Hi Whilst our boat was on the dry and after the normal greasing of the auto-prop H6, I noticed that one of the blades doesn't turn as easily as the other two also when I push the grease through the ce

Hi Bill Shortly after we bought our Amel our course computer failed it would only activate the drive in one direction – unfortunately our model does not have the two auto-pilot option, so we had an 18

Derrick Can you give some more details about the silver reference electrode that you sued – this seems like a very useful tool to have? Andrew Ronpische SM2k 472 Canet en Roussillion, France

Hi Barb I think you need to try to divide the problem up into two parts the linear actuator mechanism together with relays as well as raising and lowering the bow thruster, enables and disables the ac

I think there was a message about this from Olivier a few weeks ago – stating that if you have the climma system installed the bonding was connected to AC earth (at the boat side of the generator / sh

Thanks Bill We don't appear to have that installed on our boat Andrew

Bill I don't think I have seen a tank in our port lazarette , we have a large tank on the starboard side of the cabin steps /ladder for the engine room. Maybe I missed this, whereabouts in the locker

I think an anode would need to be installed low down to be effective and would likely be harder to change than the copper strap in the first place, which probably brings the argument full circle I thi

I think that is an interesting thought – I have not changed the bonding strap yet but I wonder about inox although I think copper is around 40 times more conductive that stainless steel so maybe that

Ben I am glad you made some progress - having read other responses I wonder now if we need to check the state of our accumulator, pumps, etc – our shower is acceptable but we do get some variation in

Haha – I guess the wrong type of visitors – sounded too good to be true – my wife wonders if would upset dogs also Andrew

I was wondering if anyone had any experience with ultrasonic antifouling systems, sounds like there has been some positive experiences with it although it needs a continuous power supply which could b

A 'for sale' in the signature of an otherwise useful and contributory post would seem to me a very acceptable practice. It would be a shame though to dilute this excellent feed of useful Amel informat

Ben I had a similar problem when I got our SM - I eventually found that there was a small mesh filter in the junction between the copper pipes and the mixer - these were partially blocked once I clear

Hello My understanding is that the standard unit is the Bauer Junior 2 which is installed in the large port cockpit locker towards the stern. We are also looking to install one of these in the next ye

I sent some pictures directly to Eric last night. Andrew Ronpische SM2k 472 Canet en Roussillion, France

I am quite interested in the Solar Arch but my wife I think is less convinced - thinking that it may upset the overall appearance of the boat. I see a lot of pictures close up on the detail of the Arc

Hi Gary Many thanks for taking the time to answer my queries so thoroughly - for me and I hope for others this has been a very useful discussion – it sounds like the key here is trust (or lack of) in

Hi Eric In Europe there is 220v alternating current between blue and brown wires but the blue wire is also connected to earth (i.e. it is grounded) at the source of the power (Gary Silver explained th

Dear Gary I am just picking my way through this so that I (hopefully) thoroughly understand this: “The BONDING system is there to provide protection for item # 1. “ – yes but surely as this represents