Bill, Glad it worked, You might also invest in the purple cobalt drills from McMaster Carr they are made especially for drilling stainless. They are not inexpensive but I keep them on board when all

After hurricane Mathew we noticed that the companionway door slot had a substantial amount of water in it. I poked around with a wire and was unable to find a drain hole. Can someone tell me where

Eric, Another success for your dam technique! Thanks for the suggestion. I had a 5mm machine screw that I had almost given up on getting out in one piece. Not only was it a stainless screw corroded

Hi Bob, I have not heard that. I have never had a failure in nearly 8 years. I tighten them to the normal tension for a bolt that size. I am sure, given the loads on this coupling, too loose would

This is a "heads-up" to SM2k owners. BeBe #387 had the condensation drain clog up for the Salon AC. I did not notice it until about 10 gallons of water was found in the area under the aft settee

I have heard that the 4 bolts that essentially clamp the Vetus flexible coupling together--between the flange coming out of the transmission and the flange on the shaft of the C drive--should not be

Thanks for sharing what looks to be a great improvement to the system on our older Amels. I'll add this one to my project list. Steve Davis Aloha SM72 Cariacou, Grenada

Hi Pat, I have wondered about that as a solution too. They are much lower cost. I wonder if they could handle the bits and pieces. If there was an electric version of the manual pump that would be my

Hello all, This is a follow up to an older thread about the peculiarities of the windlass power switch on older Super Maramus—or at least on our boat. Here is a link to the final resolution I

Bill, Thanks for your input, and see your point about fouling a submersible . I was thinking that as well and was only wondered out loud if anyone had tried it with success. We stopped by your boat

Hello Pat, Our “bilge” pump was replaced 2 years ago by a Vetus 14024B. Works very well for the last 18 months. We also bought many “duck bill” valves to keep the water head sealed. GL with

Pat, Using a submersible for routine service in the Amel bilge would NOT be a good idea. What we call our “bilge" really is not a bilge in the traditional sense of the word. It is actually a grey

Good morning Bill, First thanks for looking out for me !!! I am probably not explaining myself correctly… I have 2 shore powers. If the marina has 250 Volt then I use my regular shore

Danny , Yes my manual pump works great. My foot valve does not leak, at least while I am watching ,over a long time it may.I do not have the original pump , I have a Jabsco , which looks inferior to

Alex, I am not an electrician, and do not want to be your electrician via email. The reason is that you may rely on something that I say and I might be wrong. But, I will make these comments as long

Concerning removing studs I just read an instructive article in the latest PBO November 2016 pages 84-85. If someone is interested and not having access pls send me an email inusbusch (at) yahoo (dot)

Does anyone out there know about the electric dinghy inflator for the Amel 54? I have a circuit breaker labeled as such above the battery area and I think a plug in the lazarette. I do not have the

I like the idea! Adding duck seal on my list of things to find! Alexandre --------------------------------------------

Hello Trevor: Just reading about your location. We had a Super Maramu for glorious 5 years and have just moved to Dubai, maybe we can grab a coffee sometime. Contact me at Veit - at - iCloud dot com

I have had great success over the years removing stuck and broken bolts in this manner: I use a clay like substance called here in the USA Duct Seal. I build up a small dam around the offending