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

Hi Ruedi, Strange answer you have got from Amel as the crew in Martinique has even build a special rig to replace the pad with a standing mast. It is meant to dampen the forces of the mast on the deck

Hi Ruedi, The pad under my mast is pretty feeble and crumbly. I have scraped it out and regularly blast it with fresh water. It is barely visible now. As for the rig tension, to my eye the main mast

Hi Ruedi If the leak you areworried about is water getting inside the boat, then don’t. This pad is notintended to seal that. It is madeout of PU (polyurethane), 90 SH (“hardness”), 5 mm

I just get new shrouds here in Kalamata, Greece, manufactured by a shop in Athen, Greece and fitted by the sailmaker here. For the Sharki the total is 2800,- Euro. -- Gerhard Mueller Amel Sharki

Dennis is correct. No problem to order a machine shop for a new disk. Often the pin is still OK. I have changed all disks. -- Gerhard Mueller Amel Sharki #60 Currently Kalamata, Greece

Hi Jeremy, I had a failure just like yours and it was no problem and not very expensive to have a machine shop produce a new disk and pin. Dennis Libertad Maramu #121

Don Green has a business of making sheaves and rebuilding Genoa cars and blocks. You can find him on FaceBook and the Sailing and Cruising Page. ~~~⛵️~~~Matt

Hi Ruedi, The best is to fix it, but if you fix it it MUST be without any gap (possibility that the rude can move) ... else do not fix it ... JLMERTZ CottonBay