Kent, Look at the top of the ground strap on your SM. You will see the attachment of all of the yellow/green wires from each of the items that are "bonded." One of those wires runs back to the stern

Thanks Craig. But I doubt remains about this bonding is connected to the keel. Or as the keel is connected to the zincs. Because I cannot see any eart attachment point near the bilge. I would expect

Hi Stefano, We regularly do the service for trasmission and bague d'usure every two years. The task is done by our engine mechanic who learned the tricks seven years ago when we bought our baby. We

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Rossienio, On my Santorin #68 (1992), and likely most, if not all, Santorins, and I suspect on SM's too, there is a very heavy gauge green/yellow grounding wire connected to the rudder post assembly.

Hi sailors, Just out of curiosity, does the bonding strap in the bilge attach to the rudder zincs? I can see it bonding to the keel, but how does it (if it does) go from there to the rudder? If not,

I recently discovered a leak on the output of my freshwater distribution manifold. There are two. This one is located on the engine room forward bulk head. The other is on the rear bulkhead behind the

Stefano, If you were in di Ragusa, Sicily, I would supervise you doing the work. I would show you how to do it, instruct you, supervise as you do it, but not get my hands dirty...that way, you will

Try KarinTeam... they are good and located in South of France JPG

Thanks , for the time I'm still trying to find some One closer. I'll keep in mind for heavier duty. Il giorno 30/set/2014, alle ore 17:34, "Germain Jean-Pierre jgermain@... [amelyachtowners]"

Alexandre, To echo Joel’s comments (not that anything he says need validation), we used Steve as a care taker for Cream Puff when first purchased for about 6 months. He is super nice and

Hello Steve, I checked most Amel authorised service yards in the Med for the extensive refit on Eleuthera and took my boat to Goček, Turkey (EMEK Marine)(name is Riza Cagdas) in late August. The

Good afternoon, I do have same request but further EST, I'm based near La Spezia Italy, I did already bow thruster and engine (oil and fuel filter). It's time for the transmission but I'm not ready to

Hi Alexandre and the most knowledgeable guy in Florida is Steve Leeds of Circumnavigators Yacht Services. Steve owns an Amel, has sailed around the world in it with his wife and son, and worked for

Good morning, Does any one has recommendation for very experienced person or shipyard with the Amel Transmission on the SM2K in Fort Lauderdale? I just need it to be serviced (changing the bague

Goog day to all . It seems to me that the bonding is s very important thing for the survival of our boats. How could you to do to get an official response of the yard AMEL on this? There is an

I have only seen a grounding copper in the stern lazarette on my 1990 Santorin SN24 and that is primarily for the SSB. Ric Bali Hai Stuck in Annapolis

Currently I am at work and have no photo with me. But i can say that the rust was in the front of the keel and in the back where you have highlighted. In the front there where more signs of galvanic

Herbert I am back on the boat tomorrow in Tenerife. I will check my bilge again. I can't recall seeing an earth attachment point anywhere near the bilge as there is in the lazarette. I would expect to

Hi, I just did in June. Must sandblast whole the keel because otherwise remains rust under the resin and continues to advance. Then, after blasting , would be good to wash it with phosphoric acid