Hi Teun Regarding your question about the new sails for Island Pearl II from Emrah at Q Sails, I should also first thank you now for your positive recommendations in terms of your Pacific shipping

Hi Pat and Diane Many thanks. Hard to believe that it was only recently in March/April that we met at St Pierre and again at Ills de Saints, and now we are in Australia. It was our absolute pleasure

Thanks Alan, James and Bill for your comments. I can not see that there is any difference between Alan’s set up and mine. So it must be fine tuned. I have seen other 54’s with the 24v alternator

Yes Paul, that's how it works. And when we start the watermaker we run it for a few minutes to allow the incoming saltwater to fully flush out the fresh before increasing the pressure slowly to start

Hi Dean, Can you send me your contact information:teun@... or teun at amelit dot net Best Regards Teun SV AMELIT A54 #128 NOUMEA NEW CALEDONIA October 26, 201916:22:52

And the winner goes to vacuum in the line. Bled the lines and averting is purring like a 80 HP Diesel. Thanks all!!! I’m still going to check the vent lines we have a lot of wasps around. some of

That is how I have been orienting my seals for the last seven years now. I have had no water ingress, and no loss of oil. Kent Kristy SM 243 HI Jose, How many hours do you have on the seals, and

Paul, yes that’s how it works. With no power on the solenoids the open one let’s salt water in and the closed one keeps freshwater out. Throwing the switch provides power to both solenoids

Paul on SM#259 SY Kerpa

Nick, Apparently Amel wasn't happy with the install of the 175 amp alternator on the first 54s either. They later changed the alternator to a 110 amp Mastervolt. If possible, you should look at a

Hi Tuen, I’ll be at home in Sydney until late April then back to Stella, currently in Scotland. Ping me on here or private email if you are heading this way before April. Cheers Dean X

HI Jose, How many hours do you have on the seals, and what type of grease did you use on them? Fair Winds Eric Kimberlite Amel Super Maramu #376

Craig Still pristine and constant oil level Jose Ipanema Sm278

Hello Nick, We have the Leece Neville alternator with a smart reg on Elyse ...twin belt pulley...and no dust...and the belts are fine after years. Previous experience with this leads me to believe

Hi Charles Fantastic work and yes please. I don't need much as a repair but if you have sets that aren't costing much I may replace them all to match. My email address is andyeaves@... to note if you

Hi LO, Your mechanic's educated guess could be correct, but not necessarily so. As I noted this could simply be a leaking freeze plug. I've had both and they are identical in appearance, that is, both

Nick, High output alternators and their pulleys can run pretty hot even when properly set up which seems to be a big factor in the dust problem and the early failure. With twin belts it is of

I have a new engine and 24v alternator with the belt. Still new so far am pleased with the set up. Sent from Yahoo7 Mail on Android

I am still not completely happy with the 24v 175A alternator installation on Amelia. There is belt dust that is annoying, and they do not last very long. I have checked the alignment and it is

As bitter as as can... However, Mechanic suggested leak from fresh water pump (must be right as leakage is from the back (under the timing) + leakage from oil gasket in the same area - made a lot of