Gary, I replaced the original freshwater pump with a Whale Fresh IC FW50848 it has given excellent service for three years,on strength of this when the bilge pump failed yet again, I replaced

I am away from my boat at present - can anyone confirm the diameter of the guard rail - I think it is 25mm? Thanks Andrew Ronpische SM2k 472

Richard: Can you share with the forum the make and model of the on demand pump(s) that you used for the fresh water system? I used a March submersible magnetic coupled impeller pump, 230 volt 50/60

Bill: That is very helpful. Thanks for the On-Off info. I will look into it. When used as a hull cleaner does it etch the gelcoat at all? Which Yanmar heat heat exchanger did you clean? Was it

Does anyone know how many cm from the top of the mast should the top of the mainsail swivel go up to when sail is fully hoisted?

Inox looks like good stuff. I will check it out with a Usa distributor, Fair Winds Eric sm _____ From: amelyachtowners@... [mailto:amelyachtowners@...] On Behalf Of

Gary, I think you are right about the brush. I had not thought about the annodizing. However if there are severe areas of corrosion , I really do not know what I would do if I had that problem. I

The answer is yes. There is no longer a need for the tank. You get steady pressure all the time. Regards Capt Richard Piller [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Gary, I was in New Zealand and could not buy acid because it requires a special license...I had a marine engineering shop do it for me. However, I did acid-wash the heat exchanger core on the Yanmar

Bill Rouse: I was browsing the photos section today and noted your excellent tutorial on servicing the sea water intercooler for the Onan Genset on the Super Maramu. You mentioned that you cleaned

Thanks Gary, as usual you've answered all my questions and I am now ready to jump on this job when I get back to the boat. I'm recuperating nicely since surgery and am walking several blocks at a

I never use WD40 for anything on the boat. WD40 is hydrophilic, means it attracts water. If you clean a piece of steel with a wire brush and then spray it with WD40, in 3 months it will be

Hi Kent: In answer to your questions: A. If this is the original Amel accumulator tank (stainless) attached to the pump, then yes it does have a bladder. Almost accumulator tanks will have a air

Dear members: I believe that 90% of maintenance and preventative maintenance is :doing the dishes". In other words, keeping things clean and lubricated. I concur that cleaning the foil is

Thanks, Richard.  Do you eliminate the pressure/accumulator tank(s) when doing this? Kent ________________________________ To: "amelyachtowners@..."

We just changed out the pump and tank system on another SM to an on demand pump to halt just on off problems and save battery life as well. It works great. We also replaced the AC salt water pump

Mike, I would clean the foil with a small very stiff brush, possibly stainless and soap and water to remove salt and the WD40. I believe you should be using a dry silicone spray like sailcote and not

It looks like a previous owner had the bolt screwed in too tight and it had been scarring the foil over the years. Also the new mast will have to be cut a bit at the head as the sailmaker used an IPJ

Hi all, I am going to buy a 46 foot Amel, so just now I own only a "low quality" boat like the last 30 years. All of my 10 former boats didn have a complex water system like yours, only a modern

Hi Gary,, That's really useful--I have often wondered if I have been doing something wrong with my batteries---I cosset them like new borns, recharging before they deplete more than 20% etc -- but if