I also forgot to ask if you have the yanmar engine? Fair Winds Eric

Eric - thanks for getting a list together. Jessica and I are looking forward to meeting the others when we head down to Le Marin. We will be there 12/15 - 22, 1/9 - 15, and 2/23 - 3/4. We’ll be

Tom, The correct adjustment is where you ended up. The last few millimeters of lift certainly should be by hand, squeezing the wires together. This makes sure the pin is actually taking the load of

Paul, On mine (which is older and might be a bit different...) the primary adjustment is where the cable attaches to the top of the motor. If you loosen the jam nut, and pull the pin that hold the

Bill, I am also adding a block of some plastic like nylon or something more shock resistant to the area above the locking board. In this way when I pull up the companionway it will be in the exact

Bill, I actually like the metal ones better. However I did not know of them at the time. Fair Winds Eric Kimberlite Amel Super Maramu #376

Tom, Thank you for your response. I have been using the cable grab method to insert the pin, but what is the procedure to adjust the lift mechanism? All the best, Paul Stascavage SM #466 - s/v

The files on the homemade cam were posted by Bill Rouse. They are a great design and I am sure work well, and certainly look great. As a full time liveaboard, the option of machining teak really

Hi All, I will be in Martinique the evening of January 18 for a while, Looks like the following boats will be there around that time, Some owners will be on board and others will be away. In any

Hi Bill, About 10 or 12 years another Amel owner made them out of teak and posted dimensions and measurements in the photos sections. I have had them since I saw them. Fair Winds Eric Kimberlite

oops, that is SM 299, not 200 Danny

Hi Tom, On the SN there is a fixed retaining post for the locking pin. You insert the locking pin fully through the shaft hole, then rotate it so the bent end goes behind the retaining post,

Hi Thomas, I agree with your approach. Danny SM 200 Ocean Pearl

Hey Paul- it seems like almost a two part problem......first, you want to get the pin in to create the seal. This can be done by just pulling the lift wire, lifting the thruster the remaining few

We recently serviced our bow thruster and now the unit now longer comes up high enough to insert the pin easily. There are (what appear to be) three adjustment pots. Two are located above the

VARIPROP--This is follow-up on the model, size and pricing information that I received back from the German company S.P.W. GmbH . The size used on our Redline SM was a DF-112, ø 22" x 16" pitch

Hi Duane, I got a rebuild kit along with a spare pump from Amel in Le Marin last winter. John SV Annie. SM 37 Key West Florida

Hi all, I will be sailing Brava from Antigua to Le Marin, Martinique in early January, arriving approximately January 15th, to get some work done for a few weeks. Will leave February 10th to go south

I would be very interested in peoples experience in replacing the AMFA Marina bilge pump in terms of fit-up. I plan to buy a spare and have it ready for the day the AMFA fails. Some prior posts seem