Stephen, Since you can no longer buy the original, I would use this

Alain, Thank you for posting this information. I know several people who have used Stainless Steel rather than Copper. BUT, you know that I (Mr. "keep it original") will have more to say about this

I was wondering if anyone knows if there is anything special about the friction washers on the hatches. I just got a price of $35. plus $14 shipping for four plastic washers from Rig-Rite. Is there

Further investigation shows the part to be indeed simply a race bearing. The "eccentric pin" is the part which allows the bearing to tension the belt. Seeking info now from Bamar about whether this

So, I've now packed the aft facing gearbox with grease. There was not much in there, probably just enough. The noise has not changed. Still noisy. So, I've investigated the drive belt arrangement,

The '54 has spinnaker poles as opposed to the SM which has poles for twin headsail down wind sailing... quite different set up... Cheers Alan Elyse Sm437

StephenWe just installed a Jabsco par 5, so far we are very pleased with it, We also have a tree Way valve and found the pressure to be too low on the old pump. Did not see anywhere that it should

Please see attached data sheet. I'm not the best at computers but I think you should be able to open the PDF file. I put this boat on the forum 6 weeks ago or so and had one interested party. In

I am in the process of rebuilding the mainsail and mizzen furling swivel gearboxes and am currently searching for the best machine shop in North America preferably with the capabilities to cut bevel

Hi, I also replaced the copper strap by a stainlees steel two years ago.. Alain PILGRIM SM #26

Bill K, Apologies for the slightly pedantic correction but they talk about Gennaker, not Spinnaker. And more specifically the type that is proposed as an option on Amel 54, with the built-in halyard

Can anyone suggest a replacement washdown pump for my SM. I recently put a 3-way diverter in my forward port locker to hook up a hose, but the old diaphragm pump does not have a pressure cutoff when I

Hi Wilem, I had the same issue on my SM349. Turns out it was a partially broken or corroded wire in the cabling from the mast head unit. I had sent my mast head unit in for repair and it came back

I don't think Amel says "don't use a spinnaker", they say don't use the downwind poles on the spinnaker. Bill Kinney SM#160, Harmonie Boston, Mass

We too have a similar outboard block on the mast head and a Dyneema halyard that we use for the gennaker, we too have travelled many miles with that sail poled out with no apparent issues. One thing

Gerhard, It is an Anderson Line Tender:

Bill, many, many thanks. That is exactly the winch I was looking for. After searching for 3 days the web with no results I got the answer here thankfully within one hour. Great. Gerhard