Kent, Ideally 2 pack poly paint should have an undercoat of epoxy primer. You then may need two coats of colour. That amount of paint would fill in the texture too much. If you could getaway with

Hi Kent, I too am looking into the deck restoration project. I have ready many of the posts from Joel and Bill R. on how to accomplish the projects and I discussed it with several Amel owners in

Jonas, Do you think it could be the linear drive if I got the same message with either drive unit? Thanks, Duane Wanderer, SM#477

I'm not ready yet, but I'll want to repaint my decks, and like the idea of a light gray with light stripes. Does anyone have comments about whether repainting makes the non-skid too slippery, and if

I need to replace the seals on my two fridge/freezer boxes under the dinette seats. Has anyone found a suitable replacement for these? Thanks, Kent SM243 Kristy Currently New Orleans, headed for St

Hi Steve, I'm late on catching up with the group. I have a 10.5AB w 15 Yamaha 2-stroke. Planes nicely w 4 adults and a dry ride. If I had it to do over again I'd get the aluminum model, it's a lot

Bill, I guess that depends on where you do the long passages and how the surrounding weather is. A low that is chasing you is not very nice. We don't mind to wait for wind, but when you know that if

Hi, Could be the linear drive thats malfunctioning. We have been exposed to a similar error message some years ago. The linear drive have some rather thin electrical wires that might disintegrate due

Argghh! I meant Raymarine S3G...

My Autopilot isn't working. I get a message labeled "Drive Stopped" on the helm station control panel. It will not respond to +10 or -10. I tried both the galley and rudder mechanics and get the

Ann-Sofie, I guess that is the big difference: On a long passage we are quite comfortable waiting for the wind. We are not on a schedule, and do not consider calm time being "stuck" but just another

Oliver, Thank you for your response and suggestions. My Genoa furler seems to be working very well. It runs smooth with no unusual noise and had no problem furling a 150 Genoa in 40 knots of

Good morning Rafael, Keep in mind May has a lots of Holliday in France… May 1, 8 and 15 so replies will be slower. Also, if you are specific with the parts you need, it will be quicker. In

Rafael, The following is from a page of my Amel Book: Amel Super Maramu Bow Thruster Parts For Bow Thruster service: 1 each shaft seal 1 each 60mm tube seal 1 set of 3 Neoprene seals for bow

Hello to all I have sent several emails to Amel Caraibbes and have not answer by requesting the spare parts to avoid filtering water in my Bow thruster .. What can I do? What parts I will

Christian, I am happy for you that you have solved the issue. I have known Amels with mast wiring lasting 35 years. I have a friend with an Oyster that replaced all of his mast wiring at 5 years. I

good afternoon Bill I called foam plugs the foam rings used by Amel to keep leader lines from wrapping around each other: immediate result instead of intent. what caused the 'plug' was the fact that

Hi Willem, I contacted Maude recently about those large red indicators, she told me they are not available anymore :-( Cheers Alan Elyse SM437

Hi Rink, I agree with Bill that these small lights are standard industrial and everywhere available. This is not the case with 2 bigger warning lights on the SM for the gas solenoid and the same on

Hello James, the genoa furler that has been installed for 16 years on the Santorin/SM is not available anymore. Jacob is lucky to have one on his Maramu!! Does your genoa furler show problems? With a