Hi Group, trying to service the C drive while the boat is winterised now, got a price indication from Amel of around 400EUR for service kit including some o rings and seal. Questions are - Any

Hi, We had the same when driving with the 24 volt. Caused by the sprag bearing/clutch in the pulley that allows it to free wheel when the 220 volt motor is being used. The drive in the clutch was

It's on the 24V motor. I had too many problems with the "bendix" bearings on the original pulleys, so I removed them from the motors. I replaced them with one solid pulley on one motor, and I chose

Same problem running the watermaker on 24 voltage and 220 Volt? -------- Ursprüngliche Nachricht -------- Von: "sailor63109@... [amelyachtowners]" <amelyachtowners@...> Datum: 10.11.17 19:10

I'm having an issue with the watermaker where the pressure becomes erratic after running normally for 15 to 90 minutes. You could watch a video of the pressure dial here:

Hi there I own an 1985 amel maramu Shes new to me and the previous owner fitted a new prop shaft and seal Which isn't bonded I'm looking for ideas to copy and assume i would bont this to the same

And, David, they are within 1/2 meter of being the same length on the mizzen ballooner sail. Best, CW Bill Rouse Admiral, Texas Navy Commander Emeritus Amel School http://www.amelschool.com 720

Bill, When we sailmakers supply a sock (aka spinnaker sleeve), we base the length on the leech, not the luff. You want to be able to easily reach the clew and it's okay to have some of the sail

Hi I guess the largest through-hull hole is the transmission down to the propeller. Does it need any maintenance (excuse the ignorance), such as replacing the hull seals every X years or

Bob, Thank you very much for the thoughtful follow up. i did get it sorted out. Essentially doing what you suggested. The genoa-Foc switch at the helm runs through the thermal cut off switch in the

James, There are entire libraries filled with heavy books, theses, knowledgeable opinions, about the respective merits of grease and oil. You can spend the upcoming winter making up your mind if

Oliver , The address is correct , but I recieved no email from you. Pat

Hi James, Try flyboyscd at Gmail dot com, and I'm happy to pass on anything info we have. Steve Aloha SM72

Pat, I wrote an e-mail to your privat account sailw32@..., is it the right address, did you get it? Oliver SV JoEmi SM 2000 No. 397 Am 09.11.2017 um 22:56 schrieb Patrick Mcaneny sailw32@...

What is the consensus of others, then, regarding using gear oil versus grease for the furlor and outhaul gearboxes? Indeed, it would seem that gear oil would be the appropriate lubrication, but I look

If you are going to disassemble the gearbox, why not just fill it with SAE90 oil? That will do a much better job of keeping the gears lubricated than grease. Grease tends to get thrown off gears as

When drilling and tapping grease fitting holes on the gearboxes, are people doing so with the gearbox disassembled, or are you doing it blindly. If doing it blindly, how thick is the housing, and

Steve - I’d like to ask you about your planning for Panama. Perhaps you would be willing to pass along your personal contact. I am at jamescromie “at" yahoo “dot” com. James

Hey Pat, I was hoping you guys were going to make it South this season. At least the eastern Caribbean should be put back together by next year. We just got to Panama, and will spend the next couple