Hi to all. I have my Amel 54 #160 2010,for a year now. I follow the forum every day,trying to learn from this great place of knowledge . I still have a long way to go but I enjoy the process. Thanks

I was able to find the key blank at the Home Depot in Saint Thomas. Derick Gates SM2K#400 Currently on the hard in Antigua

Hi Olivier and thank you for the response. Hope you are doing well and having a great summer. Respectfully; Mohammad and Aty AMEL 54 099 B&B Kokomo

Has anyone a clever idea about how to tweak the leech line tension while underway? On the battenless roller furling sail the adjustment of the tension in the leech line seems much more of an issue

It’s not hard to find… google is your friend… https://www.google.com/search?q=y2+key+blank&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8

Alan, I have ordered the blank from Amel, and have also found the blank in Colombia. Fair Winds Eric Kimberlite Amel Super Maramu #376

And one more additional clue that might help somebody track down the key… The lock is the same one used by at least some recent models of Beneteau sailboats so that might be another source.

In case anyone is interested we just uploaded a picture of the Reverso Fuel Polishing system plus one showing where we eventually placed it on the aft wall in the engine room. Note this pic was pre

Thanks Mark Glad to hear it works so well and I will certainly follow your great idea about including a T piece for re-fuelling from jerry cans. What a brillinant idea as I am currently on the look

I installed this Reverso fuel polisher on Sabbatical III ten years ago and it was one of the best additions that I could have made. I put a tee on the inlet hose to the Reverso and attached about 3

Regarding the original question on installing a fuel polishing system we purchased a Reverso fuel polishing system in Fort Lauderdale and will be fitting it soon. We placed it on the rear engine wall

Hello Mohammad, The own engine fuel filter of your VOLVO D3 is originally a 2 micron. The cartridges in your RACOR dual pre-filters are originally 10 micron. Keep on with these kinds. The VOLVO D3

Funny! We tried a couple places in Fort Lauderdale without success, but in Austin, Texas we found a place who made them without a problem. It was a safe specialty store, and the guy took one glance

Good morning Ian, Totally understand! No problem, just curious so was Paul! Enjoy the definitely cooler London! May be even the Formula 1 Grand Prix this weekend! Sincerely,

Alan I got the same response from one of the top locksmith's in Brisbane but in hawking it around I found a few of the smaller key cutters / shoe repairer types in the mall's had no problem in making

Good morning Alan, When I was in Texas I tried without success to make a new key. Therefore in Fort Lauderdale, I found a locksmith that was able and made several. I wish I had purchased additional

I got one done at Ace Hardware from a stock blank. They fellow had to cut away some of the boss on the inside edge to make it work but it dies; I just have to be a smidge careful not to insert it too

I'll add a things that I am sure everyone does. If at all possible, use a busy fuel dock. The busier, the better. When using a busy fuel dock, filter the first 20-40 liters...if all is clear with no

Alan, It is an ordinary French key blank. If I were in the French Islands I could easily get some for you. Bill BeBe 387 Trinidad

Hello both of you, FWIW, when planning the improvements needed for trouble free RTW, I considered options including nuclear purification:-) Eventually I avoided the over engineered system by choosing