And also the water connection to the dishwasher...we had that. Danny, one thing to bear in mind , it doesn't matter whether or not you've used the washing machine, the pressure water is still

Danny, Check the weird looking freshwater pipe/hose fitting near the floor behind the clothes washer. It is a filter and hose coupling. I had it start leaking. it is #5 on my list. Best, CW Bill

Thanks Bill, I shall search on. Hardly use the aircon, haven't used the clothes washer in a while, done a fairly good first look at the under sink piping but there is a slight leak in the water

Danny, Most common sources in order are: Cracked condensation plastic collection box on Salon AC Partially clogged AC condensation drain Cracked galley sink spray handle near the hose

Hello Mark, Will you please add mt husband Glen to the Yahoo Amel Group? His email address is gjbradley1@... It seems heavily weighed with maintenance, circuitry and electronics issues and he's

H Julie, The yahoo groupformat prevents me from adding members myself (go figure). Glen can add his ownemail to the group and I, or one of the other moderators, will approve it. With

Chuck, I had a few minutes and went looking for the parts on the forum. Here's what I found: For the Manual Mainsail Furler: =================================== Bearings: Source , Motion Industries -

Bill, Thanks for taking the time to do this write up. It was very informative and very well done. The link to the seal puller tool was greatly appreciated. Your contributions as well as all the

Thanks Ryan, I just arrived in st.martin from bvis. After my body quites rattling from the trip I'm going to open her up. I'll see what I can find. If it's a motor issue beyond my capabilities I'll

Thanks for this Danny Yes I agree - on our old boat we had a Rutland that worked well in light airs but still did not add much with the wind behind I do love the 3 way charging we have onboard.

Hello Peter, the aluminum painted white arch is made by the company SECTEUR BLANC in La Rochelle/France. This company is mainly a rigger (SELDEN representative in La Rochelle) and handles maintenance

Chuck, We had the exact same symptoms as you when we were approaching St Maarten a couple months ago -- the motor was getting power, but it wouldn't turn. Upon arrival, I happened to find a brochure

Hi I´m new tothis group and so impressed by all the good tips and help coming through toAmel users – wow this is really valuable. Being now,since a couple of months proud owner to an Amel 54,

Hi Miles, our Super Wind 350 wind gen is on top of the mizzen. Very pleased with its placement and performance. I agree with Alan, wind forward of the beam when sailing makes it more effective. Under

Hi Duane, On my first install I pushed the wearing bearing into contact with the outer seal and left it so.. Incredibly the touching face of the bearing, not the seal wore significantly. The seals

Hi Duane, from the comments by my frig tech your experience is far more common than mine, he indicated I was all but unique so I am the lucky one. I gathered from him that often, mostly it was bilge

Wind generators at anchor are only useful if you anchor in windy anchorages. We try to avoid that. On passage, it depends on your point of sail. We seem to spend a lot of time on passages with the

Hello Miles I wish my wind gen was up on the mizzen mast - makes loads of sense. Although . . . . I’d be interested to hear how it performs with the wider motion at sea / on passage ? Actually

Many thanks folks for thoughts Bill - yes the heat exchanger so your point about improved gas exchange makes lots of sense So It sounds like the blower fans are definitely preferable - not just for

Duane, The detailed instructions you quote are not mine, but Bill Rouse's, and they are a good detailed description of the assembly sequence for the C-drive seals. Remember that the bushing turns with