Where is this new site? Kind Regards Barry & Robyn Tradewinds III SM 171

Greetings, Email addresses are never exposed; that was set up from the beginning. Whoever posted those messages was indeed unwelcome but was annoying spam and not a security violation. Since there

Great!!! Should I be worried about all the crud that comes off flowing through the system after the BB has had time to work?

On checking other connections for the cooling water. A specialist in Malta who supplied me with a spare transmission cooler told me that these coolers almost never fail unless the hose connectors are

Once a year I flush the sea chest, Yanmar, Onan, and A/C pump with Barnacle Buster. It takes 2 1/2 gallons which are diluted per their instructions. The sea chest stopcock is closed and the BB

Bill, Check this very necessary sea chest tool out:

I use a bit of HCL, close the sea cock and pour a small quantity in the basket. Wait 15 minutes open the sea cock and.. the growth should be gone... GL

Just wondering if anyone can provide some pointers or methods used that they practice to maintain thru hulls. Particularly, the main sea strainer in the engine room. Had some growth that was

Thanks Bill. Pretty simple tool that could be easily made by any machine shop. Kent

Magnificent, How very Amel. As with all pullers, when its loaded up tapping with a hammer helps the release. Danny SM 299 Ocean Pearl

Yes, any machine shop should be able to make this. Bill BeBe 387

URGENT Gary, I am very sad because I asked you to protect the new website and, as this was not done, have a look to the las posts. Moreover all our mail adresses can be taken and spammed please close

Bill, Looks pretty simple to make. Eric

Kent & Derick, I searched in photos for "thruster tool" and found it easily. Here is the link:

Good idea Eric. Was wondering what the Amel tool looks like and how they approached the problem. Kent

Kent, I always drop the motor twice a year (also the pin in the outhaul- I use anti seize for that) and load up the motor shaft and the spline in the thruster with waterproof grease. I only drop it

Hi Derick, As usual I'm having trouble finding the pic of the bow thruster removal tool. Do you know where to find it? Mine has always come apart easily, but it sounds like something it would be nice

Hi Mark. I believe that the solenoid in Bill's pic is the one that isolates the engine from the battery negative unless you are 1) heating the glow plugs 2) cranking the engine or 3) stopping the

---In amelyachtowners@..., <francesringley@...> wrote : Thanks Craig. Would a filter wrench work? __________________________________________ Ian, Most filter wrenches I've seen/owned are a pretty

Rick, Be sure that the orientation of this sensor is such that debris does not accumulate in the area of the sensor that you cleaned. Its orientation should be that debris fall down rather than