Kent, I am so sorry to hear that you might not be sailing again. If you are unable to keep your boat you can always go for a ride with us on a passage. Fair Winds Eric Kimberlite Amel Super

Hi Eric, Sorry, but I'm in NC and the boat is in Panama. I had to come home earlier than planned to deal with a family crisis. Not sure when or even if I'll get to continue my sailing

Hi Bill, I tried the spedi-sleeves they also showed wear after a year. I am still thinking about cutting down the wearing out beraings. Fair Winds Eric Kimberlite Amel Super Maramu #376

Eric, SKF (the bearing and seal company) makes something they call a “spedi-sleeve” that is designed to refurbish scored shafts in just this way. The wide sealing surface on the Amel wearing out

I cannot seem to find the mention of the part number of the Vetus coupling complete for the Yanmar 4jh3 engine. Also the Vetus part number for the inserts in the coupling. Fair

I would like to relate what happened to Kimberlite a few years at a dock in New York. I was away from Kimberlite and my neighbor called me and said he saw Kimberlite struck by lightning. The

I was just looking at the pile of wearing out bearings that I have for the prop shaft. It seems that the grooves in them are less than .3 mm deep. I change it every year. What about the idea of

Hi Kent, May I buy-rent the aluminum disk that you made to install your yanmar in place of the vetus coupling. We will be both in the USA at Christmas. Fair Winds Eric Kimberlite Amel Super Maramu

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Hi all, Leanne & I on SV PERIGEE (formerly Moonshot) are planning to be in that area at that time. If so, then we would certainly wish to take advantage of the opportunity, and would ask Olivier to

I'd try compounding and waxing first. If the surrounding paint is sunbleached, you could repaint or wait for Mother Nature to do it for you. Kent Kent Robertson S/V Kristy karkauai@... Panama cell:

I am interested !!! I should be in St Martin for March, I will know next month. I don’t think 1 or 2 day will be enough for me, as I would like everything to be checked. If Olivier doesn't have

I plan on having Olivier come to St Maarten sometime in March to supervise the installation of my new standing rigging from ACMO, I believe my friend Jeff might also come to St Maarten to have his

Hello Stephen, the purpose of the small swages on the mizzen mast top shrouds is indeed to support stainless steel tubes for a full cockpit awning. They were installed as a standard on the SM 2000

Olivier beautè in La Rochelle is very professional and he know Amel very well. Ask him Inviato da iPhone

If you ever need to fish a line down inside a mast, try a short length of bicycle chain as a weight. Thin, and flexible, it is much less likely to get stuck on the way down than most other

Hi John, Yes, we just did ours. Disconnect the old wire below. Then open the access plate at the base of the mast and fish out the wire. Now, SECURELY attach a messenger line to the end of the cable.

Hi everybody, I have removed some lettering from the mizzen boom and the white paint underneath the stickers is shinier. Does anyone know a safe way to even out the aspect? Thanks Thomas SAM

It’s difficult to say without knowing which Amel you own. We replaced the cable on our SM with no difficulty, just tying the old cable to the new and pulling it through the separate compartment in

Definitely recommend Olivier. Sincerely, Alexandre SM2K #289 NIKIMAT Harbor View Marina, Tortola, BVI --------------------------------------------