Thomas, do you have a suggestion on where to get a workshop manual? I’ve had no luck with Volvo, or the ‘manuals-online’ sites. Cheers Dean

Thanks Thomas I really hope so. I hope you’re right and think you probably are. However i am a skeptical believer. In nearly everything. Thank you for the hack on the codes! I will try it for

Ian, Good Stuff...and add this: If you bring the pole in, hook it on the inside of the rail and use a loop of the red line (aft guy) to tie it to the rail without uncleating either end. Also, you

Rueidi, I believe that I have bad news for you. The "ISO standard" 10mm chain has a "pitch" of 30mm and the "DIN standard" 10mm chain has a pitch of 28mm. Pitch is the distance inside the chain loop

Bill Yes, I have the WASI Power ball swivel installed. Here the measurements, the long inside of a link is something between 27.8 mm and 28mm. Hard to measure, but I think it’s 28mm. The Gypsy is

Porter, I am not on the boat now to test it out, but here's a method to try to get your error codes, as shown by Volvo Penta Americas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLuvnhKtcH8 This is with the

Hi Ruedi, I have heard it said that the twisting of an anchor chain is sometimes a feature of a vertical windlass , now more widely fitted on all yachts ,as opposed to the horizontal windlass such

Porter, If I remember correctly what I was told, you can get the fault codes by holding the rotokey button down for five seconds until it beeps. Then choose the default in the list and press the

Thanks Alan Great points. The elbow is very clean. But I have not looked beyond it. I will when we remove the engine. Thank you! Porter. A54-152 Excuse the errors. Sent from my IPhone

Dana. Smartest man of the group so far in my opinion. I will be very interested to hear how things go for you. I’d give a lot to have such a motor. Seems criminal to marry a finicky computer to a

Thank you Dean. Re the smoke: Black sooty smoke with a small about of coke in the water. Only when rapidly throttling up. And only for a split second. Typical scenario. Backing into a slip, then

Thank you Danny . Good to know. Teun was very helpful. He’s down on this model of D3 and got a new/different one. Smart man. The warranty for us only covers a new long block. Which seems realistic.

Ruedi, Your Amel should have a Wasi Power Ball swivel at the connection between the chain and anchor. Does it? Also, 10mm chain and gypsies come in 2 different sized links, called pitch. Carefully

Hi Dana I'm with Dean and wish you good luck! YES please let us know about your project with Beta. Looking back to 'old school' engines as well. I would do the same step back if my D3 is giving-up

Hi Dana, Good luck with the re-power project. I (and I’m sure many other 54 owners) will be really interested to hear your progress. I would love to have an ‘old-school’ motor

Any idea from the group? I found this 2 stainless steel peaces 40cm each on my Amel-54 and I have no clue what it is for? Best regards Ruedi WASABI A54.#55 Gouvia, Korfu

Dear Amelias On my Amel-54 I have original setup, as I think (Buegel-Anchor, WASI Powerball, Lewmar Windlass V4/V5). I found a strange behavior of the anchor-chain which is after 8-10 Anchor

Thanks so much for this detailed and helpful response Alan. Very much appreciated indeed. Sadly I don’t have the manuals for the Maramu. The previous owner of SeaLove had managed to brake one of

Great explanation. First advice I got, and which we still do, is to leave the pole end just below the rail height. Also cushion the rail either with a fender (bumper) or cockpit cushion. Just

Thanks again for spear-heading this Pat and Diane. Iris and I will host a party at our house, about a 10 minute drive from the dinghy dock in St Michaels. We’ll make it a pot luck dinner and supply