were you able to take the valve off in water or when you hauled out? Randall

Il 05/03/2020 23:10, Ryan Meador ha scritto:

Hi Randall Wolfgang’s proposal is most likely the solution! I had the same problem on the forward head tank a year a go. I unblocked the tank with a wood-stick from the Deck opening and it worked

Hi Don´t want to make you sorry but it is possible and happends. Many years ago (not on a Amel) i had the shaft separating from the ball. In my case though it was stuck in the open position which was

Hi. In 2010 at the Annapolis boat show 5 or six amel crews gathered on one SM. Main topic. Unblocking heads. Prevention is better than a cure. Long flushes every time prevents salt buildup in the

Eventually, UV exposure takes its toll. The surface finish can be restored in any number of ways, but eventually, the thin edges of the rubber begin to crumble. At that point it is only a matter of

Brent , I read all the articles and signed up for Practical sailor. I think I will buy a gallon of Peel Away and do a test on a section of the hull. Thanks for sending the links, Pat SM Shenanigans

Miles, I may do that. We passed you last winter/spring as we were leaving Martinique heading north and you were arriving. You were about 1/2 mile further out. Then this summer we were anchored next to

On my previous boat I used Peel Away to good effect to take off a few decades of bottom paint and get down to the gelcoat so I could strip it off and put on my barrier coat (Interprotect 2000 epoxy)

Ryan, I will keep that in mind ,if / when it happens again. Problem is there is no way to check it until I am in strong enough conditions to be heeled 20 degrees or so to port. I agree that it does

Hi Pat, As I said in a previous note, I don’t remember what I used either, but I do remember looking it up in Practical Sailor. I think it might be worth subscribing, if you don’t, just to

We've experienced something like this. For us, the problem was air leaking into the low pressure (suction) side of the system, not the high pressure side. The gasket on the raw water strainer was

Hi Pat, Sorry I could not find the paint stripper I used. West marine has some products but they seem expensive. You might need 10 gallons. My local paint supply says there a number of products

The opening on the deck is just vertical over the valve and outlet. Try with a wooden or plastic stick to reach the valve. Its probably blocked inside. Wolfgang Weber SY Elise Amel 54#162

Sorry, but I do not understand why you are having problems importing goods into Australia. Ask the supplier to mark the invoice "YACHT IN TRANSIT", include the shipment with the price and you will

I just love when the heads stop working. Not sure if it’s good to have two of them to look after, but at least it keeps the bucket clean ! Ian

Dave, So your handle is seized solid I take it? unscrewing it from the through hull pipe seems to be a challenging task. Little space and lovely odour. I am hoping for a foreign object plugging the 90

Thanks Courtney, That will be my next test. Randall

I have the same issue with my forward head. That valve is a mother once it gets stuck. I had my nephew on board and he has arms like tree trunks. Could not break it loose, even with a longer

Randall Before you go to all the trouble of pumping out why not try and run a snake from the through hull back up would be an easy fix if it is just plugged