Hi, I installed an ACP 400 with hydraulic ram directly on the bell crank of the rudder. Far smoother than the electric one which is still on tthe he helm. In the event of a major steering failure,

Hi Bob and Suzanne, That item looks perfect for the job. Thanks for sharing. I will see if any are still available from Amel. Hopefully no issues with your rudder slam, always something keeping us on

We installed the kit you referring to about 18 month ago, I still have my old Autohelm installed, Installed a switch for swapping between them. I am not totally sold on the new Raymarine had expect it

The clutch went out on our first Raymarine linear drive unit, after 17 years and 3 Atlantic crossings. The second was trouble-free, up to the time I sold the boat, 12 years later. I did carry a

I delighted with my Raymarine Autopilot. It has been great but it is now 13 years old. Having done a lot of hand steering on my first boat, we only had a servo pendulum windvane, I know how tedious

Good evening. Yesterday, I spoke to Maud on the Ultrfex Control thing. Maud assured me that Amel is in the process of settling the matter in the Amelowner's Iteresse . If Ultrafex no longer delivers

Hi Bob, The retaining bolt is on the side of the gear. It's an Allen head or hex head. John Annie SM 37 Brunswick. GA

Bob, The following was snipped from the Raymarine Installation PDF: --

Hi Aldo, we’ve hove to once to fix a staysail sheet which was not holding. Just had the reefed main up in 35 to 40 knots true. The boat would lie sideways to the seas and winds and sit very

Hi guys , Hi owners, Hi Thierry and Maud, I particularly want to write these lines to give the right meaning back to the discussion. I will apologize if I am not short, but I humbly believe that I

Good day, On a 2002 SM2K in the autopilot area above the galley sink I think this smaller gear should have a key retaining bolt or similar in the middle of the shaft. Having never seen it I am not

Hello Jeremy, Thank you for sharing your source of parts! Thank you for organizing this. We are currently refitting of Mango #29. Our dodger is removed and our glass is out, so the timing is perfect

Hi Everybody, we just registered a few days ago with the Amel Owners Group and thought its no a bad idea to introduce our self. Michaela & myself (Volker) just bought a Amel Santorin from 1990 (SN

Thank you All for this discussion. Bill as always thank you for your tireless support of the Amel owners community. As a new owner I do not want to think what it would be like without this Group and

Bill, I have no doubt that you offer a great service to the anglophile Amel owners in particular. You have always been respectful to the Amel brand, indeed supportive. I am sure that Amel appreciate

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Hi Mike and Hannah, Don't know if this is helpful, but the photos in this link show what Amel provided on some SMs (it is on the original invoice for our SM 429). I am away from our boat re:

Actually that's not paint. Joel Potter posted years ago that it is gel coat in the same color as the dodger. Likely the Captain had a better idea than paint! Cheers, Craig

No worries! No anxiety here! You are consistently a source of abundant knowledge and you help to stimulate very useful questions and discussion. There's no problem with that. James

You will see part of the original white (about 1.25 inch or 32mm wide) painted perimeter on the old plexiglass. This is important to paint on the new plexiglass if you want a neat and good looking