Ben, There are two separate issues here. First is the need to reconnect the keel to the bonding system. That is an annoying job, but by no means beyond the reach of a normal human! A half-inch

The copper grounding to the keel bolt in the bilge is not very hard to replace. You will need a series of socket extension rods to reach the keel bolt. The specs for making

Hi everyone, Based on past posts, it looks like rust on the keel of an Amel is not something unheard of. My concern however is that, unlike what my surveyor told me, the grounding cable that is

Thank you James, that was helpful. However in my case, once the nuts were lose, the tube didn't turn (and could not turn as it was twisting the entire cable plastic case) it slid backwards or

Hi Bernd, You will get lots of differing opinions on this. I have a SM with no prop shaft alternator, but I have solar and a generator. Many with a prop shaft alternator LOVE its power generation

Hi, I would be interested in your opinion on the following. I have a SN with the standard fixed propmfor the shaft gen. However the ideling prop goes on my nerves when sailing. Sailinf should be quite

Bernd & others, My Opinion: Judy and I spent 3 years in Turkey and the Agean. What is written and what you hear is seldom what is enforced and often exaggerated or misstated. Turkey was a wonderful

Craig, Bar soap! Did you know you will get a lot less soap scum in the Gray Water Bilge by using gel soap? CW Bill Rouse Amel Owners Yacht School +1 832-380-4970 | brouse@... 720 Winnie, Galveston

very lucky indeed. on the subject of smoke detectors: we are considering installation of two or three Nest smoke and CO detectors (2nd generation) They seem to be linked together (by BT?) so all will

Simple, Türkiye (this is now the country’s official name) is of my list. I certainly do not change my boat for big bucks for a country ran by moron Erdogan. It’s a pitty but adios Türkiye,

Bill, That pesky "drip tray" is the only really serious design flaw on our Amel - when it rains my bar of soap gets soft! Cheers, Craig Briggs - s/v Sangaris / SN68 Tropic Isle Harbor, FL

As Bill R suggests, this is certainly NOT Amel original, neither the wind instrument nor the wiring. When you see wiring done like that it should alert you to inspect anything else a previous owner

Chris, The answer to your question is known only to the previous owner and whoever installed this. This installation was done by someone with little or no understanding about your Amel and certainly

Seems very odd. I’ve only ever inherited Raymarine instruments and their power comes from a red and ground wire direct from the display unit. The second point is I’ve never had water in that drip

I’m not in the Med, but If I were I would buy a large plastic water container, temporarily replace the outlet pipe on the bilge pump into the container to empty where you can. Means being frugal

Dear Ameliens, An important request to all those who are currently and already this year cruising in Turkey between Bodrum and Kas. Especially in the Aegean, Göcek, Marmaris, (Gulf of) Fethiye with

Just to let you know, Amel designed the original solenoid tandem to wire in paralale maybe more redundancy or less load. However one 2 way solenoid with 4 heads + 2xswitch can do tge same. Now next

Hi, Please see attached word document. This one seems really odd to me. Maybe, this is the way it's done! Hopefully, someone can explain what is going on and point me towards a solution. Regards,

Many thanks to Matt for the H2O2 suggestion and to Bill for the detailed answers and sharing your vast experience to us all. The trapseal is actually just 4 PVC plumbing elbows, as in a post by

All pumps with sufficient output are working as a replacement. I have changed mine as well. The only problem is that the sea water smells in the beginning like rotten egg as it stays in the hose till