Thomas, That is good news that Bruntons will swap the zinc for the Red Cap in the bearing kit! Let me tell you what I know and also what I believe about this issue. I know that if more than one zinc

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Hi everyone, The sales people at Bruntons are offering to swap the zinc anode for a plastic one in their bearings replacement kit for the autoprop, saying that's how it is set up for Amel. I'm not

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Gentlemen, This piece of hardware arrived on my port deck nestled into a deck crack with the Gaz lazzarette upon returning from a afternoon sail. Presumably it's from somewhere above – the

Hi Bill, Thank you for the help. We still have the weep hole and I was able to tap a new zinc onto the rudder. We are getting continuity on the top of the rudder post. My next step tomorrow will be to

Duane, See the attached photo. I am 100% sure that this is the Product Water Line from the Dessalator. ​ Best, CW Bill Rouse Admiral, Texas Navy Commander Emeritus Amel School

I had the same issue caused by the sea water cooling pump having an airlock after a slip. The pump housing has a air bleed nut to loosen to get water back in the pump. 5 minute job in the engine

Duane, I am 99.9% sure I have the hose identified for you in the attached photo. I am not 100% sure because I am not aboard a SM at this time. ​ Best, CW Bill Rouse Admiral, Texas Navy Commander

Chris, there is a beautifully kept Amel 54 in Yanchep on a private dock, the owner is retired but doubt if it is for sale. Bob Grey Renaissance III Amel 55 # 25 Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPad

Willem, As Bill says, it is most likely a problem with the mast head unit. We had problems with this too. There was nothing wrong with it apart from salt encrustation. We took it off the masthead

Bill, Just got back to civilization (with internet)! I'll look forward to the photo if it's not too much trouble. Duane

Willem, I assumed that you had looked at the windvane at the top of the mast. It is possible that it is broken or missing. You should refer to the exploded drawing I sent you and using binoculars,

Willem, At the age of your SM, that bearing in the windvane can fail at anytime. In fact, the same is true of the bearing in the speed sensor of the 213MHU. I have heard of people replacing these tiny

Thanks Bill ! My wife and I are on the way to the Netherlands. There we will have the standing rigging renewed plus a lot of other maintenance and replacements. This boat was neglected for a few

I had the same issue on my boat. It confounded me and a marine electrician. I spent an extraordinary amount of time trouble shooting it. Eric is right that the most likely culprit is a faulty

Jay, I previously asked you if there was a weep hole at the bottom of the rudder because I suspected more than one modification in that area. It appears to me that I can see where the holes were for

Hi Bill, Thank you. Jean-Pierre Germain SY Eleuthera, SM007 Martinique

Thank you all for your replies! I do have a mystery on my hands as there is no hole for the zincs. I am going to have to make a new one then test for continuity.