Hello Andrew, Great to hear from you! I am going to re-post an update I sent to Bob earlier today. Maybe we should make a group for this. I am having a machine shop use CNC to make a large, low

Hello, I'm Arnold with the SM 203 Zephyr, In March 2019, in Nice, I changed the seals with Amel OEM. After 150 hours of engine and 1600 NM, I was able to detect a water ingress in the C-Drive. Of

I will also throw in my 2 cents. One of the major reasons we elected to buy an Amel, was that the boat concept, its design and systems had been tested for decades, in conditions that we expected to

Hello Bill, I am new to my AMEL 54. I have seen a couple of videos on changing the seals out, but do you have the how to you like, and is it available. I'm splashing in one month. I remember all the

Many of you know my thoughts on this and I will not bore you with why I believe the Amel way is the best way. I don't want to start an argument and I respect each owner's opinion....but, I cannot let

Hi Scott Good to hear from you. I hope all is well and that you guys will have another safe sail down to the Caribbean soon. The Pacific and the Indian Oceans were certainly the highlights of our

I'd be interested to hear how many hours you all have on your seals, too. We did the two aft seals with the spring facing sea water and the forward two seals with spring facing the oil. So far 600

Congrats Colin! You guys did make it a good ways since we met at the Amel rally in Martinique! We're just in DC. :) That said, we'll be heading your way and likely arrive in your part of the world by

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