Mark, I was too, until I was told differently by a respected person at Amel. Attached is the PDF I sent him. I am expecting an answer tomorrow. Best, CW Bill Rouse Admiral, Texas Navy Commander

I'm in the series plumbed camp as well. The AC unit in the v-berth has one hose in and one hose out and Amel's own documentation shows that at least the SM2k's are plumbed in series. See the

Hi Miles On Air Ops the previous owner added large eye bolts to the aft lifting plates so we use them to run a spring line aft. Then I have a line with a large attached carabiner that we hook onto the

Hi Colin, As you shop I'd recommend you include in your cogimitations the AutoStream (not Autoprop), by Seahawk, Australia (available worldwide). It is similar to the MacProp but beautifully made in

About your remark to the system to prevent the pump running dry. There is a shop on curacao that sells a slightly different pressure switch that will prevent just that. When I bought a new pressure

I had the exact same issue. The pump is only self-priming if the pump-housing is filled with water. The impeller does run at quite close tolerances in the housing but when it's empty you will not

Yes, I have challenged the information that I was given today by the Amel Manager. I should have challenged him!!!! I sent him the attached PDF file a few minutes ago. I will post his reply. Best, CW

I can say with absolute certainty that my forward air conditioner is plumbed directly to the thru-hull (photo attached). This strongly suggests they are plumbed in series, which is what I've always

Hi there I’m sitting in a marina for the first time in a while and there is a little bit of a surge It’s got me wondering about the ‘proper’ Amel way to tie up this boat. Unlike any other boat

The Dessalator installed High Pressure Pump for the 150/160/170 liter watermakers on all SMs and 54s that I have seen is a Nickel/Aluminum/Bronze #277 CAT Pump. Dessalator has a modification or

Rink, Thanks for that. I also noticed that they sell service kits for the Marina ZZ

Colin, In the years since Henri left, Amel has eliminated, or changed many things. Most of these were to reduce cost. A few, I believe, were to change to off-the-shelf components rather than

Mark, This is what happens when I am not on a boat. I assume that you are certain regarding the fore AC that there is a single hose entering and a single hose exiting which is connected to the ball

Colin, I never had the Autoprop ,but I just installed a Max prop classic. I paid about $3400. ,I am very happy with the motoring performance ,as good as the fixed prop. I have yet sailed with it ,but

There could be several reasons, but I still believe there is a suction leak that occurs only when there is no water in the system. Best, CW Bill Rouse Admiral, Texas Navy Commander Emeritus Amel

Hi Bill, I suspect that there were some variations in how the units were plumbed from year to year...not counting owner mods. Our original 2 units from 1990 were plumbed in parallel. This

Hi again, Thanks for the advice, Bill The issue is resolved for now. We managed to prime the pump from a jerrycan and everything seems fine now. So if we imagine that there is a suction line air

We serviced our autoprop 18 months ago but with so much time in Asia, Maldives etc with little to no wind we have already exceeded the recommended 800 - 1000hrs use after which it is time to

For those still interested the Marina ZZ is still available in France. Reya is now Vidal Marine http://vidalmarine.com. They sell it through third party vendors such as “allboat.fr”. Price is

Thanks Bill, Wat is The better Choice 230V/50Hz/1ph , 13,67 A, 2,2 kW, 2800 U/min operating capacitor Ore 230V/50Hz/1ph , 13,67 A, 2,2 kW, 1400 U/min