How often does the filter need to be changed? How many hours?? Fair Winds to all. arthur Sundqvist SM435. VISTA

Hello I bought 7 years ago a Santorin, i did drop the 2 mast down and treated the corroded area and repaint both mast. Now after those years and a cruise around the world the 2 masts still look very

Is it possible to order plastic sail protection that rans along the mast where sail is entering the mast? Missing pictures of my mast foot pads --

Hello to Everyone After searching for almost 1,5 years I found my AMEL SM. Last week I became proud owner of AMEL SM 201. I am going through some repair work at the moment and look for advice

Hello fellows. I would like to ask advice from the group regarding Preferred marinas near Panama City where others have berthed their boats. I have heard Vista Mar is good, and Balboa possibly.

Does anyone have a procedure to tune the rig on the A55? As is to be expected, my rig has stretched a bit after 4 seasons and I have tightened the lowers and the backstay on the main mast a few turns

Hi Liz, I have seen the photographs of this installation and it looks great. Our SM looks identical to yours so I am sure the fridge that you fitted would also fit our SM. Do you know the model number

Our SM only has masthead navigation lights so we are looking at retro fitting lights to the front pulpit and the rear. The breaker for the navigation lights is above the door that goes in to the area

Thank you Bill After some search, here it on this forum https://amelyachtowners.groups.io/g/main/message/26665 Kind regards Fred S/V ScentStone SM2K #375 La Rochelle, France

Removing the stubborn windlass bolt-- Just spotted these photos of this process and I am posting this for those who may search for solutions on windlass bolt removal in the future. Although I spent

Hi Scott, Thanks Scott for your answers for the VHF. A friend tipped us to use uncut cable ties every foot or so, at say, 120° angle from each others as chaff guards along the mast. Would that be

Thanks for the reply Oliver, Very helpful information. The Wakespeed 500 regulator has a dip switch setting that limits the alternator to 75% or 130 Amps (or further with programing). It will further

Thomas, Sorry for the slow reply. Infinite resistance just means the core and shield are not shorted out. The original antenna does not have a removable connector on the antenna side. I had to cut

Helli Dan, Yes i got the 175A Alternator with double pully belt setup. At this time I limited the current to max 90 A. I could do more but I dont need to. I installed a 14.4 kWh Lithium batterie and

Duane, There is frosted plexiglass available that could be a good choice for you rather than sanding. Good idea for minimizing scratching from the wiper, if you choose to use it - I just took the

The photo of the damaged rack was one from Kimberlite. When I took the racks apart they were loaded with grease. I do not believe the damage was caused by a lack of grease. I believe it was just

We are also looking at ways to renew the companionway, and the plexiglass idea is one we like. I am no expert, but I have read that glued joints in plexiglass are nearly invisible. My thought was to

Alan Grayson: Gaetun told me your boat was coming into Caribe Greement on Monday. Please email me at: carlylelk "at" aol "dot" com and maybe we can get together this weekend. Peg and I are staying

I am assuming that the bow thruster extends and retracts OK. We had a similar problem that turned out to be the solenoid pack mounted on the side of the bow thruster motor. It had corroded and would

Thanks for the information Oliver. Do you have the Leece Neville 175A alternator on your boat? If so the one picture that would be helpful is the actual wiring of the regulator behind the cap and the