Hi Eric Thanks for the info. I found the breaker, it was driving me nuts. We are still in New Zealand will start to look for a weather window in the next few weeks to make our way to Fiji. If you

Hello On my boat asm 2000 # 283 the intake side of the muffler is 90mm and the exaust is 75mm. I tried to retrofit a vetus but I did not like the way it fit into the engine room. The main problem was

Some of the paint has come off the keel of Kimberlite and shows bare steel. What should I do to prepare this for anti fouling paint? Fair Winds, Eric Amel Super Maramu #376 Kimberlite

Vito, The breaker for my inflator is over the mid ships bunk beneath the starboard electric winch. I found that the head hoses get smelly if you do not flush the toilets a lot and leave nothing but

Hi, I want to change my (coroded) satinless steel muffler to a Vetus type. The engine is Volvo/Perkins TMD 22 P Unfortunately I forgot measuring the diameter of the exhaust elbow, when I was

Hello The 24V plug for the dingy inflator in the lazarette is not getting any power. I know there must be a breaker that has tripped. However, I cannot find where this is. can anyone help? I you

Thanks, Vito.

I am going to order a new AMEL 54. I wonder if some actual owner could help me to better specify options with the manufacturer (size of generator, type of watermaker etc.). Any help is very

Hi Ian I had the heat exchange removed and serviced. It was semi complicated proedure. An owner could do it if he was familiar with the process. If you are not mechanically inclined I would

Hi, recently an owner wrote of cleaning the heat exchanger of his Volvo, but unfortunately I have deleted the relevant email. I now want to do the same. Could he tell me if he did this himself and

Gary, When will you be on board? What will be your itinerary? I will be in the area from 4/26--5/6 Fair Winds, Eric Amel Super Maramu #376 Kimberlite

Here are the mainsail and genoa dimensions for halyards and sheets : from the factory Fair Winds, Eric Amel Super Maramu #376 Kimberlite

Hi, Your main halyard is rigged properly. There is a matching piece of line that attaches to the mainsail halyard car and is used to loosen or tighten the halyard via a winch. There is no extra line

2 April 2006 I continue to investigate the watermaker issues. But Olivier Beaute, of Amel, has confirmed to me the following: (at least for watermakers of about my vintage, mannufactured about July

After Sales Service at amel@... yielded a prompt reply with the specifics for my Serial Number boat. I recommend that you send Olivier an email. I konw that this yahoo site will strip out the

I have copied an article about security into the files section. It appeared in the latest issue of the Royal Yachting Association magazine. One of the alarming things about it, at least for those of

wrote: anyone It will do no harm, A piece of wire a bit longer than the piece you still hold should hook into the broken piece and pull it out. Happy fishing, John >

Has anyone broken the fuel dip stick? We had a mishap and broke the stick at the 300 liter mark and end piece is in the tank. Does anyone know if this will cause a problem with the piece blocking

Thanks to all who responded to my question. We opted to install a dual Racor 500 system, similar to what the new Amel's include. Jerry

Hi Ian: I believe your error on your TDS meter upon startup is due to High TDS (i.e. high EC, electrical conductivity) due to TDS CREEP. See my post # 2062 dated March 13, 2006 for a discussion on