I'm talking about the really big diameter short hose that covers the vertical area of the C-drive and abuts the bottom of the interior of the hull. We loosened the hose clamps to adjust the height of

Excellent !!!! Any pictures? Sincerely, Alexandre SM2K #289 NIKIMAT Great Harbour Cay, Berry Island (Bahamas) --------------------------------------------

I have just completed this job quite successfully while up on the hard at Bundaberg. I figured the old mounts were the original ones and so relied on the original adjustments made when installed were

Hi Eric. No there is space around it.it is by no means perfect. The compressor is good There is ice on the sides within 20 minutes of turning it on but I could improve it a lot by filling the space

Danny, Is it as big as the old dish washer? Fair Winds Eric Kimberlite Amel Super Maramu #376

Olivier, I have new motor mounts and coupling and plan to do this job soon. I would be very interested to read the steps you suggest for alignment. If you have the steps to replace the mounts and

Hi again, Rick, Of course it failed as you were trying to get in the slip...seems like that's always when something bre!aks down. Good job on getting in without it I've been pondering the

Hi Rick and welcome to the group. We are currently at Cobbs boatyard and Marina at Little Creek in Norfolk having our C-Drive coupling repaired. They have serviced Amels before, and while not experts,

Good morning Rick, Sorry to read about your bow thruster issue… So just to understand: you had a first failure, then it worked, then it failed again? Sounds like an electrical issue to me. On

Hi Rick. Congratulations and welcome to the "family"! If you had lost the prop, it would still run. Have you checked all electrical connections? When I have an electrical component that stops

Rick I cannot answer your question regarding a mechanic. In my experience there are two possible reasons for the bow thruster motor not functioning 1) One of you hall effect sensors

Hi Eric. I don't think I have posted photos and sorry I don't have the maker We are travelling in England sans boat at the moment so I can't look. It's not a pretty unit but it does the job. The

I've been lurking in the background since I joined the Amel owners forum two months ago. I have learned a lot from you though it is like drinking from a firehose. "Zazen" has been re-christened

Sounds great. I understand what it takes to get to know a "new" boat, trust me. If you go to the Caribbean next fall, I will be joining you, as I too will be doing the 1500 again. I plan then to do

The Amel manual tells us to remove the steering cables from the rudder stock before installing the emergency tiller......that takes a bit of time, I know, I've done it. One extra small bolt in the top

Hello James: We really do like the boat, though we have only had the one trip from Ft. Lauderdale to Wilminton. Since then we continue to get acquainted while catchng up on a couple of items hangng

Hi Eric, Thanks for the link. Very best wishes Mike & Peta SM461 Solitude On Sunday, September 13, 2015 3:54 PM, "sailormon kimberlite@... [amelyachtowners]" wrote:

I was going to say exactly the same thing, Jean Boucharlat! Bill BeBe 387 On the way to Cartagena, Spain On Sun, Sep 13, 2015 at 6:40 PM, 'Jean Boucharlat' jean.boucharlat@... [amelyachtowners]

Hi again Todd. To change the engine mounts under the angle irons, you will have to unfasten the CDrive from the beds. I suspect when you get the new mounts in place the CDrive will bolt right to it.

Henri Amel did not do it that way in the first place probably (insist on “probably”) because it would make it more difficult to rig the emergency rudder gear when needed. And when it is needed,