Hey there, are you wintering ON the boat, or just a place to keep her in the water? We spent two excellent winters in Mandraki port, the tiny venetian harbor under the big castle, for pennies. As in

Hello all, Can anyone comment on whether the D Marin in Corfu is a recommended place to winter a boat? Would anyone also have recommended contacts there? Are there any recommended alternatives in

I had this once and it was seals in the turbo. It was a near new just still in warranty Volvo D 2 75 with only a few hours on it. After vigorous pushing from me Volvo replaced the turbo. Kind

Dear Martijn , Just a recent experience. We sold our Amel Kirk last winter for the price we paid 15(!) years ago. This was above our asking price. We bought an Amel Sharki and paid the asking

Hi Ruedi, After reading your email I had a quick look at the workshop manual for my D3 110A. I also had a look around the internet. I just thought that before you go and get an engineer you could do

Hi Nick, Thank you for your advice. I will certainly do an Oil- and Filter change and clean the top cover. What is the PCV Valve? Is this a specific part of the Oil-Filter top? Ruedi Von:

Ruedi, another quick thought. Take off the oil filter top and inspect it closely, maybe it is clogged. Could be you just need to give it a thorough clean, maybe in some solvent. Or blast it with

Hi Ruedi, I am not a qualified Volvo mechanic either, but you must be getting some blow back. This could be caused by dirty engine oil clogging the oil lines or filter and/or a leaking Pressure

OK, remember there were 2 different brands of outhaul gearboxes installed on a SM. First, you need to determine the brand. Bill CW Bill Rouse Amel Owners Yacht School +1 832-380-4970 |

Ruedi, Like many issues, this can have multiple causes. The most serious cause is worn piston rings causing ignition blow-by. Other causes can be the timing is not correct because of a worn timing

Just want to say thanks for the level of detail you have gone into here and on the other thread. Very helpful for a future prospective buyer. Regards, Rodney Aylmore (3-4 years away from Amel

Hello Steve I got mine from Maude in Amel La Rochelle ! not at the boat so can’t tell you the price but cheaper than $700 ! -- Nicolas Klene DarNico SM2K # 471 In Marseille

From a potential buyers perspective I agree with most of the above. A well known broker told me last year he had a waiting list of buyers for SMs. I have seen no SNs for sale in Europe or North

Hi Ruedi It could an Icom SP 37 external speaker. In any case this Icom hailer should do the job. Philippe

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Dear Amelia’s I’m not a Diesel-Engine Mechanic or Engineer and therefore excuse my unqualified question. I have discovered Oil dropping out of the Air-Filter on my Volvo D3-110 iC and I’m not

Dear Amelia’s On my A54 the Hailer - Horn gave up and I like to replace. The Horn was installed by AMEL originally and is connected to the Raymarine Ray240E VHV. I was not able to find any Brand

Many thanks for your encouraging comments and feedback. As stated, I certainly didn’t invent anything, just followed a process that was already described in several posts by lots of people

With regard to Amel yachts; In my view it is a sellers market. There are a number of factors at play; 1. Not least the rising cost of manufacturing. The cost of resin is rising in line with oil

Hi, Thanks for all the replies. We’re actually going to be in Houston on a business related trip, the boat is in Grenada where we’re headed after Houston. I was just hoping that I may find these