Libby's Starboard Genoa sheet winch stopped working between Galapagos and the Marquesas some while back. I have just got down to trouble shooting and diagnosed a bad circuit board in the control

We were out today in a glorious breeze and I unfurled my new headsail. I noticed that the luff tape on the head sail; did not go below the groove for installing the sail in the foil. I thought

Hi Tom: We have the same switch - basically cuts power to engine and I was explained avoids theft... Cheers Veit SM 215 - Atman

Thanks as always Bill. Will try it. One other item I thought I would share: That same day, the Volvo engine refused to start; not a peep, no gauges activated, dead, dead, dead. Discovered there was no

Place the rod in one of the holes then pump back and forth...you will see that there is a ratchet action built into the windlass. Bill Rouse BeBe Amel 53 #387 Sent from my tablet +34 600 659 769 Spain

Having dropped 120 feet of chain, my windlass died. It appears to be the electric motor, hopefully just a new set of brushes. Fortunately, I had enough muscle power assistance on board to raise the

Does anyone have a source for a user's manual printed in English? The web is full of sites offering translations for 37 Euros, but no links that I have found for a download from Carrefour. Many

Good morning to all I uploaded the original Amel specification for the Perkins 4154, fixed prop (20 inch diameter and 16 pitch) and the HBW 250 Hurth Transmission as well and the service manuals in a

Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the amelyachtowners group. File : /MARAMU 1981 HURTH 220 or 250

Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the amelyachtowners group. File : /MARAMU 1981 HURTH 220 or 250

Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the amelyachtowners group. File : /MARAMU 1981 HURTH 220 or 250

Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the amelyachtowners group. File : /datos motor PERKINS 4154 ORIGINAL MARAMU

Hi Dennis I have owned Aphrodite for 15 years don't know much of her history. Two months ago the gearbox died I had a new one shipped to Fiji. I put the same one in a HBW 250-3R 2.71 ratio. Hope it

Many thanks Dennis that is great info ....confirming what our research seemed to be telling us Fair Winds John Orion1

Hi Mark: Thank you, very helpful. Cheers, Veit ATMAN SM 215 Sent from my vm iPad

Hi, Can anyone help me getting maintenance plan for AMEL54 or AMEL 53? Does AMEL itself provide a guide what to maintain inwhich time cycles? If not, I’m sure there is a lot of experience outthere

No need to respond everybody - I've found it ! FYI, if you google Xantrex Battery Monitor 975 - 0111- 01 -01 the manual pops up on the Xantrex web site. Tony R.

Dave, Tom, and John: I also have the 4-154. Before we left in 2011 I did extensive research on the gearbox, finding that ZF had acquired Hurth and the Hurth HBW 220 (which is what we also have) is

My Maramu with a Perkins M60 had a 2.7:1 ratio. Same as the now ZF25M. Now have a Yanmar 75hp coupled with a ZF30m 2.7:1. John Popeye Maramu #91

Veit, The total bill was $2,780.00. They did the polishing (top sides), scraping, sanding and painting. I’m sure the price will vary with paint choices. We painted with Interlux Ultra. We did