Hi Ian and Judy: I have struggled with a similar situation for years now, since I am only able to be aboard the boat for three weeks at a time, 3 to 4 times a year. I am on my 4th set of house

Hi been on this site a long time and do not recall having to replace the foil. Why not wash it out with pressurized water. Then run the a rage up and down to clean it. If indeed it is scored get a

We flushed it with WD40 and released the swivel so it comes down but the technicians think the foil is scarred. It looks like the swivel is ok but will give it a good flush and cleaning. We are

Hi Guys 'n Gals, Pen Azen now sits idle for several months each year . We don't like to leave the battery chargers on when we are not on board. We have had poor results from our batteries ( we

Hi what is blocking the track. If it is dirt and salt why not go up with a hose and wash it out? Regards Richard Piller Cell 603 767 5330

Does anyone know if the mast needs to be dismantled in order to replace/repair the foil on the mainsail furler? We tried to hoist a new mainsail on our SM '93 and the swivel got stuck about 20cm from

Gary, I had Amel send one to me in SXM, no import duty. Fair Winds Eric Amel Super Maramu #376 Kimberlite _____ From:

Gary, I meant to say hose. I have the same setup. Fair Winds Eric Amel Super Maramu #376 Kimberlite _____ From:

PS Eric: Where did you obtain your replacement sensor? Gary

Hi Eric, thanks for your reply. I de-mounted the S shaped fitting at the top of the hose (mostly to gain easy access) and took the sensor off, lowered the S fitting and hose to the level of the sea

Gary, I replaced the sensor and found that one of the hoses had a small leak. Did you try sucking on the hose that runs to the sensor? That is how I now test my sensor. Fair Winds Eric Amel Super

Ross, That is very kind of you. My 12v panel is all original. It all works but I am preparing the boat for a long trip...plan is from Australia to Europe. I am trying to build up a supply of spares

Hello Jer, We are in the middle of replacing the 230v and 12v panels and I was going to ask the group if anyone needed parts from the original ones. Please post a picture of what you need and I'll let

We didn't go the marine use route. We purchased low pile berber from a carpet mart near us. Took it home and laid out the old carpet as a pattern and cut each piece. We then took all the pieces back

Hi Gary. I got the Honey Beige Berber made by Shaw. It has a wavy-looking rubbery-feeling backing and is made for marine use. I had them put velcro where there was velcro on the old ones, but I'm

Hi All: On my last trip I noticed that the sea chest obstruction alarm didn't sound when I filled the toilet with sea water with the sea cock closed ( my normal test of this sensor ). Testing the

Dear all: My boat has the Amel installed SSB system. There is a 4 inch wide copper strap laminated into the hull in the aft lazarette that runs to two Dynaplates on the rudder skeg. The copper

Hi Kent: I googled the "honey beige marine carpet" and found several vendors. Was yours rubber backed like the original or did you have to use double sided tape to keep it from slipping etc. Gary

The carpet was about $250 and the fee for cutting and edging was $440...almost $700 total. ________________________________ To: "amelyachtowners@..."

Kent: are you sure about the $600 all in? Or was it $600 for the carpet alone + work? Cheers, Veit Sent from my vm iPad [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]