Scott, Understand the oil issue - thanks for explaining. I don't know why you're getting uneven wear - the picture looks like the top two (or is it one wide one with two wires?) are really worn and

If this is an intermittent problem, an air leak is a good guess. Just remember that air leak can occur ANYWHERE on the suction side between the pump and the sea chest. Including places like the

Craig, Answers to your questions below: 1) After we let it cool down (~30 minutes) it ran fine. Perhaps a bit weaker but that's probably to be expected considering that some of the brushes have worn

Are there any Amelians anywhere near Barcelona who have one of these tools?! (I know, it's a long shot). Tool:

Hi Derick, That's what happened to us. The issue seems to be that the pin is hard stainless steel and the caliper is rather soft alloy. Two years ago I temporarily fixed it by epoxying a thick washer

Hi all, I struggled with tightening the shaft brake for several years. I tried new brake pads, and a new internal spring, and even moving the shaft brake orientation by placing a stainless steel hose

Hi Scott, Your post raises a couple of questions. 1. You say the unit had a thermal shutdown - did it work after it cooled down? Any problems? 2. In what way did the mechanic have trouble getting

Hi Eric, Thank you for the advice. That's my plan whenever I unstep the masts. I'm sure there is a dead spot in the radar, but every other Amel seems to get by with it. I'd rather not have the weight

I had my rig replaced by Caraibe Greement in Le Marin, Martinique, in January, 2017, using ACMO rigging that I had purchased and had sent to the Amel office in Le Marin. Gaetan Rivet runs the rigging

Hi all, I was coming into the quay at Zante yesterday in our A54 with about 10-15 knots on the beam and used the sidepower bow thruster in 10-15 second bursts and all of the sudden, thermal

PB Blaster is what you want for freeing stuck parts. It is much more effective than WD-40. Judicious application of heat (which I don't think I would risk using on the bow thruster) makes it work

I tackled this problem yesterday, and it did not go as planned. My main mast is now pumping fore-and-aft in a wide range of wind speeds with the wind on the beam (I haven't been able to test any

Steve, If your boat is out of the water, you can try lifting it up and then sharply pull it downward. When I first bought my boat it was stuck , it took many drops , but eventually broke free. Its

That bow thruster tool looks like the ticket. Maybe i can make one like it here. I'll call Amel Monday morning and see what it takes to get one here. -Bode

Hi All, I just did the rebuild on the main sail emergency/manual furling gearbox. The pictures, part numbers, and advice here were priceless. Thank you Pat, Duane (I still owe you dinner for the

Steve, Amel makes a specialtool for this problem. If you do not have one it should give you an idea for asolution.

check it at SVB: https://www.svb.de/de/vetus-wassersammler-typ-lss-lsg.html its the one with the 90 mm ... fair winds Robin Amel 54 #54

Oh yeah, and whack it a lot with a hammer around the bolt hole ring.

Hi Steve, Ah, the old stuck bow thruster problem. Keep at it - you're going in the right direction. Try putting a chain wrench around the motor base (where you removed the bolts) and apply lots of