Hi Miles, ok that pump might be the way to go. I have also just ordered a couple of 160W tube heaters which I intend to run over winter. One in the engine room and one in the galley. High tech

David, Some mechanics have aligned without a special alignment tool (a fixed coupling) designed and made by Amel and easily duplicated in a machine shop. I think perfect alignment without a fixed

Hi Nick, Thanks for your reply. Great to see an Amel that actually uses the Spade. Your additional roller is very clever, it seems to really improve things. I did notice the Buegel sitting not too

Hi Dean, I am glad that you were able to decipher my description. And, yes it is import to get antifreeze into the flow-meter tube. I have a hand pump that I use to get propylene glycol into the

Hey Alan Nice to hear from you. I think my "Colin.Streeter14" Facebook "LIKES" went down by 50% when you shut down your FB account and I lost half my friends:)! I had been wondering what you have

Hello Danny, I see Ocean Pearl on F pier Opua (we're on G), I wondered what you were up to.... haven't seen anyone on the boat...mind you I've had my head down tail up for the last week with

Hello all, We are in Gaeta Italy where mechanics are trying to alleviate a mild but distinct engine vibration noted under load. I'd rather not go into how this occurred but suffice it to say that

Hi JP, Yes around $2k I believe....are you staying in Fiji all season? I've been on Elyse for a week, going home tomorrow, returning mid November. See you then. Cheers Alan Elyse SM437

Hi Danny Awesome, let's take this off-line to svislandpearl@... email address, but it would be really nice to meet, and also have Amel "Island Pearl" meet "Ocean Pearl" as previously planned had we

Hi Colin, we are departing NZ for Fiji this week, planning Wednesday so perhaps the two Pearls may meet. Later we are considering a summer cruise of the Australian east coast, Brisbane and south.

Hi Alan, The control boards are ... expensive but I got one aboard just in case.. GL Jean-Pierre Germain, Eleuthera, SM007, Fiji.

Hi Bernd, I used the color "Renault Panda White 348" for SM #37 (1990) I had a local auto paint store make the color (their code was 53-1704591-A) and put it into spray cans. Total cost was

Hi Bill You are spot-on as usual. Especially when it comes to power consumption, we all use these boat very differently, and hence my rather practical detailed examples to illustrate this down to

Thanks Bill, That all makes sense and since I've fully charged the start battery, the ONAN cranks every time. I had been through ALL the connections including the hidden from view ones (you don't

Hi Gary, Looking forward to meeting you. Fair Winds Eric Kimberlite Amel Super Maramu #376

Hi Scott, I believe the Amel 50 will be coming back to my home town on long island in a few weeks. I will definitely be heading to the Caribbean in the fall. I hope to leave about November

I can confirm that Bill is spot on. When I bought Amelia the original battery bank was dead. So it was replaced, but the engine starting battery was new. (Something to do with preparing the boat for

Hi, I have some „bubbles“ in my mast around some old rivets and holes. Two questions: 1. How can I close the holes (drilling the old rivets out or better close them with new rivets?) 2. I would

Alan, I believe that you are describing a situation where the Onan attempts to turnover, but it seems as though you are trying to start it with a weak or dead battery. I recently reviewed this

Hi Eric!! Just a quick pass through this week. Looking to beat the weather and get to Shelburne, NS in the next couple of days. We ~will~ be back in just a few weeks. Want to explore Cape Cod,