definitely needed attention as well but were not critical. We

We are in luck... I happen to have the jib furler apart on my boat for routine maintenance. I can photograph and measure the parts of the drive pin if anyone needs them. One thing I can reassure

We have a split lead antenna, that is put outside the back stay https://gamelectronicsinc.com/product/split-lead-gammckim-ssb/ Very easy to install, we have communicated with Chris Parker all the way

Hi Dean, When I bought my 54 she also missed the OEM AMEL whip. I asked AMEL to send a new whip and they suggested to have a backstay antenna as it would be very difficult & cost prohibitive

Hi Dean, The little stand off spacers are on my list of “things to do”. No leakage problems. Nick “Amelia”

Bill R, Point 1: New England Ropes Sta-SetX polyester line has a breaking strength of 7600 lbs in the 7/16 inch size (11mm, but as close as they get to 10). Even using the most conservative industry

HI dean, I meant to say GTO15 wire and not coax. ON ONE OF MY PREVIOUS BOATS I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THAT WIRE. THE SEAWATER RAN DOWN THE WIRE INTO A LOCKER AND THEN UPHILL INTO THE TUNER. The tuner

Hi Eric, Thanks for that point. When you say coax, may I assume you mean the antenna feed cable (which shouldn’t be coax, but may look like it from outside). Do you have the 7m whip

Porter, Thanks. However, ther are two things a) I'm not using the aircon and b) I don't have a ball valve where you described it, only in the forward saloon sole compartment where there are three of

Hi Nick, Great feedback! That is exactly the configuration I have in mind if I go down the backstay path. Did you use spacers between the plastic tube holding the feed cable and the lower part of

He has the SM 2000 (newer) style release knob. Best, CW Bill Rouse Admiral, Texas Navy Commander Emeritus Amel School http://www.amelschool.com 720 Winnie St Galveston Island, TX 77550 +1(832)

Bill Kinney, Amel trained all SM owners to use this line to go up the mast and many use it today. Yes, it may not need high strength capacity, but it's construction and reliability is very important