I did not understand your original email. Apparently, you have the original aluminum C-Drive. I have never seen one of these. Someone told me that Amel replaced these. I do not know if that

I’m sending the plans Maud sent me. It’s not exactly like any of them. We’ve measured the difference between the aluminum and the fibreglass and it’s 3mm, but again there is nothing to hold an

Hi Bill, Thanks for the prompt reply! Unfortunately ours is different and doesn’t have the O rings , or any likely place to put one. I’m sending you photos to see what ours is like. On looking at

Hi Ian, Not sure if this will help but my motor is labeled (pic below): 165 Bosch 0136 350 008 JRA <-> 12v 1000W 3100 1/MIN S2 10 Min Made in Germany I googled Bosch 0-136-350 and got a hit on a

Dieter, We studied options regarding a hard shell dinghy vs a rib vs inflatable. The Pudgy can be fitted as a life boat. [currently working towards certification by USCG]. That means I can sell my

The drawing shows 2 each "Joint Toriques" which is an O-Ring. Follow this link. C Drive Drawing_Page_1.jpg

@ Aras: I have never seen a Portland pudgy, it looks nice and sails! What I have is a UL 270 Aluminum from 3d tender, inflatable with aluminium bottom, which fits on the fore deck of my sharki,

We are having trouble with the seal between the transmission and the rest of the drive unit after having it serviced. The oil leaked out between the transmission box and the fibreglass part of the

Ian, I am sure you are aware that if you find an oversized brush, you can grind it to size. Best, CW Bill Rouse Amel Owners Yacht School +1 832-380-4970 | brouse@... 720 Winnie, Galveston Island,

Hello, My boys used sand blasting for my baghira. But they blasted sand in three or more steps. So it's not that difficult for the ship. After that, the Baghira has some very small holes. But this

I am having trouble sourcing brushes and springs for the 12v furling motor. It is made by Bosch but the serial number on the motor is not recognised by Bosch. Does anyone know any more detail about

I hired 2 guys in Turkey...2 days at about 6 hours a day and one of them worked twice as hard/fast as the other.

It is likely that it is the B&G Hydra 2000 Processor. You should consider it at end-of-life at 18 years old. You are in a beautiful spot. There is a place in England

Bill, Come on,you are too young to be in that old school. I stood back today and looked at that big hull and thought about how long it would take me to scrape and sand it down to the gel coat

Hi together! We have on our SM from 2002 the original B&G Hydra 2000 system. This morning, I switched it on and all 4 displays on the helmstaition showing nothing at all. But down at the navstation

Well, in this case, I am more old-fashion than Eric! Scrape, then sand.

Thank you. I’m sure more questions will pop up as we get more involved in the design. Happy Sailing; Mohammad and Aty B&B Kokomo AMEL 54 #099

Mohammed, The panels are SunPower semi flexible 170 watt panels. The controllers are 100/15 Victron MPPT’s The panels were about $500 each and the controllers were about 140 each. If you are

I ordered some parts from Amel last week and they arrived two days later. Regards Bill

Eric, I would think with 13 gallons you would be able to coat the boat 4 times. Did it take multiple coats to get it down to the gel coat,was it the kind of stripper you place plastic over ? It seems