whilst in Trinidad I went to the Raymarine agent and asked that he get me a set of brushes for my Type 2 linier drive motor. I work on the basis that if I have a spare the unit will never need

Switch off the Engine Very often, we couldn't switch off our Volvo TMD22 with the key. The change of the solenoid brought help for a couple of days. A definitive resolution of the problem was in fact

Check this out, Our trip north early may from St Thomas to N.Y. wind just picked up to 50 knots. The sound is the wind. Fair Winds, Eric Amel Super Maramu #376

Hi I think the French correspondent may be asking for Sharki owners to give him details of how the boat performs into the wind. Regards, Roger, Mango 20, Zorba Regards, Roger Message from Roger

It is now only in French and you won't find any historical info at all, but here is the link: http://www.amel.fr/ Judy SM2 #387

I must not be doing something right. I have searched for the Amel official company website, and not found one. I notice that there is no link there from this site. Anyone able to help? Thanks.

Hi Richard, We spent two summers in Maine and Nova Scotia, in cold water, and got some mildew from condensation under the aft cabin bunk, over the settee refrigerator, and in a few other places.

Eric, Graham and Ian, Thanks for your prompt responses. Great to hear that condensation is not the problem that I had thought it would be! We're located on the east coast of central Florida

Dear Ian, The "non standard earthing arrangement" is in fact a Yanmar option. If you look in the parts manual, you will see a second option under the electrical section showing dual wire sensors for

Patrick, I still get shutdown problems with the Yanmar too, despite having fitted a modification kit supplied through Amel. The extra relay and capacitor did help improve the problem, but often the

Hi Richard, as you know I have taken my SM to Greenland, Labrador & Newfoundland on more than one occasion. I can't say that at any time that I was really cold other than once having to dive under

I keep my SM on the West coast of Scotland. This is the first boat that we have had that has not had an eberspacher heater fitted. We just run the generator and the fan heaters whenever we want some

wrote: I keep my SM on the West coast of Scotland. This is the first boat that we have had that has not had an eberspacher heater fitted. We just run the generator and the fan heaters whenever we want

Hello Patrick, I had a problem with my Onan not starting, but I don't think it was the same problem as yours, but I pass this along in case it happens later. Inside the top of the control box to

Hi Gary, My apologies for not replying sooner, but I have been without the Internet for a while here in Cyprus. I have also had to upgrade to Windows Xtra Pain as there is no driver support for

dear ken thanks for the advice, I do not have the type of solonoid you have described but there is one fitted just below the starter on the negative side, so I guess this is the problem. I now have

wrote: I'll give a rough translation for those who don't speak French... Hi, I am considering to buy a Sharki (Limbo II), achored at Yacht club de Tahit. I know about the reputation of the

Richard, I am planning on installing an espar heater. I have been in communication with the factory and have some pictures, and information about the install.. Where are you located? Fair

We're planning on cruising over to Ireland, the UK and Scandinavia next year. I have a couple of questions for those out cruising the higher latitudes. 1. What have other members done to insulate

Bonjour! Je vais peut-être acheter un SHARKI (LIMBO II) qui est ancré au Yacht Club de Tahiti (Polynésie Française). Je connais la réputation de la construction AMEL et du confort. Mais il y a