Duane, The threaded vertical bolt is intact and I put a couple nuts on it as a hack so I can lift it with my fingers and turn it. It appears to have a normal spring action when I do that, and if I

Paul, Are you missing the stainless part that you lifted and turned only? This part (your "furler release knob" aka KNOB) is connected to a pin, the pin has male threads that thread into the KNOBS

Paul. Good question. It might end up there. However I do know an expected cause of water there. Check the drip pan from the midship Air conditioner. It drains to a ball valve that can get clogged. The

Hello Amelians, The furler release knob (my name for the thingey that you pull up on and rotate 1/4 turn to disengage the genoa furler motor) has mysteriously disappeared from my boat here in Le

Great. You can PM me at plcbluebird at geemail. Cheers, Paul

Yes Steve. I could use that contact info. Thanks! Ian & Margaret S/V Loca Lola II SM153 Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA

Hi Ian, The distributor for Bonfiglilio is in Fort Lauderdale. I purchased 2 of them about 6 months ago shipped to Hawaii for a little over $250/ea. Let me know if you need help finding that source,

Attached is a photo of the twisted yellow/green wires that need to be removed so that your SSB ground plate is no longer connected to Amel Bonding. This is from your manual: "The AMEL 54 has got 2

Dean I am quoting Joel Potter. Please see message 14260. Joel F Potter Message 3 of 10, Sep 2, 2013 View Source The Amel philosophy regarding using a whip instead of a insulted backstay is many fold.

Thx Robin. Will definitely do that. Ian & Margaret S/V Loca Lola II SM153 Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA

Hi all, With the Amel 54, if fresh water leaks from one of the pipes in the forward head below the washing machine, i.e. one of the pipes that supplies the washing machine or the head, where does it

Hi Jeroen, I am planning to install a SSB system on my Amel 54, using the M801E. I have not yet commenced installation, and I am now away from the boat until April. Sorry I’m unable to offer any

Hi Daniel, I am also planning an SSB installation on an Amel 54. I too have the M801E. I’m particularly interested in your comment about Amel’s views of Whip Antenna vs Backstay Antenna. Is this

you can get the original Bonfiglioli gears for about 86 Euros from Sotek - sales@... - talk to Daria, she speaks english - you will have to ask for BONTVF44A100P63B1 4B3 RIDUTTORE VF 44 A-100 P63

Ian I presume you have dropped the motor/gearbox unit and checked that the furler operates with the winch handle? If you have also checked that the motor runs when disconnected from the gearbox, then

Here are some answers to get you started. I will give you more complete answers tomorrow as I am traveling today. I'll also send you directly a few photos tomorrow. need to disconnect the ground

Ian, Have you tried running the motor disconnected from the gearbox to be sure that the problem is not something jammed on the mechanical end? If the brushes are good, AND the armature is free to

Hello Last year I installed an Icom M801E on my Santorin. The M801 is a great device and a true marine (M = Marine) transceiver class E (E = class E). Benefits: long range voice and data

Hi Danny, Actually it's a little different than your engine alternator. That does indeed have a direct 12v excitation wire that energizes when you turn the key on. On the Onan (or other gensets), the

Hi Heinz, It is the same way as your engine mounted alternators have to be excited. Properly wired it happens when you turn the start key on. I guess it should work the same with the gen set. With