Just make sure that the lip seals have stainless steel springs in them. Fair Winds Eric Amel Super Maramu #376 Kimberlite _____ From:

If you can borrow the special tool you could get one made easily for a fraction of the cost. I cut the top half of the wooden block off and and reshaped the top of the bottom half to more or less

All the seals for the bow thruster apart from the sponge seals are standard sizes and are available from any business that sells bearings and seals. Regards Danny and Yvonne SM299 Ocean Pearl

When you re-connect the shaft to the motor be sure to clean all rust off the shaft and the outer tube and put plenty of grease on them before you slide them into the motor. The next time you take

Ric there is a kit from Amel that will have all the seals you need. Regarding water coming in; you do have the "pin" right. Regards Richard SM 209 For Sale in

Pat, Happy New Years and smooth sailing, Regarding your heaters, we have found that if we run them on #1 speed they are OK if you run them on #2 they will kick out. It seems that fan motors do not

We need to replace all 3 of our electric heaters.The boat came with Fakir Hobby TLB 220v. heaters. We found the Fakir website and while the heaters they now offer, look similar they are larger in

Hello to all you Amel owners, I'm a new member of the family, owner of SM#69 "Yin Yang" which I bought in April 2010. The boat was in pretty bad condition and I renovated it during the sumer. Of

Ric,     Have you put the "pin" in the top of the motor shaft? This compresses the seal and makes it more watertight.     There is an Amel operation in Guadaloupe - I believe. However, when I

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My 1990 santorin bow thruster seals are spurting water when bow pounds waves. Also need oil seal on what I call a transfer case to the prop. Any good choices for repairs. Now in Tortola, bvi. Ric

Hi Heike & Hardy I am the owner of a 1993 Santorin and did before buying look at both Santorin and Maramu. I clearly preferred the Santorin for being a more modern design, having the “roll

I have not been aboard a Santorin but the cockpit seems more like a Super Maramu than a Maramu. One of our criticisms of the Maramu is that you cannot see well from anywhere in the cockpit other than

Hello, Where is the boat in the Caribbean? I will be in St Martin in about 2 weeks and if it is on that island I can take a look at it for you. Fair Winds Eric Amel Super Maramu #376 Kimberlite

Hello Amel Owners... thanks for all the replies to my Decision Thread... we had already a look to that Santorin and the boat is not in such good condition. E.g. it's in water in the berth more than

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Hi to all you Amel owners out there. We would wish you a safe and happy Christmas and wonderful cruising in the new year. Danny and Yvonne from our home port Mangonui New Zealand SV Ocean Pearl SM

Happy Holidays to all. I recently received an email from an organization called the Coast Guard Foundation asking for donations. When I looked it up I found that it used almost half of it's funds

Merry Christmas to all Regarding the Maramu it is a great boat to sail and live aboard we put over 15,000 nm on ours before getting an SM for a few more comforts in port. Be sure to inspect the bottom

Hi There, Heike & Hardy With the Santorin you have a younger and smaller boat and with that, lower costs, berthing, fuel, etc. But with the same big boat feel. One simple thing, if you are 180 cm in