I have bought my 2002 Amel SM one year ago. Previous owner told me that the watermaker does not work. He told me that watermaker turns off in less than a minute after it turned on. Previous owner left

Ian, If you look in the FILES section you will find Wear Bushing and Seal Replacement instructions by Amel. I posted this several months ago. The instructions in French and English say to use a

I do have and tried the adjustable wrench. Found it too thick or conflicting with the quadrant. What I did not do is turn the rudder to potentially get the quadrant clear enough so that the wrench

Hello Martin; There is an oil reservoir under the bow thruster cover in the forward locker. Just remove the cover of the bow thruster by removing the thumb screw and you will see the thruster

I had a steel one made at a workshop quite cheaply. Note I originally had an aluminium one made but it it was not strong enough. Paul Ya Fohi - Amel 54 #98

Where do I see the bowthruster-oillevel on my AMEL 54? Never remarked any tank or so! Martin AMEL 54 #149 CHIARA Von meinem iPad gesendet Am 21.12.2016 um 10:39 schrieb mshirloo@... [amelyachtowners]

Thanks bill. Yes very helpful. It is much easier to learn from others' experience than try to learn through many mistakes yourself. I like to do everything myself to learn and this groups thoughts and

Hi Mike; I measured ours on the 54 and it measures 73mm. I'm not sure if it is the same on the Super Maramu. Mohammad and Aty Amel 54 #099 B&B Kokomo

Hi Bill, How tantalising to read that you learnt something about seal removal....but won't tell us!! Please change your mind and tell all--we can then experiment at our own risks. Ian and Judy,

Bill , I may be wrong , but I think a few months ago you said that you had purchased a suitable wrench at Home Depot or Lowes . I looked in the plumbing dept. and bought the wrench , its flat and

Mohammad, I have never serviced a 54 bow thruster, but I have serviced, or helped others service the C Drive about 20 times. There are many things that can be done wrong that will cause water. The

I don't know the nut size, but the wrench I have used is an adjustable Pack Nut Wrench and adjusts from 1" to 3". It is made by Allied. www.alliedtools.com Bill Rouse BeBe Amel 53 #387 Sent from my

Derick, I saw your question yesterday, but could not reply because of Internet issues. I was going to suggest that you get Gaetan, or one of his guys to help you. I have a 2 foot long piece of very

Scan some one please direct me to the bow thruster service link for the 54? I would like to see the step by step seal replacement and other require D biannual service. Thank you.

Mike, I'm not on board. But we just found the 68.5 mm wrench and it works at the max opening, forcing a little bit. Donato Sm2000 #468 Ocean Bird Inviato da iPhone

In doing the normal engine room inspection before every departure, I saw the top half of the C-Drive oil container was creamy colored indicating water intrusion. I also noticed that the oil had

Does anyone have the size for the flat wrench required for the SM plastic rudder post packing nut. Amazon has - 2-1/4" Shaft Packing Wrench for "Rudder Stuffing Box" – but it seems our nut is

Problem was solved easily by the riggers, who dropped a thin line weighted with about 15 nuts down from the top of the mast (with some significant jiggling to avoid getting hung up part way) until

Herbert, We've left the boat from April to December this year in Linton Bay Marina. The place is still improving but the main services and prices are acceptable. New travel lift and fuel. You'll