Alessandro, If you would like, I can email you a copy of the original factory CD with the manual. It has detailed instructions. I'd be happy to show you in person but I suspect I won't be near your

I'm a new owner of GRAND CRU the SM 2K #443 and I'm preparing to cross atlantic at the end of november. I suppose that the twin headsail are very helpful in downwind sailing but in the owner manual it

I've changed the Subject line to reflect this discussion.   Mine is also an inverter/charger, Francisco.  I don't know if it was a factory installation, or if the previous owners put it in.  I

Tanks, Mon, I'm sure there's one somewhere. Duh...5 years in and still don't know how everything works yet. One day...one day. Kent ________________________________ To:

Hello Kent, Thanks for your comment. Do you know if the Freedom was installed by Amel, or is it an after-market installation? Do you turn it on just for specific use or do you tend to leave it

Hans-Joachim, If you do have a cylinder type oil cooler with rubber end caps a leak can come from corrosion of the solder where the end of the pipes fit. I think this is more likely than a hole in

Dear Jose Luis I count 6 empty photo folders in the Photos section. Is there a way to delete those empty folders? Can the folders be organized alphabetically? It seems like they used to be that

Hi John, from where should come the water in the ATF oil ? The only possibility, for my opinion, is a broken oil cooler. In this cooler is water and oil in different sections. If a pipe in the inner

Kent: Here is a picture of the transmission fluid intercooler that is in the photos

Eric, Wow! That was fast. Thank you. A couple of questions: When you say "they ordered the parts", are you referring to Amel or Leroy Somer? Also, the reference to "roller bearings" is confusing

Great info, Stephen.  Thank you for sharing the fruits of your labor with us.  When the gears started making a "grinding" noise a couple of years ago,  I purchased two new gear boxes from Amel

Thanks, John, I'll have a look when I get back on the boat. Hi to Ruth. Kent SM243 KRISTY ________________________________ To: "amelyachtowners@..."

Kent, If you are talking about transmission oil cooler, the small square box bolted to the side of your transmission is the cooler. It just has water circulating through the box via 2 water hoses.

Hi, on my sm #376 the gearbox is number gz158600. They ordered the parts for me from France and it arrived via fedex--expensive but fast. Justin told me that the reason I did not receive the roller

To all SM and SMM owners: To revisit the subject of the out-haul gearbox and update details, I called Leroy Somer in the USA and spoke with Mathieu Herieau who told me: 1. Justin is no longer in

Hi Kent, in our case, we have seen the quality of the oil on the ,I think it is called ,oildipstick.The oil was just like soap or cream, not red as the ATF oil normaly is. Best regards Hans SM 2000