Hi everyone, So we traced the leak back to the bow thruster. Not sure yet what is wong with it. Chances are some carbon dust from the brushes creates the negative-grounding connection. We built

Ian, Will the engine run at 2800 rpm unloaded (in netural)? If NOT, the answer is not fuel starvation (because that would take very little fuel) but a possible problem with the injection pump or speed

Get 12 buds. And your uncle. Then make sure you have the “paid professional” on back up. I don’t have a SM but 2800 seems in the ball park. Yes? See you in Bonaire!! Porter McRoberts Ibis

Changing injectors isn't tough, just be as fanatically clean about it as you can. It's only a little bit harder than changing spark plugs, and mostly because you will need to bleed the fuel lines

Yes! Do check the transmission cooler. It's cheap and easy. But the quickly oiling of the airfilter makes me wonder if you might have more than normal combustion gas blowing past the rings into

I have no trouble with that on my boat. It's the same with the main sail halyard. It needs a spliced loop on the down side to hook on the locking car. The only place it tends to hang up a little

Porter. (and Bill) forgive me if I am jumping in at the wrong point. Porter the transformer is for regulating shore power onto the boat. It gives one the option to use different voltage inputs on

Porter, We haven't pulled the trigger on the transformer yet, as long as we are not connected to shore power, it isn't really a priority. I am a little confused by your question however, this is not

I see Permatex makes a clear RTV silicone, I think I'll go with that one. I like the idea of it being easily removable. If it fails, it will be an easy job to replace. I'm not concerned about the

Hi Ian, sorry I am a little late in responding. We have been underway and with patchy internet. We have the fixed prop(autoprop as a spare, set up preferred by previous owner which I have not

Hi Ian, Do you have an AutoProp? My understanding is that they are ver persnickety about growth. I'd take PenAzen out for another trial and if all is OK, I'd probably opt for "if it ain't broke,

Thank you Jeff. Will have the transmission cooler tested. Regards, Peregrinus SM2K N. 350 (2002) Hyères

Hi, I had a similar problem on my Amel 54 with Volvo 110hp turbo. Thought it was the turbo but it turned out to be the sensor which measures turbo boost pressure. It is located on starboard side on

Hi, I suggest you get an injector puller. Not sure on your set up but if the injectors do not thread in but are clamped in then the puller is a rod of steel with a nut welded to one end that threads

Hi All, I thought this subject had been reviewed so many times that there was nothing else to know. However..... Last year our 78hp Volvo was partially rebuilt by the Volvo agent in Hyeres. Not a

All, I did some research on using Mineral Spirits and Paint thinner on Plexiglass to see if my past experience in working with these materials seemed to be accurate. I found that there seems to

All- last week Alban (Amel Martinique) made me this halliard which I installed. It's 50 meters and I'm happy to send photos of both ends of the halliard if anyone cares to see

Hello Amelians- Would love to get advice, so please indulge me. Situation: I'm in Martinique, three weeks from heading to Bonaire for hurricane season.........then Aruba, Columbia, Panama, and through

We had the same. Comes and goes. Eventually we discovered it was dependent on another boat near us-- it would happen when the other boat docked andhooked up to shore power, then disappear when it

Hi to all. I have this fenomena too. I traced it to the forward sail locker. There is always a lot of humidity there. Last time I was on the boat I dried all the electrical parts and sprayed it with