Hey Mark, I'm assuming you are referring to the rivet holes which hold the aluminum extrusion in place. You should have a total of 8 rivets around it. I can't tell from the pictures if the rivets are

Hey Kent, Try the link below to find a SSB tech in your area. It looks like at least 4 folks you could call. Steve Aloha SM72 Aruba

Hi Chris, Congratulations on your new boat, and I think you will be very happy with your choice. With regards to a new Radar, are you also buying a new multi-function display, and if not, what model d

Hi Ben, An inexpensive meter with volts, frequency, amps, and watts is the blue sea meter. Alex has well documented the installation on his Nikimat web site. We have had this meter on Aloha for 2.5 ye

Ok, we officially owe both Olivier and Alex a beer! I bet that's exactly what they are, another clever Amel thing. I suspect when the prior owner re-rigged, he didn't put the original lines back up wi

Does anyone know what these two identical lines in the photo linked below are used for? https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/amelyachtowners/photos/albums/78227788 Hints: 1) They're each approx 5 feet

Hello Alex, I believe the boat you are referring to is ours, as we were in the Island Water World marina for March and April, and not with the boat for part of the time. We had our canvas done by Supe

Thanks to everyone who offered advice. I removed the bow thruster toggle switch, and took it apart for access to the contacts. The contacts were black with carbon, and I cleaned them up with fine emer

Thanks for the info. We actually have a bit different setup on SM72 than the SM2000 with regards to the sensors on the bow thruster, but I'll take another look at it just in case. Steve Aloha SM72

Thanks Bill...Hello to all our friends in Martinique as well. Steve Aloha SM72

Thanks Joel. While our boat has been actively used for the last 3 years, we don't use the bow thruster much, as we are rarely in marinas, and I do exercise it monthly. With that said, not that you cou

Great advice...thanks. Steve Aloha SM72

Thanks Hans. I'll get another toggle switch on order, and see if I can clean the existing one to get me into the marina in Aruba next month. Steve Aloha SM72

Hi Alex, I agree. That seems to be the most likely cause, but was curious if anyone else has experience this, and what the fix was. Wish I had been smart enough to buy a new joystick switch as a spare

When we left our slip in Sint Maarten a few days ago, when I used the bow thruster to port, it intermittently would not respond. If I continued to toggle the joystick back to center and the to port, i

No worries...I'm sorry we didn't get to meet. It was fairly crowded that night, and we didn't come up with a good plan to find each other. We are still on the dock at Island Water World for a couple m

Hi Jacob, We just flew back to St Maarten last night, and will see you tomorrow evening at Lagoonies. There should be several of us there, and we can put our heads together to figure it out. If still

I will plan 17:00 Tuesday at Lagoonies. Alex from Nikimat is on my dock as well, and will see if I can get him to come along. Hope you can make it as well Eric. Steve Aloha SM72 St Maarten

Hi Bill, Is the leisure model a 4 stroke? If so, I have a friend with the 9.9 Yamaha 4 stroke, and it fits in the aft locker with no problems. We have the 15 Yamaha 2 stroke, and it fits as well. We l

How does happy hour at Lagoonies which starts at 5 on Tuesday the 25th sound to everyone. All Amel owners invited, and I know there are at least half a dozen Amels in St Maarten now. Steve Aloha SM72