Kent, Glad you keep the postings on this current. Our Amel was repowered with the 4JH-HTE by the previous owner and it would give me peace of mind knowing if the correct engine mounts were used. Best

Stephanie, We washed the covers in cold water using a regular detergent (All) on the gentle cycle. They came out great. We did not put them in the dryer. No shrinkage at all. Some of the foam can be t

Do not put on wet. Let them air dry.

Eric, Get in touch with Island Time PC. Bill Rouse sent me to this company. It is a great product at a low price. I have used it for 1.5 years and love it. Bob also built us a custom solid state compu

Terry, Plan A I would start by removing the button/switch from the base of the mizzen mast. Hopefully there is enough wire behind it to put it out a little and let it dangle. Put a jump wire across th

Bill, You are onto a new slogan for Amel; “Buy a new Amel and reserve your place in heaven” We like to think of the Puffster as heaven on earth. Great story. Thanks for sharing Best regards, Mark SM2K

The Yanmar distributor for the Southeast US is Mastry. They are located in St Petersburg FL. This is where our Amel is patiently tugging at her mooring lines. http://mastry.com/mec/service/training.ht

I would be willing to travel for the right classes. Best regards, Mark SM2K #275 www.creampuff.us

We have experience the same. We haven't broken the knob, yet. If anyone has a solution it would be great to know the part sources and see pictures. Mark SM2K #275

Hi Bill, With drop box, the link to the shared file should be quite a bit longer. This looks like the link from your browser window which is not the same thing. To get the like for the file shared you

There is a pump attached to the engine???? I have only use the tube in a dipstick hole method and an electric pump. Best regards, Mark SM2K #275 www.creampuff.us

I have the 4JH4-HTE. I do not have a manual oil change pump. I run the engine to warm it just a little (warm to hand touch). I change the oil by putting a tube down the dipstick hole. I have a pump th

Eric, Curious: Does the bridle run inside or outside the backstays? Mark SM2k #275

Kent, I am by far no expert on this stuff and this is about all I can offer. Did the person installing of the battery chargers ground the units to a common ground such as the engine block, green/yello

Richard, I’ve never had to add a charger but I’m not sure I understand this. Are you referring to the total amp hours? If I look at battery power of 900 amps per unit, this would be a huge charger! i.

Thanks Richard, Best regards, Mark SM2K #275 www.creampuff.us

Okay, this is stupid of me so, please hold off on the "what were you thinking" comments. We are all entitled to a little bit of stupid once and a while... The outside speakers in the cockpit were shot

Gary, I will be very interested in the cost of this. We have it in our plan to replace standing rigging on Cream Puff next summer and I would like to budget for this. We too wish to keep it as origina

Pat, The previous owner of our Amel re-plumbed the heads to fresh water flush. The heads have been trouble free for 14 years. We do not have any odor or crystal build up in the pipes. The flush pumps

Bill, I do the same thing, but a little differently. I close the saltwater sea cock to the sea chest. I open the top, start the systems I want to flush while holding a fresh water hose over the sea ch