Laurens, The manual valve has been known to leak freshwater when it is in the saltwater position. Best, CW Bill Rouse Amel Owners Yacht School +1 832-380-4970 | brouse@... 720 Winnie, Galveston

The solenoid is the likely culprit. It can be removed and cleaned. Soak the parts in vinegar to remove the calcium. Porter McRoberts S/V IBIS A54-152 Denarau WhatsApp:+1 754 265

Bill I think you’re completely correct with your conclusion about the three way valve. Many thanks for that great tip !!! I’m having long time the same problem as David. Only difference is

Our speed sensor was a bit erratic after a 3 week stay in Venice. I dove in it today to clean the rubber caps with my diving gloves. The rubber cap came off of the forward sensor and I was able to

I do not think you can have air in the sea water cooling system if the other two units work. The cooling is one circuit, sea water into pump then flows through each aircon compressor one after another

Hello, I have a unique setup, an arch in front of the mizzen mast where 19W flexible solar panels were installed maybe 20 years ago. They are dead. I want to explore low profile rigid panels (the

Bertrand Thank you a lot for the advice. Actually, I don't find any water filter at the aircon. It is also very hard/impossible to see something at the backside of the aircon. Thanks Lior SHARONA A54

This forum is superb, the one most important thing I have gleamed is to buy a boat that isin excellent condition as refurbished can break the bank. Covid has changed things, there is a lot more

Dear Sabine and Amel Group, In Italy a reference for Amel Yachts and also other sailboats is Davide Zerbinati (info@...). He is based in the north of Italy but has a good knowledge of available

Hello, Just came back from the boat and took the photo here under. As you can see, the MOTA is bigger and longer than the original oil cooler and that might be a little more work to fix it on

Lior, Don’t know if this could help but I have got the same trouble once because of a dusty filter at the entrance of the aircon. Regards Bertrand ANTINEA A54#43

Dear Bill my transmission oil cooler has a fitting of about 1.6 cm (5/8 Zoll). Should I replace the L fitting (by Bowman or Mota)? Thank you in advance. Lior

Hi Today I serviced the saltwater pump of the Air condition (3x CLIMMA 9 BH). Only the aircon in the aft cabin does not work. It is getting very fast hot and shut off incl. the 220v switch. Is it

David, the actual 3-way manual valve has been known to leak also...And, of course, it could be a leaking 1-way valve on the freshwater pump.

Thanks Olivier and Roque, I have checked for leaks everywhere and all is tight so before getting into more technical thoughts I wanted to check I wasn't making a silly mistake. Will check the

Sabine Stein <s.stein64@...> asks, "Is there anybody in Italy who knows a mechanic who did exactly that to the boat already or if in Italee anybody can recommend a mechanic who has worked on an Amel

On the skeg at one of the rudder fixtures there is a screw on either side fixed into I think a Nylon bush. They look like they might be for grease? There is no mention of this being a maintenance

Hello David, The solenoid valve that flushes the watermaker automatically (located above the primary filters) mat be leaking internally. Check it (undo the plumbing fitting after the valve). Olivier

Hi David Just to confirm, on Amel54 #117 it works like you described: - handle vertical upwards - fresh water flush - handle horizontal everything shut off - handle vertically down sea water allowed

David, Some gel batteries have such low self discharge rates that it might be best to just unhook them to insure there are no phantom loads and don't do any charging. The Sonnenschien Gels that I