It is a FRIGOBOAT unit made by parent company VECO in Italy. Search the web for a local source as they are well represented world wide. I sold that boat to John and Vicky when it was new and glad it

Hi all, I got a bit carried away de-icing one of my chest freezers and stupidly punctured the white box shaped cooling element sending freeon into my face. Ive had no luck finding a replacement so

Ian 'Ocean Hobo' SN96, Yes, absolutely. Bill BeBe 387

I had a bad leak in my lazarette (Santorin). Thought it was the plug so swapped it for the plug in the Liferaft locker which is identical. Then located actual leak! Solved by tightening the bolts

Elm We had a tour of the Amel factory in La Rochelle last year and saw the hulls being constructed on the 55. They told me it is the same way that my Santorin was built. Confirm the deck to hull

Take a look to the starboard side of the autopilot computer above the sink. On Kimberlite there are 2 white electrical boxes. One turns on the Red LED floor lighting and the other turns on my masthead

If there is copper pipe in the galley and pipe going through the bulkhead at the head I assume the entire run is copper pipe. Fair Winds Eric Kimberlite Amel Super Maramu #376

I believe it is the same thread as in the anchor locker. In the anchor I used a regular plumbing NPT plug. Fair Winds Eric Kimberlite Amel Super Maramu #376

Kent, I never heard anything until the motor on the starboard winch motor was broken open and the armature came out of the motor. It woke me up. The ¼ inch studs that hold the motor together were

Hi all, Brava (SM2K #400) appears to have come equipped with floor-level lighting in each of the cabins. I am not sure this was a standard feature, or an 'extra'. I presume it is red lighting to

Thanks Derick That's clear then that they did not change from a screw in system throughout the SM range. Cheers Colin - SM#332 -- Colin Streeter 0411 016 445

I have pumped the water from any compartment where it was found, only on the port side. My freezer in aft of the salon table and the AC unit is forward. If the bulkhead, aft of the forward shower,

Colin, By the time SM2K #400 was built, the plug in the lazarette was still a screw-in, I find it very difficult to unscrew, or screw in. I have intended to look for a replacement plug, because the

Hi Elm, I own a SuperMaramu, but my understanding is that all Amels are solid fiberglass hulls, monocoque construction with deck glassed to hull. Cabin tops are balsa core but with some added

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Sounds like a disaster about to happen! I don't guess you could hear a thump when the motor was engaged? I'll check mine in the morning and report if I see any problems. Kent SM243 Kristy Waiting

Eric et al. I use OpenCPN for my computer-based navigation as a redundant system to my Raymarine GPS and chartplotter(s). I have found that OpenCPN (free software) will allow me to download free GRIB

Eric, it is actually a routing...its done via Predict Wind Offshore...they gave me a free trial of it for a week. You create a request file (selecting what you want GRIB, GMDSS Forecast, routing etc)