Hello Joe and Dan, The solenoid is a French one made by Valeo and I am looking at the one that was replaced on my Yanmar last year. The info on it is......CEY 14 12v J99. It is a perfectly

Ian, Your solution would certainly work. We chose a different option. If the bow thruster seals start to leak, we want to know it to that we can replace them. So we installed a very loud

Whoops! Regarding the keel coating instructions, there's a typo. Of Course 1' X 3" should be 1' X 3' or 30 cm X 91 cm. Sorry. In response to Bob on Brittany de la Mer, the metal parts securing

There are some good posts on repacing your prop in the water (without the special Amel in-water replacement gadget (which I know own). Helpful advice was posted by John and Amy on a June 1, 2005

Skeg question--(thanks for the detailed information, Joel)--Is the skeg the same? I have a similar problem with some exposed metal on the skeg of my 1993 Santorin. Do the same recommendations

Dan, The nylon prop screws hold the prop on the prop hub which has a stainless pin that goes through the prop shaft. After you remove the (old) screws and the prop, you should press the pin out and

This comes from Joel Potter the boat owner not Joel Potter in any capacity regarding my professional work with my colleagues at AMEL. Sorry, my lawyer insists on this. Sorry for the delay on this

Thanks, Ian; Since putting in the bowthruster pin I've noticed no more water. But I've just been at dock. We'll see what happens next time I go sailing. I also plan to change the bowthruster seals

Looking for the part number or more info for the Start Solenoid. The one that fails and has the black rubber push button on the bottom that you can push to get the engine to start. It has been

Having trouble with reinstalling my Bow Thruster Prop. The old one shattered it's blades and I was successful at removing the old prop while the boat is still in the water. Maybe I am missing

Hi All A Question for the Forum. The float attached to the end of the water tank indicator appears to have detached itself from the rod. Is it, as I suspect, going to be a pain to fix and has anyone

Judy; There is no toggle switch that I can see in front of the bowthruster securing pin. I have a 1998 AM, #230. What year/# is yours? Dave

Hi Dave, You are experiencing a common problem. The seals on the bow thruster will eventually leak and cause the lower forward bilge to slowly fill with water I mostly solved this by building up a

I am very interested in this product but on line they only seem available from the States. Has any owner found a European sailmaker marketing anything similar to the Slap Silencer? Rob. SM

Dave, To answer your first question, there is no danger because to insert the pin you have to turn off the toggle switch that is located in front of the pin hole. With the toggle switch off the bow

Hi to all, I had the same problem and I installed a small bilge pump in the bilge close to the depth sounder through hull. The sea water goes to the same brass duct as the water from the shower I

Hi Judy and Eric Thanks for your responses. Two questions: 1. Is there any danger of damaging the mechanism that lowers the bowthruster if the pin has it fixed in the up position and you forget to

After 24 years of Amel ownership, we have finally found a solution for the single biggest issue we had with the boats: the slapping noise in the aft cabin. The Slap Silencer, a simple bridle one

Judy, I adjusted the cables and motor so that the hole lines up and that the seals are properly compressed. This prevents water ingress and makes life a lot easier when retracting the bow

Dave, We replaced the seals and still continued to get a small amount of water while sailing especially sailing to weather. We had noticed that the bow thruster did not appear to raise all the way