Rick, I was told by another Maramu owner that my Maramu ( #220) should use 140 mm diameter anodes, one on each side of the rudder. While I did not measure the original anodes on my boat, this

I confirm that rudder anodes are a standard fixture on Amel Maramu (at least on 1982 Maramu # 116); they are listed on Amel brochure & show on picture of Desirade VIII before refurbishing hull &

Rick, Always good to note the hull # and name of the vessel you are looking at. Someone (especially Joel) may have historical information valuable to you in your decision to purchase. Yes, the rudder

Olivier, Thanks for that. I was not aware that early model SMs had a foot pump. Of course a foot pump has an internal valve that would cause water to by-pass back to the tank. I thought all SMs had

James, Here are some specifics of what I would recommend: For the house bank, I would install 12 Group 31's similar to the US-made DEKA DC31DT 12v Marine RV Group 31 Deep Cycle Battery 650CCA, 105

All very good advice! Thank you so much! I think I have a D switch pressure adjustment that needs to be done as Bill R pointed out. Right now the switch goes on at 18psi and turns off at 35psi. Just

Hello Bill(s), I haven't followed up the post and I don't know what hull number has this problem. However, freshwater pump cycling is sometimes due to a fake leak: For the SMs which have a freshwater

Good going Kent. The worse is over. I only needed replace wire which was exposed to salt water. If fact wire was good after I cut off about 18 inches. All wire in lockers and to panels was good.

Thank you Bill and Alexandre. Bill I will call you on Monday. In advance of that, in answer to your question, I do not know what batteries were on the boat originally. I don't know when Amel moved

Thanks, Ben. I managed to get it done, with several hiccups along the way. In my case pulling the old wire out at the outboard end was the only way to get it out. I got in the dink and pulled with

Bill Kinney, Yes, but I think we are assuming that the cycling is because of a pressure drop. We should not forget the pressure switch could be the cause, though I doubt it. If the actual pressure was

While trying to track down a problem like this, I installed a valve between the pressure gauge and the pump. So flow is from tank, to pump, to valve, to pressure gauge, to distribution manifold. This

I like that vacuum cleaner trick! Kent

Hi Eric I managed to get it to move by getting in the dinghy and pulling from the light end. But the 80lb test monofilament line I was pulling through got hung up and broke. Awww Crap!!!! Amazingly

Rick, Let me try to help you with what I know, peppered with my opinions. I am 99% sure that rudder zincs we're on all Maramus. To be certain, you should ask Joel Potter jfpottercys"at"att.net. A

Good morning James, To add to Bill comments (and I totally agree with the AGM comment regarding the engine alternator). Here is a link that while help you determine is you have the setting for 8 +1

Kent I just last month did this job: I replaced both port and starboard Agua Signal light fixtures and pulled new two conductor marine grade wire. Pulling the wire was not easy. To begin I

Hi All, I am looking at a 1983 Amel Maramu and I don't see any rudder anodes or a place to attach them. Is this something that was not standard for early Maramus? Does anyone have any pics of where

I pulled a new line through last year. It took some serious digging to get all the old sealant out so that the wire would move. There was a lot of sealant both at the ends through the deck and well as

Bill, If you have a pressure drop, you either have a water leak somewhere, or you have water bypassing the one-way valve back to the tank. Bill Rouse