Hello Volker, For their present generation of boats, Amel uses Facnor curlers. But as mentioned repeatedly, your unit is rugged and well designed. But like everything else on a boat, it requires some

Volker, We own a Maramu that has the original electric furling systems for the main and Genoa, all of which were functional when we bought the boat. These have proven to be quite reliable and are

Hi Dan, Just a word of caution about the iron backing plate. If you can't remove it completely, you may want to passivate what's left with phosphoric acid to prevent it from swelling up and distorting

Vibration is a result of either poor alignment or the Vetus Coupling rubber donuts were in need of replacement. In either case, because of the vibration, the Vetus coupling rubber donuts will

Hi Volker, I totally agree with Ian's comments. That your genoa furler works well (unlike your main & outhaul) is great. My only recommendation would be to do some preventive maintenance on it and

Hi Ian, thanks for your thoughts! So far all works....I am only concerned about the age of the gearbox/motor. I already changed the main furler motors & gearboxes as they were non function... Forced

Hi Michael, I was looking at ways of mounting the water pump elsewhere because it makes a lot of sense. How did you do that? The large frame alternator has been fitted on the port side of the engine

Volker Does the electric curled work at the moment. If 'Yes', then do not change it. Use it for a while before deciding. The original Genoa is pretty big - 150% and weighs a fair bit. It can be

Hello Santorin or Maramu Owners, I own a Santorin (SN 27) from 1990 which I am planning to overhaul. I bought the boat about a year ago, however due to Covid I was so far not able to do anything with

We used poly flex mounts, these were set up via poly flex as they can be made to order for specific weights. I moved the water pump to a nice location away from the alternator. Remote mounted the

We have had a nightmare fitting the Beta 85T to our 1993 Super Maramu. The fitter that we employed took the Perkins out and it was only when it was put next to the Beta that he he realised that they

Hello a few more tips, I did this job last year. The backing plate on SM#387 was iron and very corroded from moisture that had run down inside the stanchion. I had to break and grind enough of the

With bestregards, Mark Skipper Sailing Vessel- Cream Puff - SM2K - #275 Currentlycruising - Tahiti, French Polynesia www.creampuff.us From:main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io

I want wish the members of our world wide Amel family all the very best for Christmas and the new year. I enjoy being in contact with all of you. You are appreciated. Danny SM 299 Ocean Pearl

Hello, how about PTC II, is it sending and receiving? On my previous boat I had IC802 with tuner and Pactor SCS. How far were the boats you have been testing the transmission? What happens when you

Hi All, I will not pretend to be an expert on HF/SSB because I am very far from it! On my Amel 54 I have an IC-M801 SSB with SCS PTC II Pactor modem. I seem to be able to transmit just fine

Another way to skin the cat - tape plastic over the inside of a large area like windows, put in a hole and blow in air from small shop vac, Leave air running and spray diluted dish soap on outside and

FYI, The Belden Cable I recommend is round and is .222" or 5.6mm in diameter. Available on Amazon in 50 foot and 500 foot rolls. I think I bought a 500 foot roll and ran out.

Also— consider some food coloring to help identify sources of leakage :)

One bit of advice- finding a leak on a boat would be easy if it never heeled or stressed during sailing. But since it does, the path of the leak can appear uphill or circuitous when moored or at