I was just looking at the pile of wearing out bearings that I have for the prop shaft. It seems that the grooves in them are less than .3 mm deep. I change it every year. What about the idea of

Hi Kent, May I buy-rent the aluminum disk that you made to install your yanmar in place of the vetus coupling. We will be both in the USA at Christmas. Fair Winds Eric Kimberlite Amel Super Maramu

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Hi all, Leanne & I on SV PERIGEE (formerly Moonshot) are planning to be in that area at that time. If so, then we would certainly wish to take advantage of the opportunity, and would ask Olivier to

I'd try compounding and waxing first. If the surrounding paint is sunbleached, you could repaint or wait for Mother Nature to do it for you. Kent Kent Robertson S/V Kristy karkauai@... Panama cell:

I am interested !!! I should be in St Martin for March, I will know next month. I don’t think 1 or 2 day will be enough for me, as I would like everything to be checked. If Olivier doesn't have

I plan on having Olivier come to St Maarten sometime in March to supervise the installation of my new standing rigging from ACMO, I believe my friend Jeff might also come to St Maarten to have his

Hello Stephen, the purpose of the small swages on the mizzen mast top shrouds is indeed to support stainless steel tubes for a full cockpit awning. They were installed as a standard on the SM 2000

Olivier beautè in La Rochelle is very professional and he know Amel very well. Ask him Inviato da iPhone

If you ever need to fish a line down inside a mast, try a short length of bicycle chain as a weight. Thin, and flexible, it is much less likely to get stuck on the way down than most other

Hi John, Yes, we just did ours. Disconnect the old wire below. Then open the access plate at the base of the mast and fish out the wire. Now, SECURELY attach a messenger line to the end of the cable.

Hi everybody, I have removed some lettering from the mizzen boom and the white paint underneath the stickers is shinier. Does anyone know a safe way to even out the aspect? Thanks Thomas SAM

It’s difficult to say without knowing which Amel you own. We replaced the cable on our SM with no difficulty, just tying the old cable to the new and pulling it through the separate compartment in

Definitely recommend Olivier. Sincerely, Alexandre SM2K #289 NIKIMAT Harbor View Marina, Tortola, BVI --------------------------------------------

Welcome! The established protocol here is to sign your emails with your name, boat model and hull number and location especially if you are reporting a technical problem. In this way, other owners

Hi Ian Think I am making progress. We have pulled the motor apart (ill send photos separately ) and discovered the problem was a ball bearing race that had failed. We have replaced bot for $22 nz and

We need to replace the wind instruments and its equipment at the mast head. Linking a new wind direction and speed sensor at the top of the main mast to a B&G Zeus2 screen in the cockpit requires a

Thank you very helpful. pjp

Hello Steve, I don’t have the 2 with the rings at the end… I would have guessed the 2 with the U shape would have been to go on the part just mentioned on the mizzen shroud, but 6’ long