Hi Ian, Without wishing to seem unduly thick I would love to know why Amel agreed to ship your boat all the way back to Europe instead of sending a new mast to Canada. On the face of it this would

Hello, Mi advise is to start loading the boat early in the morning to avoid that the people start doing the work in a hurry to go home. I had some problems because when time to leave work arrived the

My SM 2000 Crusader was trucked from Newfoundland to Halifax, then taken by ship to Antwerp, then trucked to Amel's yard at La Rochelle. The design of cradle Amel recommend has just four support

Greetings all, Has anyone moved their boats over land by truck that would have any hints they think helpful to me to minimise my learning curve and help get my boat to its new home in as good as shape

Hi Gary, The job is done! The bronze unit came out with grooves on it. Probably damage from a fishing line. Two seals came out after a lot of work with a screwdriver (punching through the seal). Your

I had the same problem due to a crack in the pump body. Through the hairline crack the pump was leaking. Amel send me a spare part immediatelly. You can find technical information in the internet at

I thought that my pump was leaking but it was not. The leak that we had was caused by the out hose being wound up like a spring when the pump is put into its place and the spring unwound itself

I think that the advice is rubbish. These are normally secured on most yachts with shackles. The lines do not seem to deteriorate with UV at least not for a very long time. If they did then we would

Hello Gary, Sorry about the delay, been moving house. To replace the element or the thermostat you have to get the tank on deck. To do this drain some of the coolant out of the main engine so that

Hello. I wish to sell my Kirk. It is in good condition: hull, engine, painting, sails, and electronics. It has been used since 1996 two month a year in Greece by me and my family. If you are

Hi Gary, as I am away from my boat till May 19th, I cannot tell you what size Isotemp tank Amel fit. If no one can tell us before then, I will let you know once I am back on board. I think that I

May 1, 2004 Hi Ian: Thanks for your post. I recently attended the Sail Expo West in Oakland California, and there researched various hot water heaters. I concluded that the Iso Temp all

I have been reading the discussions regarding water tank anode replacement with some concern as when I took delivery of boat # 414 I was told that there was not an anode in the tank when I tried to

May 1, 2004 The anchor wash down pump on our hull # 335 SM 2000 leaked from day one. Amel rebuilt it under warranty twice (Laurent in Guadeloupe) but it leaked sea water still. Last year Laurent

May 1, 2004 Hi Willem: As regards the orientation of the three seals on the Amel prop shaft bushing and seals, I am now uncertain how I oriented them. I do remember that the drawing that Amel

May 1, 2004 Hi Everyone: I have discovered a wonderful rust remover like nothing I have used before. I had previously tried several others from various sources including West Marine, all with

Hi Gary, Your description of replacing the seals from the prop shaft bushing is very clear. Thank you very much! One question remains: how to place the seals. Do I have to place 2 seals in such a

In discussions with Joel yesterday he revealed to me something that I hadn't previously known that I would like to share. I inquired about his recommendation for replacement intervals for the

I received another fax from Amel again stating that the electric heating element is 600 watts. This despite the fact that I faxed them the parts list from Quick showing that there IS NOT a 600 watt

April 25, 2004 21:47 MST Dear John: Thank you for your reply and the information. I am guessing that M. Selo's response, that it was a 600 watt element, was just a typographical error. I had