Hi Bill, I replaced mine with white silicone sealant several years. They seem to work just fine. Regards, Miles S/Y Ladybug sm 216, Martinique

Good afternoon Amonn, Finally time to write down about the ladder. Mine was under water, I found and removed it, it is now cover with barnacles. When I have time I will clean it. Are you still

Bill, I think that your idea of using the silicone might be the best idea. The filled (Grey as opposed to the clear) Dow Corning 3145 stands up for a long time to the UV in my experience. The

We’re off the boat so hopefully someone in the group can answer a quick question. What size shaft packing do I need: Maramu, original shaft size and packing housing? Thanks in advance! Dave

Last year we replaced all the plugs that keep water from sitting in the recesses around the bolts that attach the jib track to the rail. We ordered them from Amel, and I was disappointed to find that

Hi Alan, Thanks for your reply. I will ask Olivier Beaute. He surveyed my boat 2 years ago and noticed the worn out earth plates in his report. Kind regards, Willem Van:

Hi Alan. I had a new interphase transducer fitted on the center line. I couldnt give you the measurement but I noticed it is much more than hull normal thickness. It seemed the v had a reinforced

Hi Duane, Id borrow the limit switch from Joy again. See what happens. If not available try another new switch. Check all wiring connections, a bit of corrosion can cause funny things to happen. I

Looking at the Bow Thruster wiring diagram in the Files section, there are four control wires going to the Thruster Linear Actuator. Two are marked "lev" and two are marked "tem". I am guessing

As far as I know, every liferaft manufacturer makes a rail mount holder to fit the life rafts that they have packaged for exterior exposure. Have you contacted them? Design of these isn’t always

Alan, The threaded stem is pretty long on transducers , I don't think you will have a problem . I would guess the hull is probably 11/4" thick , just guessing . I had a B&G sonar transducer installed

Thank you for the feedback it seems that we are in line with the storage on the stern railing. The big question is now where do I get a stainless steel holder that is suitable. Red1 on Stella SM359

Duane, When a DC electric motor starts to work intermittently, and power supply is not the problem, the next place to look are the brushes. I would think that a brush problem is unlikely with the

Our liferaft is a Plastimo mounted on a Plastimo rail mount frame on the port aft rail, as another poster has said, and as many Super Maramus have it. Personally I would not stow a liferaft inside the

We have an Interphase Probe forward looking sonar on Elyse that has given up. We replaced the transducer a few years ago and it worked sort of, for a while, but now it doesn't at all...except when the

I keep my 4 people liferaft in the aft cabin under a desk. It is better protected inside. Better not to rush with liferaft deployment. You have to "stap up" on the liferaft when it is absolutely no

Hello, Our life raft is mounted on the port stern rail. It was like that when we bought the boat and I find it a pretty nice solution. There is one long stainless steel pin to release it. I’d hate

I received the new limit switch today and still no joy. This is confusing since, in diagnosing the problem (bow thruster would not retract), I borrowed a new limit switch from another Amel SM

Hi Willem, Our plates seem to be attached with rather large slot headed screws/ bolts. I would doubt that they are just self tapping, I'm sure they would thread into something inside the rudder. Our

Hi fellow Amelians, The earth plates on my SM 2K need to be replaced (the bronze 'bubbles' are gone for more than 60%). The plates are connected to the antenna tuner of the ssb transceiver. My