Hi Alex, Yes, it’s the only way to have goodaccess. I had the same issue with mine when I changed the High-pressure hose. In the cockpit compartment (on the forwardside), below the

Eamonn, I was getting a small amount of oil which would pool (we are talking a thimble full or so) on top of the c-drive. What I found was two issues: 1) one of the hose from the reservoir was

Bill, Thanks a lot that help, - as always youradvices is very precise! I was thinking about it, but I thoughtabout when wintering the Boat in water. In this case it’s not possible. Igot now

Sorry for the typo: It¹s ruedi (at) waldispuehl (dot) ch. or Rudolf at Waldispuehl dot ch. Best rgds. Ruedi Am 14.08.19, 09:13 schrieb "Gerald Bassin" unter <main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io on

Alex, Maybe I can help. High Pressure hose goes to the Control panel. Sometimes they are secured in the engine room without enough slack to pull the panel out. -- Best, Bill Rouse Yacht School

Ruedi, He is referring to a Speed Transducer fitted in a through-hull fitting. You do not have one, unless your 54 has been changed. However, you do have a Depth Transducer fitted in a through-hull

My model is the B&G ForwardScan with a Vulcan 7 inch screen Regards Paul

Hi Matt Excuse my ingorance, but can you tell me where the "knot meter sensor hole is"? I have no Idea? Maybe I think just on the wrong end? Regards Ruedi Wasabi A54#55

Mark is right-on. If the leak is NOT coming from the reservoir return hose and leaking down the side of the C-Drive, my guess is it is a seal or gasket, which will mean disassembly. Best, CW Bill

Dean, Thanks for the photo. I have been on 12 54s and none had this block that would attach to stantion, although this is what I envisioned. Several of my clients rigged something like this with cam

Eamonn, I am by no means an expert on this but I'm pretty sure that the rubber sleeve's purpose is to keep seawater out not to keep oil in so tightening those hose clamps should not stop an oil leak.

Hi Porter, Sounds like your travels are going with a more normal level of smoothness now! Do you plan to visit Australia, and if so, when do you expect to be there? Regarding the runners, do you have

A week ago my C-Drive started leaking oil into the engine room. While doing 1000RPM on the Volvo TDM22 a rope wrapped 20 times around the short shaft of the Maxprop and within seconds stalled the

You mean the EchoPilot 2d professional? It has a realistic price also Paul

Amel has published the attached guide regarding the use of runners on the A55. This can be found on the Amel Club website, just as several other short papers on operation and maintenance of the

Not sure if this is to Ken on Aquarius... But.... Yes, I have OpenCPN running on my Mac and my PC on board Aquarius. And we use it most of the time. I love OpenCPN. Most of the experienced sailers

Dear Amelians, is the only way to access behind the water maker panel from the front? If I take away the 4 screws there is a lot of resistance. I realize not all 54's have it at the same place, mine

Alan, Check with your local Onan dealer. I think your Onan part is 327-1533 PCB Assembly. There are several places I found in the US that have this part in the $1,200 - $1,300 range. Best, CW Bill

Hi Paul, last year I had the latest B&G installed and despite a software upgrade introduced later last year it works really well, in the boat speed needs to be less than 5kns to maintain accuracy and

Thank you Alan, I appreciate the information and this will assist me Regards Paul - Fortuna II 55#17