There is a small screen inside the fuel tank. My guess is that the screen is getting plugged with some material in the tank. You have to drain the tank through the inspection port and then remove the

John, If your tank is anything like mine you cant get to the back of the strainer from the inspection port there is a baffle in the way.. I would suggest pumping the tank out into Gerry can or a few d

Joel, That's amazing-thanks for the info. Eric _____ Sent: Friday, August 06, 2004 11:15 AM To: amelyachtowners@... Subject: RE: [Amel Yacht Owners] Engine-Autoprop problem Dear Dimitris:

Vito, Can you disconnect the steering cables and steer just using the autopilot mounted to the rudder post? You can also rig the emergency tiller to get to a safer island. I am glad to hear you made i

hi, i was looking at your photos and wonder why you put a "u" bolt on the forestay turnbuckle? fair winds, eric s/m 376 kimberlite

Hi, Did you post just one photo? Do you know the name of the yacht? Fair winds, Eric s/m 376 Kimberlite _____ Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2004 4:13 PM To: amelyachtowners@... Subject: [Am

Hi is anyone heading to the caribbean from the northeast in the next few weeks? fair winds, eric s/m 376 kimberlite

I am heading south to St Thomas 11/1/04 and was looking to just say hi to someone on the ssb on the way down. Fair winds, Eric SM 376 kimberlite _____ Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2004 4:06 AM To: amel

Hi, I was curious as to the name of the boat shown sunken on the website, as I was afraid it belonged to one of my friends. I agree that showing other peoples suffering does no good to either them or

I am interested in pictures of the super maramu under construction. does anyone have photos? thanks eric s/m 376 kimberlite

Hi Vito, Where are you? What are you going to the factory for? I am just interested in any photos of the boat in any stage of building. Fair winds, Eric _____ Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 10:35 AM

Dear John, Thanks-please send me a copy to Kimberlite@.... Fair winds, Eric Sm 376 _____ Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 1:35 PM To: INTERNET:amelyachtowners@... Subject: RE: [A

John, My e-mail address is kimberlite@... Thanks Fair winds, Eric _____ Sent: Friday, December 10, 2004 8:50 AM To: amelyachtowners@... Subject: [Amel Yacht Owners] SM 2000 Const

Here is some info I received about cleaning water tanks, Fair winds, Eric Freedman Sm 376 Kimberlite WATER TANK Although most people think only in terms of the tank, the plumbing is actually the sourc

Hi, I installed an ammeter, voltmeter, frequency meter and a circuit breaker to the port of my AC panel. I wired it in such a way that I can measure what I am plugged into before I turn on the breaker

Vito, Nice to hear from you!! Make sure you have some spare rivets for the pole ends. If you dip the pole, the end might come off and need to be riveted. I find the down wind rig works best from about

Using the amel tool it takes about an hour and a half. My problem with changing the prop under water was that the stainless pin had twisted into the holder and had to be cut out of the plastic- when I

Mark, It is also good to mark the amel tool at its aft end so when you bring the thruster back into the boat you will be able to align it. Fair winds, Eric SM 376 _____ From: amelyachtowners@yahoogrou

Charlie, I just used a big black magic marker and marked the aft end with a line. Fair winds, Eric Sm 376 _____ From: amelyachtowners@... [mailto:amelyachtowners@...] On Behalf

Hi, I found that the reason my dinghy pump was not working is that the switch corroded. I just soldered it permanently on and it has worked fine for some time. Fair winds, Eric Sm 376 kimberlite _____