I am installing BB lithium batteries and a new 5000 VA 24-240 v 50 hz Victron inverter. I decided to avoid the temptation of installing an Inverter/charger because of the 50 to 60 Hz issues when

I second Karen's recco. Our pin broke/fractured just inside. A machinist ground the outside welds of the he pin and it was all removed in less than 10 minutes. He then cut two SS washers from 2 inch

... and the shaft cannot rotate with the roller and wear against the side holes. -- SN68 Sangaris, Tropic Isle Harbor, FL

With the shaft welded the sides cannot bend inward. Bill CW

Bill, I use the secondary anchor roller to pass the snubber or the mooring line. The two vertical rollers serve to reduce chafe when the line is not aligned with the boat. However, in strong wind

If you need to replace the roller, it is far easier to grind off the welds on the outside of the plates. It is welded only on the outer surface of the metal plate. (Been there, done that!) Then you

Barry, Not only will the rubber bushing on the bottom allow some minor wiggle, but there are also "O" rings and a neoprene sleeve at the top around the "trumpet", allowing some wiggle there, plus the

Younwould need new sensors. Your current ones are only on/off, not analog. ~~~⛵️~~~Matt

Hello all, Our Amel Euro's is for sale, p/x. Please see info here; https://www.car.gr/classifieds/boats/view/32046202/ Kind regards

On my Amel I have a standard instrument panel. I would like to add instruments for oil pressure and temperature, Now I have only alarms on instrument panel. Are the sensor on the engine same or I

Barry, if you like, have the surveyor call me. The rubber bushing that Eric describes is held in place by a bolt that is tapped into the iron ballast. The process of changing the rubber bushing is

When we were planning our Red Sea Passage, we used the actual tracks of 2 other sailboats, one a SM, and google map images. It was easy to overlay everything using OpenCpn. It was easy to see the

It was welded for a reason. CW Bill Rouse

Barry, The only time you will need to do something about it is when you start feeling vibration on the prop while motoring or motor sailing in waves. I recently had to replace the rubber sleeve

Ken, Actually the picture was taken in Glaucester April 2019, more than 7 years after it was painted! What was new in the pic was the bottom paint. The remarkable thing is that the paint is still

It Doesn't hurt to check it, The assembly should not be loose. It probably 30 minutes of work, mostly digging out the sealant. Eric

Thanks Eric, I don't think it is of any concern, the surveyor picked it up and this was his first Amel so he had no understanding of the construction. Kind Regards Barry & Robyn Tradewinds III SM#171

Hi Barry, At the base of the assembly where it joins the ballast there is an area which is round and probably covered with a black silicone type material. It is probably domed , indicating that

Hi Eric, I don't want to remove it. The guy who did the survey noticed some movement to which I replied it was mounted on some rubber mounts somehow (I think). Kind Regards Barry & Robyn Tradewinds

Barry, Why do you want to remove it? Fair Winds Eric SM 376 Kimberlite