-- CW Bill Rouse Amel Yacht Owners School

Bill, I think some of the confusion has actually come from Amel. Alan Grayson of Ora Pai (SM #406) recently rebuilt his Main Furler Assembly with parts from Amel. They sent him a parts list that

Hi Bill, On our vessels we have several locations where there are lip seals in the horizontal position in exposed areas like what Mark found and the furling gearboxes. If the seal is slightly below

I regret that we can't make it. We will be in Europe. Have a great time! Vladimir and Marina S/V Life is Good SM 345

I was able to reserve a table for ten at Mangia's Italian Grill ,81 Main St. across from the show , for 6:30 pm on Friday ,Oct. 11 . Those attending are: Matt & Cindy ,Speed of Light A50 Scott & ?

Hi Eric, FWIW, on my Santorin in 2008 I paid €4706 plus €145 for shipping to Italy. ACMO said they did not have to collect tax if I used a US credit card. Craig

On my Amel 54 the seal is exactly the same as the one behind the prop at the C-drive - of these Imalways have spares and when I needed it a week ago, lucky me found out... fair winds Robin Carré

Hi Pat You’re absolutely right. It’s not a good Idea. I tried have done it also with flex bungee cables. In some place it works well. Not much shock on the cables. Sometimes I had it too loose

Hi Nick, I’m not implying you mast is dancing on the deck in rough seas but as you rightfully say there is flexibility in the stays, the hull itself and what have you not. As both the deck under

Mark, There has been some information out here that the seal is VA45mmX60mmX7mm Seal OR 45mmX58mmX7mm. The middle dimension is the shaft size. I know for a fact that Amel 54 #69 had a 58mm shaft. One

Hello Jose I am going to remove the raw water pump and replace the impeller that way, it may take longer but I expect it to be easier. I’ll let you know if it does work out easier Regards Paul -

Paul hello You are correct; it is almost impossible take out the impeller without remove the oil filter first. I change the impeller and after take out the oil filter is ± easy change the impeller

Just a friendly reminder to my fellow Amel owners to do a regular check on the shaft seal that sits over the main furler cylinder. It's the one circled in RED in the picture below: I would advise

Where did you end up mounting it?

Porter, One of the best Amel riggers is Phil Ash, Gulf Harbour Rigging in Gulf harbour Marina. Gulf Harbour Rigging Gulf Harbour Marina P.O.Box 729 Whangaparaoa 0943 Auckland New Zealand Phone: +64 9

Ruedi, I would advise against securing the quadrant ,in the event of an emergency a boat should be ready to move immediately . Having to leave the cockpit and go down to the aft stateroom ,lift the

Our main past pad is nearly nonexistent now. Plan to change it in NZ. The shrouds are still incredibly tight, on the lee side as well. I suspect a slight loosening of the forestay. When changing load

Hi Ruedi, if the wheel is tied tight and there is clonking it is possible your steering cables need adjustment. Easy to do where they are mounted by the quadrant. Just like adjusting cables on a

Hi Arno, Did the guys in Martinique actually tell you the pad was to dampen the load on the deck when pounding? I can not imagine that there will really be any give in it, after the rig is

I use shokcord to secure the steering wheel that give some flex. Paul on SY Kerpa SM 259 Lagos, Portugal