Is the vibration both present in Neutral and in Gear? Given the fact they have been working on the injectors it could be one of the cylinders not firing at higher RPMs. Did the phenomenon started out

The Vetus Coupling may be failing and/or the alignment may have been done incorrectly. Did they use a fixed coupling alignment tool?

Thank you Joerg. Great description. I’m going to try it out! Really appreciated Porter Porter McRoberts S/V IBIS WhatsApp:+1 754 265 2206 Www.fouribis.net

Sorry, failed to put my name etc. Ian ’Ocean Hobo’ Santorin 96 currently in the Scilly Isles.

My Prima M50 is vibrating badly at the rear (end furthest from the C Drive). It’s OK below 1800 rpm. All the engine And transmission mounts were replaced in Martinique in 2018 and the engine

Thank's Arno, Really appreciate your post with explanation and photos. I get so much from this forum. Very Best Barry and Penny "SV Lady Penelope II" Amel 54. #17 Sainte Anne anchorage Martinique

About 1.5 m above the block and tackle used to store the runners. I would start by using duct tape to tape some old line to the runners and see whether it makes a difference. You are correct that

Arno, Good solution for the running backstays, I use mine a lot because I love flying the staysail, and much like my own. I agree entirely I wouldn’t want to be a member of a club which would have

Hi Joerg, First time I visited this site I thought it was kind of "empty" but I notice the added quite some contents now. I find it quite slow though. This is my favorite from the club 😉 For some

The way my running backstays are rigged seems fairly handy to me. The backstay is made from aramide/kevlar sheet with extreme little stretch. When not in use the sheet comes down from the mast to a

Seeing yesterday's post by Bill Rouse of the Amel article about runners reminded me that some of you might not know about the Amel Club website which contains that article as well as many other

Joerg Thank you for the suggestion. I’ll try it, but knowing those knots will never come out I want to make sure I’ve got them in the right place. How far up the back stay from the snatch block

Hi David; I personally would not give up on the battens. I believe that they do add shape and performance. We have not had any issues in the past 5 years, and we have sailed, furled and unfurled

Thanks Bill, The two blocks, great suggestion, I like it. -- David Crisp SV Wilna Grace Amel 54 #58

Thanks everyone. The advice is consistent and fully absorbed! My sails are only 4 years old and in good shape. Suspect I simply didn't have adequate outhaul tension / good boom angle. The day I

Porter, on my boat the back stays stretched so much the first time I sailed upwind in more than 35 kn of TWS that I had to put a figure 8 knot into them to shorten them. I’ve never had a problem

David, I had a similar problem. Since then I have always made sure to be on a starboard tack when furling in the main and have had no problem. I also recall getting this advice from Michel at Amel

Thanks Mohammad and Aty You are right. Two weeks ago in a marina in a Sicily, folk on a neighbouring yacht asked “is Balthazar brand new?”. Surely that makes the Amel 54 a true timeless classic?!

Thanks James, Craig and Courtney, Makes perfect sense and certainly accounts for the variability in furler/outhaul ratio/speed. Sort of a joystick pas de deux. Now the hard part if is getting to

I agree Kent. Elyse has vertical battens on both main and mizzen. 30-40 degrees to the wind, preferably stbd tack, boom 90 degrees to the mast. We have marks on both sheets to enable positioning of