Pat, When I bought Sangaris in 1999, I stripped her myself with the nastiest paint stripper I could find. Don't recall the brand name and it's likely banned by EPA these days, but shop around. If the

Mark, That is less than half what I was quoted and frankly more inline considering the time and materials to do the job. Are they able to do anything to the bottom of the keel. I have always wondered

Pat, Contact JJ at Osprey Marine Composites at Herrington Harbor North in Deale, MD: Local: 410-867-3022 E-mail: jj@... Web: www.ospreycomposites.com They soda blasted my Amel down to the gelcoat for

I have about 4 layers of paint on my boat I would like to be rid of. I have been sanding boats for over 50 yrs. and have never found it fun. Using 40 grit on a 5 " orbital today,it took so long to get

Hi Bernd, Attached is a photo of one I cut out of aluminum stock. If it is short enough you can tighten the nut at sea without removing anything. Fair Winds Eric Amel Super Maramu #376

Smart. Happy Sailing; Mohammad and Aty B&B Kokomo AMEL 54 #099

Bernd, I saw a bright Amel owner create a suitable spanner by taking a plastic cutting board, the type used in the galley, and cutting the correct dimension in the end of it with a hack saw. The

Ironic that your last name is Spanner. That's the tool you need, it's called a plumber's adjustable spanner. Some folks have gone to a machine shop and had an aluminum tool cut to fit the

Hi Bernd; Amel sells the required wrench, or you can have any machine shop make one for you. Aluminum would work best as it is light and easy to work with. We had one fabricated and also purchased

Hi, I had a very little water near the rudder shaft after some heavy seas. Wanted to tighten the nut, bit its too big for my tools. Any advice or do I need another special tool? Tbanks -- Bernd SN

Dear Jose, I certainly do not want to keep you away of this charm, but you might try to wrap a hallyard a few times around the mizzen. This changes the airflow and might diminish the vibration. Best

John Thank you I will try to find your " charm sailing life way". Thank you and please keep safe

Jose, I have experienced this on several occasions. I have not taken specific note of the wind speed or angle when it occurred, but in general, if there is a strong blow from somewhere aft of the

David, I sent you some pages from my Amel Book which will probably help you. Those pages illustrate the standard SM 66B pump, but it is designed and operates very similar to the pump you have, and the

Dear amelians Today's topic concerns the Amel 55 model At marina berth , when the wind enters from the stern at 130-150º angles and with 10-15 knots of wind, there is an enormous vibration in the

Many thanks Bill, When I opened up the pump it was completely solid with crystals and deposit of some sort. Until I bought it last year she has been on the Sth France where the water is hard so maybe

Hi Bill No jammed swivel Thanks for the manual I did not have that. thinking it could be stuck paws or maybe motor brushes was hoping to not have to drop the fore stay. thanks for your

Here are a few photos of the finished job

Hi Tom Here are some photos of the rewiring. In the 4th photo is a black wire that Amel used to connect all the negative sides of the senders. There were numerous connections and a few bad solder

Hi Thomas, I am happy that i could be of some help. After we started talking it took me a bit of time to find your wiring diagram. My 4jh3hte is working fine but I have put over 7000 hours on the