I believe 7 beeps and a pulse is a heat alarm mine was fried by a near lightning strike. A refurbished unit is about 750$ and a new unit about 1400$ sorry for the problem but easy fix as 4 screws

Olivier, Thanks for confirming that I was not missing any sort of filter. I understand the importance of not restricting air flow and I am only planning to install a wide mesh (1/4 inch) screen over

Dr Wayne Witt owns a 54 based in St Thomas and accepts fee-paying guests aboard his 54 for days/weeks. I have a client that is sailing with Dr Witt now. Wayne's email is

Hello Pat, Jean-Pierre, Duane and all SM and SA owners, AMEL never installed any air filter on the PERKINS PRIMA and VOLVO TMD, but only an air muffler, in order to reduce the noise at the air intake

Hello Boys, There is no filter on my air cleaner, just an inverted basket to stop nuts and bolts from entering the turbo… my previous boat almohad a TDM 22 and no filter there

Duane, No there is no hose from the air cleaner. My air cleaner , if that is what you call it , is a empty vessel with no filter element in it . I don't know if it should have a filter and its missing

Bill, I think that you understand metals and corrosion pretty well. In my experience, a really good bronze can survive the Marine environment for the life of the boat unprotected but those types

Good info Bill. Not to reignite another metallurgy and salts of acid talk, but I now refuse any chlorides in the bilges or sea chest. I had been advised (not by Rouse) to use them freely. Your

Nice idea Paul. Just saved me a bit of cash! Cheers Colin, SM#332 svislandpearl.com -- Colin Streeter 0411 016 445

Hi folks, Arrived at the boat late last night. The prize goes to Courtney, it was coming from the Boxtron Unit in the bow locker! The alarm was a sequence of 7 beeps then a pause. I disconnected the

According to the original Amel specs, as posted here by Bill Rouse :

I haven't seen problems with propspeed being bubbled off my prop. (A MaxProp that I keep a zinc on). What I do see is the coating fail (after about a year) at those parts of the blades that tend to

Hi Group, I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask but we would really like to have a day out on a Amel 54 to see what she's like to sail. We are living in the South-Caribbean and ideally would

Pat, Does the breather line (usually a rubber hose attached to the top of the valve cover) go to the air cleaner that feeds the turbo? Duane

Bill, Thanks. It's not the predsure switch. As I don't have any diagrams, are the carbon brushes easy to get to? Any pointers? Can this be done on situ or do I need to remove the pump to get at

Paul, Check the pressure switch and the carbon brushes. CW Bill Rouse Admiral, Texas Navy Commander Emeritus Amel School www.amelschool.com 720 Winnie St Galveston Island, TX 77550 +1(832) 380-4970

Bill, On my wooden Loki Yawl the bronze prop has been completely unprotected since the boat was launched in 2000. On a wooden boat the addition of zincs causes an alkali to build up inside of the

For future searches on starter batteries. The starter battery part of this discussion reminds me--If there are (European) automotive battery suppliers around you might check out the BOSCH S5015

If you had an unbonded SS shaft with no anode, I am curious... how did your prop survive? Bill Kinney SM160, Harmonie Ft Lauderdale, FL

Hi, I have a Reya fresh water pump on my Amel 54 and now when the pressure drops it does not start until I give it a knock with my hand at the top. It seems like maybe there is something sticking