Hi all, a bilge pump question on SM8 as our pump has been showing signs of weakness twice in one month. It keeps on pumping but nothing comes out. I've dismounted it but nothing looked wrong or

Was the Orion charger an upgrade? Check the battery. The start battery should not be discharged just because the start-battery-charger goes down. Unless there is a short somewhere. 1A. Replace the

Joerg’s advice is the first thing I thought of when reading the original post. The fuse size is not the problem. As in all things Amel, there is logic in why that particular fuse is 15 amps, even

David, don't forget, "before David." CW Bill Rouse

Hi again, Dave. When you say you've had a couple of cracks in your rub rail inserts, it sounds like you've got a rigid plastic insert. Eric mentioned that's what he had too. These new inserts are

Hi Dave, It sure quacks like the balooner halyard not being removed. Although you've not had the balooner up yourself, my guess is it was done by a prior owner and those were bent when you got the

OK, Pat, I’m in as well. I had a couple of cracks in my rubrail inserts previously, but the trip through the Erie Canal and 36 locks has been a little rough on the rubrail. And I accumulated

So... I returned to the boat to take a closer look at the roller furling swivel, which is down at deck level since the sail is not hoisted. The swivel turns freely, with no sign of jamming. And the

Thank you Bill, I have been dealing with Caraibe Marine and they are very helpful. I didn’t know that they would do gas pressure settings on fridges. I will see them this week. Best Barry

Happened to us early on as we didn't get the idea that the ballooner/spinnaker halyard has to remain quite tight and well out of the way (aft) of the spinning foil. A halyard wrap into the genoa will

I recommend that you contact the following in e Marin: Contact: Patrice FOUGEROUSE CARAIBE REFRIGERATION Port du Marin, Bassin N°1 Bl Allegre 97290 LE MARIN MARTINIQUE FWI patrice@...

Hi Paolo, Now that you confirm there's no 240v involved, it is dollars to donuts just some corrosion in the windlass feed wires inside its housing. And you're right, the windlass, rails and rigging

The electrical plans confirm this is a 15A fuse. I would contact Stephane at Pochon and ask him your question. Pochon designs all the electrical systems for Amel. Stephane is the client relations

Thank you Paul. I will ask Alban at Amel Le Marin to recommend someone. Best Barry

I thought about that but then why use a 25A charger, the whole thing would be pointless. The charger puts out 25A, the wiring supports 15A, use a 15A fuse and pop... The unknown on my side is how long

Since there is no connection to 240VAC in the windless circuit, I fail to see how toggling the windless switch could result in a 240VAC short? It is much more likely to be a 24VDC issue, which is not

hi Craig, Bill, Nick, I understand from your words that you all seriously care about my safety in case we are talking about 220V AC, and I sincerely appreciate your attention. But no, it never

Hi all. A jammed swivel can cause the pretzles. Another method of forming them is to put yourcspar

I know nothing about Amel specific electrics, but a fuse can also protect the wiring. Is it possible the cabling is only rated at 15A? The danger with uprating the fuse is you could create a fire risk

My generator wouldn't start last weekend so on poking around, the starter was weak. I could start the engine and then I could start the generator. On checking why the starter was weak, the DC-DC