I confirm, chlorine is not friendly with inox, specifically with 304 type. Some recommendations (temp, time and kind of inox) from dairy industry De : main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io

Hi does anyone have the dimensions of the board you use to secure the hatch on a 54? Mine has become warped and I need to make a new one but am not on the boat. Cheers Courtney 54

Clorine can damage stainless with long duration exposure. The duration depends on penetration of the passivation layer of the SS. Once the passivation layer is oxidized, the clorine will pit the SS

Dave and All, I wanted to add a caution and mention that Chlorine can apparently cause corrosion issues with stainless. Since our stainless keel bolts, nuts and washers are located in the bottom

Sorry it’s in french, the file give all the recommendations for cleaning and disinfecting containers and pipes Fair winds, Philippe De : main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io

Thanks Bill. I am interested to know if the motor can be repaired where the shaft has broken.?I'm still at a loss to know what happened to cause the shaft to break between the gearbox and motor? . I

Hi Rudi, yes, you need to decouple the lower unit from the motor. In my experience, this will be difficult if it has not been decoupled in a few years. It will very likely require some heavy-duty

Hi Doug, - your post is great and helpful information. Thank you! I have a question for the Group; - how can I change the seals of the Sidepower-BT? Do I need to dismount the complete device to

William, Here are a few samples that could be helpful. SAMPLE #1 https://www.soundingsonline.com/voices/lifelines-checklist SAMPLE #2 1 Before leaving marina

Thanks Bill, There must be another motor in this series. When I replaced a motor a little more than a year ago, the motor that came was the 4 brush type but it was a smaller diameter than the the old

If you are in the land of Amazon we ordered and used this little tool. Palmetto 1101 Packing Extractor,... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00887BSP8?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share Best Regards, Daniel and Lori

Paul, I am assuming that you are pulling packing from a bronze stuffing box? If so, I normally use about a long #8 deck screw that will easily thread into the packing. Only run it maybe 1/2-2/3

Good day all, I’m having difficulty removing the old packing material. I was successful getting the top ring out albeit with much difficulty, but I can’t seem to make much headway with the second

Dear All, When I was child growing up I was told that I could find a Pot of Gold at the end of a Rainbow. Voila, I found it. An “AMEL”. Next to us in our anchorage. Very Best Barry and

On the subject of Leroy Somer furling motors, we learned a bit about them this year--way more than we wanted to. For the first time since we owned Harmonie, the outhaul motor exhibited classic signs

Thank you so much, Bill. Victor

Victor, From my book: 0.3 liters of 80/90 gear oil. CW Bill

On my Sharki, I have a problem with my swivel (top of the mast). Turns out the swivel was locked up. It caused the tnages to crack and shear. More importantly it also made the motor work really

Thanks Danny. I will drop the main to check the top swivel. When the furler stopped it was being unfurled. I used the winch handle to put the sail away and it was very easy to rotate the foil. The

It is in a good position in the upper area of the storage space (behind the backrest next to the electric winch motor and switch box) and the expansion tank is placed there with a hand hole with a