Not sure what your "green zone" translates to in bars as I have a gauge with numbers and 60 bars +/- is where these operate (actually I usually get good tds at 850 psi / 58 bars). These pumps

Hi Giovanni, When we had the same problem after about 10 years and 50,000 miles the Amel team in Guadeloupe took about 2.5 cm off the bottom of the foil and drilled new holes. One day I shall go up

Hi to all, thanks to Duane Siegfri photos it was possible to see how the foil is connected to the furling gear shaft. Well, I suppose that my steel upper bolt has enlarged a little

Hi Porter, Both brass fittings have just been replaced on the pump by me, in and out a few times. The high pressure side broke off completely and the low pressure/inlet had a hairline crack. I only

Thanks Nick! I appreciate it. Yes. That’s the elbow. They have others in brass here too. They’ve worked up the pump with another brass one. And also used Teflon tape to seal the high pressure

Hi Porter, When I bought Amelia, the 160 litre per hour 220v watermaker produced a fine mist of salt water. It turned out to be that Brass Elbow between the CAT pump and the pressure bulb that you

Gary et all I’ve read this thread a bunch and it is super helpful. Thanks for all your insights, and others. I’ve removed our cat pump several times in the past week and it’s a real bear.

Hi José, Next time just remove the thermostat (don't put in the spare). It is not too important anyway as it simply allows the engine to come up to temperature more quickly by restricting the

Hi Paul, I think you are correct in that it breaks when sideways load occurs which should not happen if everything is operating as designed. The nylon hook has little tolerance to this loading. In my

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t is perhaps a good idea to install a thermometer to control the temperature exhaust water . Then you have a reference . Best Elja SM Balu 222 Von meinem iPhone gesendet

Use a handheld I/R (Infared Thermometer} to get independent temp readings.

This was a very useful 3-year-old set of postings for me. We just crossed from Grenada to Curaçao sailing for 48 hours with double spy and 18-22 knots of wind from the starboard stern. As we got

Many thanks Ulrich. Tomorrow's project! -- David Crisp SV Wilna Grace Amel 54 #58

Heat? ~~~⛵️~~~Matt

Since you are starting to distort the nut, you might try a "vice grip" locking pliers adjusted very tight. Plus some PB blaster as Justin suggested. -- Craig - SN68 Sangaris, Tropic Isle Harbor, FL

How about using a penetrating lubricant like PB Blaster? https://blastercorp.com/product/pb-blaster-penetrant/ I would recommend a few liberal applications and some wait time to give it time to

I trying to remove the Turbo for maintenance or replacement, but can't get the high pressure tube to lose. The nut is copper, key number 10 is to small an key number 11 to large. Filed a key 10 to the

 Hi David Balthazar’s bungees were just changed (part of the preventative maintenance regime!). Nicky Sammut did it but I was off the boat. But Ulrich makes a good point - the nylon bolts were

Robin and I have been at Hartge's Yacht Harbor in Galesville for three "summers" and have been hauled three times. Dockage is less than in Annapolis proper. They have a 50MT lift, and the operators