Gary, How does this thread compare to the straight thread (parallel) sold by west marine? Fair Winds Eric Amel Super Maramu #376 Kimberlite _____ From:

Gary, When I rebuilt my Tartan I changed all the through hulls. There is a special tool that the boat yard had that fits inside the through hull from the outside. With a wrench attached to this

Bon Jour Yves: Did you succeed in replacing your holding tank outlet valves? I am in St. Martin and was able to purchase 1 1/4 inch Ball valves with BSPP (British Standard Parallel Pipe Thread)

Hello Eric. If you are bound and determined to pull the dodger to get the companionway out, here are a few things that will be helpful. Craig is correct, the first rule is easy-does-it; don't force

Eric, Removing the dodger is difficult but certainly do-able. The trick is to absolutely NOT pry it up, as you will invariably chip the fiberglass. We applied upward pressure with a halyard while

Before installing a new generator may I recommnd you to read a very good doc from Reinout Vaner at Victron; on your web browser just type in Electricity on

Yes, Amel did adopt the lever system on later models, but it is a different design. It's one single central lever, pushing or releasing the horizontal wooden locking bar. Jean Boucharlat Ex SM

Bill, Thank you for the design.. I wonder if the later model Amels adopted the leavers. Fair Winds Eric Amel Super Maramu #376 Kimberlite _____ From:

The IFM Efector #IB5076 is no longer available from IFM. I purchased the #IB5124 which is a two-wire replacement for $113USD delivered to Texas on 8/2/10. PartNumber : IB5124 (which is a 2-wire

Peggy hall owned one of the major marine head companies and is very familiar with water problems. She is referred to as the "Head Lady" I used her method on a 20 year old Tartan that. The water came

Ross,     I am sorry not be to be positive, but I would suggest you avoid the smaller Fischer-Panda series. The old ones were reliable, but the more modern ones have been "value engineered" and

Ross,     I have found that a power wash, pump out, (the water pump is not very good at getting the last few inches out, so I rigged up a submersible 12V pump, which I lowered using the outlet

Jose, I fly to Colombia about every 6 weeks on business. I fly via helicopter to the Muzo Mine on business. If you would like to talk about Colombia, please send me a

Eric, Where are you going to be in Colombia? Eric: I plan to sail to Spain in June and return via Colombia the following January. Would love to hear your experience in Colombia. Jose Ipanema SM2K

HI Pat, when there is a leak in the prop drive and it get water in it as the oil moves with heat it'll mix with the water and become milk like.  Amel will flush the drive housing with acitone change

HI all, we use a simple sliding bolt lock to secure the companionway hatch.  The SS bolt slides into a simple door "u" shaped receiver and that is a simple as it gets. Richard SM 209 For Sale in

________________________________ To: amelyachtowners@... Sent: Monday, March 5, 2012 9:08 AM Subject: [Amel] Buying a Sharki   I too am looking at buying a Sharki, possibly later this

Thanks for the offer. Unfortunately I will be in Colombia. Fair Winds Eric Amel Super Maramu #376 Kimberlite

Eric We have had one made. We are in St Martin and can show you it. we will be here for 2 weeks, Paul LaFrance SV NOMAD SM #362 To: amelyachtowners@... From:

Hi, How difficult is it to raise the dodger? Fair Winds Eric Amel Super Maramu #376 Kimberlite _____ From: amelyachtowners@... [mailto:amelyachtowners@...] On