Mike, I have always believed that heat in the C-drive is the result of heat transfer from the main engine. The main engine's operating temperature is 80C, and after around an hour of motoring in tropi

Nick, I am not sure, but I think it may be able to be caulked on the deck. Here is a photo of an A55 staysail chainplate from inside the forward locker. The two smaller bolts are from the top fixture

Eric, Yes, that is my understanding, at least for some of the SMs built, maybe all of them, but certainly all that I have seen. And I believe the issue is that over time the screw sealant deteriorates

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Doug, Maybe this helps and maybe it will make sense to those Amel owners who have not experienced vacuum controls on a diesel engine. On older diesel engines for boats, there was no vacuum. The D3 mig

Ian & Doug, Ian is absolutely correct. An AutoProp will not bite the water when tied up at the dock, versus going forward. Bill CW Bill Rouse Amel Owners Yacht School +1 832-380-4970 | brouse@...

Doug, All I can add is that in your situation it is almost always the autoprop. One barnacle on one blade at just the right spot can cause that single blade to dig deeper in the water. Also, I am sure

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Mark ordered them here:New Bow Thruster Sensors Part: FFV-807A6X or FFV-810C6X for a 54 from TSII (https://tsii-connectors.com/) Contact Thomas Shook <tsiiinc@...> Or, order from Amel: CW Bill Rou

I know they were the same at the beginning of production, but I do not know if they were the same throughout the 54 production. CW Bill Rouse Amel Owners Yacht School +1 832-380-4970 | brouse@...

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Pat, Mike Ondra is the one who found it. See this: Replacement for Weather Strip on SM.pdf CW Bill Rouse Amel Owners Yacht School +1 832-380-4970 | brouse@... Address: 720 Winnie, Galveston Isla

Most of these give you good access when you remove the electric heating element. I have not opened a QUICK brand, just an Isotemp brand. Once you look inside, you will never drink water from the water

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Paul, You should speak to Mark McGovern (CC'd). As you know when Amel stopped supplying the PCB for the bow thruster Mark made some for Amel owners. Mark is intimately familiar with the PCB operation.

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Jose, I am not 100% sure, but if your SM has not been changed since she was new, the water heater is protected by the rudder zincs with a bonding wire attachment. If that bonding wire is in place, I d

#solution

Michael & Robyn, This issue you are having with line slipping in the AndersonLine Handler sheave is simple to explain and rather easy to fix. When your SM was new the line in both of these was the sam

Bill I have not seen a photo of this installation, but I have reviewed photos of about 6 repowered Amels in the past 12 months and none made this mistake. However, 3 out of 6 had been repowered with t

Mike, you and Tom will be missed but never forgotten! Thanks for your superb participation in this Group and thanks for all of the things you have shared. I am sure that many Amel owners who have bene

Great! I did this about 8 years ago and could not remember the circlip. Thanks for the photos. Bill CW Bill Rouse Amel Owners Yacht School +1 832-380-4970 | brouse@... Address: 720 Winnie, Galve