Thanks very much, Bill. At the suggestion of another owner, I checked the tension of the outhaul line and found it to be iron tight. Apparently the lines shrink a bit over the years. This puts a

Hi Bill Do you recommend using both products together, Corroseal and CorrosionX or just either? Corroseal is detailed as a primer, so perhaps I would use this following the application of

All, An update below… R/ Dan I purchased the VF44 Gear Box and two sets of seals/bearing from Mitch at DriveTech Automation. He was very helpful. Attached is the parts list for the gear box and

Hi Oliver We would be interested in the details of the brushless motor and motor controller as it has been the same in our case ( pump still working, only brushes wear out). Thanks for your help.

Hi bill, No there is no water alarm in the compartment and the hoses and fittings I don’t think were soaked just splashed. There is no real corrosion as I have been maintaining the fittings by a

"white thing" Sorry😁 Best, CW Bill Rouse Amel Yacht Owners School - www.AmelYachtOwnersSchool.com 720 Winnie St Galveston Island, TX 77550 +1(832) 380-4970

Alex, Amel used PEX Plumbing on 54s. PEX is used in Europe and the US. I am not sure if the sizes are the same, but I think so. You can buy PEX in the US anywhere plumbing is sold. That white this

Hi Bill, Is AMEL using NPT or British Standard Pipe threads? Anything I would be able to find here in the U.S.? Thanks, Alex

Paul, An interesting comment: Mark McGovern states 1/6 turn is usually adequate for a SM. I have seen this true on all SMs and 54s. But what is interesting is that your 55 is now the 3rd 55 that

Tony, He deserves praise. In our experience and around the world, Alex and his uncle were the best. Bill --

Thank you Olivier I will follow your instruction and complete next haul out, it was only leaking some when under way, the plastic nut is almost all the way down so I guess it’s due Kind regards Paul

Miles, We have had good luck with the Min Wax Polyurathene on cabin soles and other high wear parts of yacht interiors. The product is single part, low smell, wears well for a single part and is

You can probably wait. Limit the use to short bursts. BTW, measuring the amps is an excellent method of determining this mechanical problem. If your 55 is like others I have seen, the gearbox may be

Alex, I believe something has changed since this left the Amel yard. The white plastic piece has been added. Refer to page 58 of your 54 Users Manual. Best, CW Bill Rouse Amel Yacht Owners School -

Hello Paul, no it's not OK to replace the packing material while the boat is afloat. You would then have a strong water ingress while you're working for installing the new stuff. Do it while you do a

Hi Mark, thank you very much and roger that, I have now tightened it as your information but about a 1/2 turn as it was leaking a lot. So if I do need to replace the packing material I’m guessing

Paul, In the Super Maramu there is a large nut at the top of the post. You tighten it by turning it clockwise looking at it from above. The general recommendation is to turn it 1/6 of a turn at a

hello all, i am inquiring for some assistance please there is a fair amount of sea water entering the rudder steering compartment, it’s likely I think via the rudder seal. can you please advise

Well, we just weren't certain that we would actually be able to return to the Annapolis area in time for anything, but the good part of having been chased away from Nova Scotia by a hurricane is that

Miles, We used Waterlox on a 40 year old cabin sole with beautiful results. https://www.waterlox.com/marine An big advantage is that you can re-coat at any time to build the finish, fix a problem