I think I'll need an angled needle nose plier. There is just very little working space! Or even better and angled vise grip if something like that even exists!! Thank you again JP!! Porter Excuse

Hi Porter, Can you not get some needle nosed pliers in the impeller? I admit the work area is better on the SM than the 54… one of the few advantages. :-) JPG

Thank you JP I have seen the diagram. The issue is on my engine the hoses are directly in the way as is then engine itself. Does one remove the whole pump? Take down the serpentine belt? I have

Eric, OK - then I stand corrected my sail is doused by furling it up using an everlasting loop on a large wheel at the foot of the sail - we call that a code zero and that’s what we have on our

Hello Porter, STOP!!! do not remove the hoses. See diagram, it is self explanatory… at least to me… https://www.marinepartseurope.com/en/volvo-penta-explodedview-7744550-26-9400.aspx Kind

Happy Sunday to this awesome crew. Decided to change the impeller on our new D3 today. Engine has 170 or so hours and did the oil so why not go ahead and do the impeller. I've reached a stopping

Thanks Dean. I used emarine solar here in Fort Lauderdale. Truly plug and play. They told me what to do. I did it and voila. 5kwh per day. Excuse the errors. Sent from my IPhone Www.fouribis.com

Peter, A gennaker is a free flying sail like a spinnaker without a pole. It is doused with a sock. We get amazing speeds from this huge sail. I had a bowsprit fabricated which makes this sail

Paul., Replacing the bearings on the Autoprop is easy but time consuming. However you are a short drive from AB marine in Newport. They are the Autoprop dealers and are very helpful. I am sure they

For most things, plain old vinegar is a good solution. It's cheap, and the only thing you need to keep it away from is nylon. For cleaning the bilge sump, and other places where the problem is

Bill K, I stand by myusage of bleach. The only copper in the bilge area is the copper grounding(which I easily replaced shortly after purchasing). While I agree bleach is acorrosive agent to

Pat, Sorry, my assumption was that you had an AutoProp. Please disregard my earlier posting. CW Bill Rouse Admiral, Texas Navy Commander Emeritus Amel School www.amelschool.com 720 Winnie

Sorry for Yankee read Code Zero - your Genakker is probably the same sail by the different name. peter

Thomas, yes I would have liked two poles but didn’t have that - as for the angle this kit works only from about 165P to 175S or vice versa with the pole on the windward side but if you had 2 poles

Dean, I have a spare Bamar furler motor which is for sale through EMEK Marin in Turkey - If that is of interest? I took both mine off and replaced them with Reckmann before my circumnavigation. Peter

Hi Paul, I haven't actually done it myself. When Bruntons said they couldn't repitch my AutoProp (They've changed the design since mine), I bought a MaxProp. It's not as persnickety about fouling or

Hi Dean; We had the same issue with both our 1.02 bamar furlers. We had both of them removed, all bearings, seals and belts replaced. The access to the gears is the aft facing panel with the four

Kent , I have the Volvo 78 hp. and a fixed prop. I have been looking to buy a used regulator , no luck so far. Mine is about forty years old , draws hard and the pressure guage is cloudy , unreadable.

Pat, I believe that you need to eliminate any sort of propeller fouling before doing anything else because it is the most common issue followed with the AutoProp needing a bearing kit. Next will be

Thomas, I think that we all have to understand how Amel will answer general and non-specific questions like, "...is it OK to fly a code zero on a pole." I know what my answer would be because if I