To porter. The differing sog is often current. Your boat speed log is speed through the water. Sog is pver the ground. Regards Danny SM 299 Ocean PearlOn 30 August 2018 at 16:26 "Porter McRoberts

Thank you Eric and Bill. Will service the brake cylinder on return to Revelation later next month. Additional question: Is there a need to bleed the system? I noticed that there's a large "set

Maud has replacement pads. That's the easiest solution to worn pads. If you need them quickly, many "old-time" brake shops resurface the pads. We had ours fixed in Tangir-20Euro's. We estimated

Yes, Onan 132-0459 Raw Water Pump (Replaces 132-0358) and was the raw water pump on most of the Onans installed in SMs and 54s, including the 11kw Onan. The pump is made by Sherwood Pumps...their

Porter, If you can easily spin the prop in neutral with the shaft brake OFF, the C-drive isn't adding friction. I think that you have two remaining possibilities: The brand new transmission is

Hi Alex, if you register on this cummins website https://quickserve.cummins.com/ with the s/n of your generator, you can get pdf versions of all relevant documents to your model (parts / installation/

Porter, Yes pull the prop and run it in gear. If it gets to 3100 rpm or near then it is not the c drive. You need a three legged prop puller or some other contraption, but it is something you can do

Hi Pat, No I didn't move anything...just made up a SS plate to mount it on the pedestal so i could get my knees under the nav table.There's 43cm between the seat corner and the companion way steps at

Hi Pat, I got a seat for the nav station with a fold down back. I did post photos of it and various people showed interes. I simply modified the plate provided with the seat and bolted it to the

Bill, I had thought it was a post from Eric, Thanks for posting it again,looks like it really works well. We were just at Fawcetts Monday ,after picking up a repaired sail from North Sails. Thanks

Nick. Yes. Thank you. Re WOT out of gear: 3100rpm The transmission is fairly new: replaced in he spring. Re friction within the cdrive. With engine idling in neutral, brake open I swim under the

Pat, I had posted a solution for toilet hose cleaning on my blog. We just finished doing again, and continue to be very happy with the product and method.

Sorry Porter, Just going over the email again. You have max RPM of 2200 at WOT with the new fixed prop, right? If so that can not be correct. It should be around 2850. I doubt Amel would supply a

Paul, Not sure this will help but…. I had a similar situation on Amelia (an Amel 54). I checked it and it was salty, and only happened sailing upwind in a breeze or very very heavy rain. In other

Alan, I bought the seat, it seem to be too big for the area,making it difficult to get past, especially going aft . I noticed you have a wood base at the foot of the pedestal . Did you relocate it

Paul, Two things: If you look closely under the shower pan in the forward head, you will see places where water can go when the boat is heeling...it will get trapped there until your next rough

Thank you everyone for your thoughts re our engine woes they are quite appreciated. May I ask thoughts re expected rpm during WOT with the supplied fixed prop on the Amel 54? Has anyone with the

Hello! we find water under the floor board in the passage from main cabin to the front cabin. i.e. outside the forward head. that after being out in larger seas or going up wind. I thought it was the

Bob, I think that Duane is writing about the manual prime pump that is above the filter. Best, CW Bill Rouse Admiral, Texas Navy Commander Emeritus Amel School http://www.amelschool.com 720 Winnie

Be careful, Onan offered two different remote switches and changed the switches over time. What one boat has may not be what another has. Best, CW Bill Rouse Admiral, Texas Navy Commander