You do not drill any holes. You change the oil drain plug for a new one with the "V" holder made to the plug. You get this part from Amel. See below, snippet from my book. --

I found a good article on how Racor fuel filters work and thought I would share it here since many of us have these on our boats:

Good idea ..thanks Craig. -- Adam Body "Flora" SM128 Annee 1994

Hello At some point in its life, the fridge door was removed and the space used as storage. Sacrilege! I know this is a long shot but does anyone know of a spare fridge door or have a suggestion of

Hello all, This is my first post on what will be a long term project boat. It's working and sailing but it needs some love and attention after the previous owner just found it too much for him at his

Is your C drive like this I know 53 an 54 you just bolt it to the shaft. Randall, A-54 #56

Paul, Thanks . The old base that you show is the one that I have and for which I can't find a replacement. I like your solution to get access underneath. Ian and Judy, Pen azen, SM 302, Kilada,

Kent and Iris, Thank you. I will look at that bolt. Interestingly ( annoyingly--as a replacement for your base seems available) I appear to have a slightly different base from that which you show,

Gary, Thanks. I did replace the rubber washers but should have done so earlier as the distortion of the holes had already started and , needless to say, once it started it only got worse. A stitch

Sorry the original photo came out poorly Fair Winds Eric Kimberlite Amel Super Maramu #376

I have an MDKAL on my SM 216, that I would like to get a replacement elbow for. It seems the different models might have been used interchangeably for a while. Is this correct? In any case, I

Hello, I am thinking about getting a SPURS LINE CUTTER on my SN. However, I feel uncomfortable drilling holes in the cdrive to install the holding block. Can you please share your experiences and

I do. I will send it to you. Best, CW Bill Rouse Amel Yacht Owners School - www.AmelYachtOwnersSchool.com 720 Winnie St Galveston Island, TX 77550 +1(832) 380-4970

Hello Amelien After being told by Maud in La Rochelle that Amel was out of stock for a while , I would like to know if somebody has the specs of that tool, , to have one made ,or perhaps a spare one

Thank you for everyone’s responses. (you saved me some money!) -James

Eric - I have the Sureflo Aqua King II on my boat - It was actually installed by the previous owner. So, for around 5 - 6 yrs, I have not had any problems with respect to leaks at fittings, etc. (I

I'm planning to cruise the West Coast of Scotland next season and am wondering whether there are good places to leave the boat for the following winter. Any help would be much appreciated. Joerg

Joel, I have an MDKAV in my hull #419. Mark Pitt Sabbatical III, SM #419, Rhode Island, USA

The MDKAL pretty much happened on the Millenium edition as an evolution of the previous ONAN MDKD version. I think the last 35 SM 53 had the MDKAV but Olivier would probably know for sure. It might

Karen, That sure is much different than the elbow on my Onan MDKAV 7kW. Mine looks much more like the one from Nikimat's MDKAL. If you do end up replacing yours with a new one, let me know. I will