Hi Bill, is this the screw for the job? From the grainger site... I think this will be a task I'll have to do soon on my SM #56 too.... Thanks! Davi

Arno, Thanks for the measure, it’s useful info. Do you have your source of frigoboat info? I’d be happy to read it. The circulation pump is hot indeed, and always has been, and I also saw it hot

Kent For Genoa furling just experiment. My switch needed cleaning so I sat on the foredeck with 8m of 10mm. It didn’t take long to fuel and little effort. Ian Ocean Hobo SN96

Re Drain of drip tray. Under the floor below steps the hose is attached to the pipe that goes through to the bilge pump. Just unscrew the hoseclamp and pull off pipe. Then blow through it to clear any

Hi Charlie, Congratulations on your new Amel, and you have made a very good choice. We own 1992 hull #72, and our boat should be very similar to yours. Since we purchased ours in early 2014, we have

Hi Ryan, I have SM 243, she has a 24V 60 L/H Desallator. I'm not aboard now, but it sounds like that's what you have. Two 20" membranes? Kent

Today I measured the voltage directly across the circulation pump for the fridges and it measures 12.5 Volts when one or more fridges are running/cooling. That makes sense as the pump is 12

Oops, I think I sent before I was done. I have hundreds of posts to read through as my email program put 90% of them in my spam folder. We are a prolific group!!!! Kent

Stephanie, Thank you for your contributions. Congratulations of the sale. With best regards, Mark Skipper Sailing Vessel - Cream Puff - SM2K - #275 Currently cruising -

Hi Charlie, Welcome to the Amel Family. I've recently joined myself and yes these boats are a steep learning curve. As they are designed and build by French people that have a strong opinion on what a

I am replacing my running rigging prior to S Pacific cruise. Looking at the files section, I have a couple questions: What is the Tack Rope (10mm Kevlar, 11.5 meters)??? What line do you use for

Bill Kinney, I was originally thinking of using a non acid based silicone caulking for bedding my stanchions but I think that you may have hit on the perfect solution using the Butyl tape to

Wow perfect timing ...I will say again. We are about to embark on this "maintenance" item. Only lite rust on a few stanchion bases but I suspect they have not been addressed since 1990... THX on

Welcome aboard Charlie! This is the right place to ask one hundred questions....about Amels that is! I am sitting on Annie, SM #37, I purchased her in December 2016 so I too am about a

Paul, I found them at https://www.grainger.com a great source for oddball bits and pieces at industrial--instead of marine--prices. Bill Kinney Sm160, Harmonie Annapolis, MD, USA

James, The bolts on Harmonie are Flat head machine screws, M8-1.25 x 30mm I see no evidence that they had ever been removed since the boat was built in 1996. We are very much on the same page with

Thanks for your in depth and thoughtful response. I think that you really hit the important points of my question. It is clear that you consider your autopilot to be a critical component and I

Bill Where did you source the 360 l screws? We are in the US until end October and could order them on line before departure to the Caribbean Paul on Kerpa SM 259 now in Newport

Dear All, I want to thank you all for the information you have shared over the years. It has been a great help. Indecent had a contract on her two weeks after she was introduced to the market, and

James, You know the rule: "If you have the spare, the original part will never fail." Best, CW Bill Rouse Admiral, Texas Navy Commander Emeritus Amel School http://www.amelschool.com 720 Winnie