You should still remove the bolts and clean the salt from under the windlass. Kent

I got the same advice from Lofrans a couple years ago. Kent SM243 Kristy

There are threaded plates in the deck. I have had two of the bolts break off when trying to remove them. I redrilled and tapped them, and use a slightly larger bolt that still fit through the holes

I also had a similar problem with the key shortly after I bought the boat. The cone finally came off with 3 screw drivers and a lot of grunting and cursing. The key slot in the cone was damaged, so I

Just saw your message. I read you had to unbolt it, etc. I actually have the instruction. But even thought the owner manual says to change the oil, since Bill, etc. say it is not necessary to change

Ok then... One less project... Alexandre --------------------------------------------

Duane, I have helped other owners with this issue. Most have been exactly as you have described. My recommendation is that you can probably leave it as is, but be sure you grease it and use a

FYI. I inquired to Amel Marin about changing Lofrans oil. They recommended against it. They did recommend greasing cone but advised against oil change saying it wasn't necessary. I Got this advise

By the way, I'm thinking of leaving the inner clutch cone as is and just clean up the clutch surfaces and grease them. If the inner clutch cone is jammed into place by that key, I can't see the

Alexandre, There was a discussion on oil pumps in the past few months, and one commentor noted a small diameter hose was good for the Lofrans. I would definitely not unbolt that beast if it wasn't

Hi, We connected ours to junction box where the shore enters the engine room prior to the shore power/generator change over switch (first point of connection to any system). Then installed the

Hello Bill, You probably already trace the wires. I just did it for the installation of the Galvanic Isolator and trace from the shore power to the inverter then back to the box where select 220 Volt

Alexandre, Thanks! That confirms what I already thought I knew, very helpful. That optional equipment manual is one I haven’t seen. It answers a few questions I had had about other things

On the Optional Equipment (.pdf 21.1 mb) http://nikimat.com/amel_super_maramu_2000_Optional_equipment.pdf All it says section (7-16 or page 7/28) is 6000 Watt. Also recommend to never obstruct the

For the new owners like myself who are intimidated by the installation of new equipment, I illustrated the “installation of the Galvanic Isolator”. This also helped me to understand better some

Good morning Duane, I feel now terrible to have inspired you to service the windlass… Here are pictures of used spare parts that came with the boat. You can see the space for the key bent as well

Ian, When you're back in Brunswick let me know, we're on dock 14 in BLM. First, I'm not an expert in bonding systems. But here is what I understand. If you connect different metals together with a

Duane, Apparently that guy has not worked at Lofrans very long, because it is a very common problem when people either tighten the wing nut very tight and don't use a snubber, or they do not believe

I'm sure that's the reason Bill. I called Lofrans this morning and the guy I talked to said he had never heard of the key binding before! Duane

Duane, I am sure that you know this...The cause of the twisted key on the shaft is that the cone was not greased. When you get it back, be sure the cone is greased between the gypsy and the cone. You