On Amelia we have the Volvo Penta D3 110. In the Volvo manual that came with the boat, in it’s original Amel folder, there was a note to say that as a matter of maintenance one should spray

Thank you Mark Jose Alegria Amel55 #03-MERIT +351918663037 Josealegr@...

To try and mitigate this problem a 12 V normally open (NO) valve could be connected to the muffler drain. 12 V power can be obtained from a ship’s system such as the engine exhaust fan that only

Joerg, I am no SSB expert. Sometimes I think there is as much art to "fine-tuning" an SSB system as there is science. Maybe you need advice from one of those "artists." You want to be careful in

Sorry I have not responded sooner, have been off the boat without internet for a bit. On the Volvo D3 – 110 you can see the round vacuum actuator attached to a rod that leads up to an eccentric or

Thanks, Olivier! I took your photo and added it to the other photos I had. I hope that together these photos help others understand the exhaust system after SM #100. Corrective or Additional comments

On my boat, I have the Amel provided SSB installation with the whip antenna and 2 dynaplates on the skeg as ground. I've participated in the MedNet a bit over the last couple of years and have

Hi Mike, I wont be on the boat for a few days but next time out I will check. I just bought the product at an auto supply shop. I was strongly warned by a Volvo agent (who could not help wit the

Merci for this Olivier, I hope Amel have stocks of them because I suspect there may be a run on them. Kind Regards Danny SM 299 Ocean Pearl

Thank you so much! This makes a lot of sense now... quite a bit different than what I was picturing. I believe I have a 4" (101.6mm) hose fitted on the hull. Does anyone know the bigger diameter of

Keep checking around. I had two copies made at a little locksmith stall on the street in Loreto, Baja Sur, Mexico, so you never know...

Hello Mike, your SM 23 did not have the rubber flap mounted on a stainless steel cylinder box. This system came later probably around hull 100. If your system has not been modified since original,

Hi Danny, Do you know who manufactures and/or supplies the carbo clean product you use? I've found quite a variety online. Thanks, Mike SV Trilogy - SM23 Opua, NZ

Hi Karen, Excellent write up. I did s similar repair on Annie (SM37) and agree 100% to use a reinforcing tube for the bolt. I wound up using JB-Weld in a similar fashion to regular epoxy as you

Thanks Nick!

We have a mango, hull # 46 from 1985 and the same cracks... i plan to use a dremmel and open it up a little, then do a standard gelcoat repair with west epoxy fairing compound and paint with awlgrip

Thanks Joel, Bill, and everyone who has offered ideas on this topic. It's all been very helpful as I work toward a solution. I'll be taking a close look inside the injection elbow, stainless muffler,

Charles I have a 1988 Mango and I would be very interested in your experience with resurfacing the deck. Any info you have would be appreciated BR Andre Kaplan kaplan@... Renaissance 2000 Mango 71 88

Hi Bernd: The Delrin "spacer/mounting" blocks are locally fabricated and/or "sort of" available from Amel. When I ordered a couple of sets from Amel to replaced my cracked ones, they arrived but I

Morning Martin, Will be back in PHX next week – pls send me your Email address toteun@... Best Regards Teun SV AMELIT A54 #128 On the hard in COOMERA (near BRISBANE) QLD