Hope I'm not butting in, I replaced both valves a couple of months ago. I purchased them from Burkert; info below. I bought two, one to keep for a spare. Within 3 weeks the second OEM valve also

Hi, could anyone please let me know where I should source the Burkert water valve solenoid in the U.S.? Thanks, Alex NO STRESS

Hi Ahmet, is your masthead unit still for sale? How much do you want for it and where is it ? Best regards, Alex

Hi Gary, I also have the bogus TDS monitor on my D60. I’m also interested in your TDS monitor and automatic flushing system. Can you post pics and/or specifics of what parts you used, and tell us

Thanks for your information Gary. I am interested in knowing g more about the electrical conductivity sensor you are using. I would like to install something similar. By the way, correct me if I'm

Hi Bill and All: Perhaps I can add something about the behavior or the TDS (electrical conductivity = EC really) of the product water upon startup. Background: My system is the original Amel

Thanks for the info Gary. I shall report if I hear from Maud, and whatever other solution we come up with in the event that Amel no longer has access to this assembly. Mike

Hi Mike: When my SM, a 2001 #335, was about 4 years old the main sail furling gearbox motor shaft sheared for unknown reasons. Ray Eaton, Joel's Ft. Lauderdale guru at the time, (about 2005) said he

Upon disassembly of the gear box I found that the top furler gearbox main bearing had seized. This could well have been the origin of the shaft failure. These gear boxes being mounted with the shaft

Mark, a bit late but I just wanted to say that the sheaves are installed on Stella SM359 and worked perfectly even under tension. No issue at all; AND they look GREAT! Thank you very much for your

Hi Alex, I made the enclosed pictures just before the overhaul I did on mine. In my case I did remove the whole unit. Quite some weightlifting involved doing that. Mine was badly corroded because of

It posted some month ago a post abour "Beranrd" TOE PULLEY.I had tested his pulleys and they seemed to work properly. After the first tests I am obliged to note that they slip as soon as the load

Alex, I negotiated a discount on the Beta 85 for my Amel clients. Email me at brouse at gmail.com for more info. There are a few things I had Beta test like the previous Beta requirement of increasing

I'm interested to talk to owners who run their AMEL on a Beta motor (or who currently are in a project). I plan to replace my Volvo in the next 1-3 years. If you have information on AMELs with Beta or

Could anyone who has the same system on board please share a picture of the electrical connection? I had a guy from Watermakers Inc. Ft. Lauderdale on board to do a pump refurbishment (I tought..) He

Re: Bonding Earthing Connection to Keel. We have completed the re-attachment of the earth bonding keel strap to Amel 54 "Lady Penelope II" and Amel 54 "Wasabi" here at Marina di Ragusa. Rudi and I

Yes, no doubt a compromise for some but ofor us out here, we never take our awning down. Actually on Island Pearl we have the complete (as new) original Amel supplied fold back awning permanently

Bill, This is the reply from Dessalator (and quite quick there were too!): Dear Paul, Thank you for your inquiry. If you run the unit without increasing the pressure, it is normal that

I just chased up Sonja at Amel Hyeres again about the replacement for my 6mm bow furler connection. She assured me that they are making a new 10mm stem for me. Hope to be able to fit this in August

Thanks Bill and Mark. If the manual says it cuts out after 1 minute then I guess its working properly. However, in the past, whenever I have returned to the boat and recommissioned the