I just received a note from Jeff on his Amel 54. He left the South west coast of Puerto Rico before Maria and headed south. He encountered winds to 40 knots and seas 8-12 feet. He returned to the

Miles, Do you have a standard roller furling genoa? Was the boat formerly “Jazz”? Ric Gottschalk SN24 Bali Hai Annapolis

Thanks Miles! Will do that! Cheers, John C'est si Bon

Hi Miles, Are you still looking for crew? I found the person I need and have 3 or 4 that seem good. If you still need crew, I will ask them to contact you. Fair Winds Eric

Mike, Don't feel bad , three years ago I had mine rebuilt , and a few days ago I could not remember why . Finally , a few days later , I remembered it would get so hot it was smoking . For a while I

Hello C'est si bon, In my pre-AMEL days, I had a boat on which the swivel stuck. Some one from Hood sails told me to do this: run water through the swivel, then soak it with WD-40. Then wash again

Hello Gents, I too went through the TURBO overhaul… twice! A very smart diesel engineer told me the following to avoid the thing seizing… which it typically does during the off season when the

Thanks Mark McGovern for this valuable information. This challenge will be faced by every TMD22 owner. For those that don't know, Mark is the president of TurboXS. Best, CW Bill Rouse Admiral, Texas

Pat, I was afraid you’d ask that. I didn’t say because I couldn’t remember. As I recall I did drop it off to their shop on the way home from Rock Hall, but I don’t recall why they felt it was

Thanks much everyone. I will give these suggestions a try! Best regards from Corfu! Cheers. Joerg

Mike, Why did you opt to replace to turbo , rather than have it rebuilt? Thanks for the info , I will contact them. Pat SM#123

I was recommended to go to this place for rebuilds from a Garrett turbocharger dealer: http://gpopshop.com/services/rebuilding/ These guys apparently specialize in rebuilding turbochargers. I

Be sure to check the diameter of the hole... I forget if they are 16, or 22 mm... similar style switches are available in each size. For what it is worth, I don't think of these as an alternative

Hi Pat. We replaced our turbo in 2013. Purchased from Marine Parts Express in Maine (google it) and received great service. They seemed to know Volvo/Penta quite well. Price was $1750 plus $500

Do share the result with us Regards Danny

Thank you all for your excellent advise, will head swivel with hot fresh water first. If this not work then we will disassemble unit. Thanks again C'est si Bon

Hi Bill, we did the same and I posted about it a couple of weeks ago. I agree it works well. Danny SM 299 Ocean Pearl

Bill K That's a great price! The Vetus product is $40 and this one only $6. I'm ordering one just to see what it looks like. Duane' Wanderer, SM#477

Ron, Thanks for that very detailed explanation. Best, CW Bill Rouse Admiral, Texas Navy Commander Emeritus Amel School http://www.amelschool.com 720 Winnie St Galveston Island, TX 77550 +1(832)

John, I recently rebuilt the swivel on Mango #62. The bearings are steel, not the modern Delrin type. Good news is that I was able to purchase the bearings and seals at a local bearing shop. I had