Please remember that the boat can be steered by aft autopilot if the cables snap or the rack and pinion lock up. If all else fails, you still have the enormous emergency tiller which some people have

Do you have a straight shaft on Act II? If you are referring to a stuffing box. I used this stuffing box on my Tartan 37 . I put about 20,000 miles on it without any problems. The nice feature is that

Hi Paul, Where are you located? Fair Winds Eric Kimberlite Amel Super Maramu #376 Kimberlite Amel Super Maramu #376

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Kevin, Do you have an 8 or 16 valve engine? Fair Winds, Eric

Is that the New Amel 50?

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This is from one of my crewmembers Hi Eric, Would love to talk with the astronaut/doctor about his experiences with space motion sickness or SMS. His comments on the etiology of motion sickness in ter

The shock cord that holds the lee board in my cabin has seen better days. It is behind the door to the head. Does anyone know how to get to the ends of the shock cord? Has anyone devised a method of a

Brent it is available in Canada at https://www.canadadrugsdirect.com/products/stugeron. Fair Winds Eric Kimberlite Amel Super Maramu #376

Hi Tom, Did you see the post that I put up from my crewmember who is a national expert on motion sickness? He uses Stugeron. It is available all over the internet. It is quite inexpensive. I keep it o

Did you try stugeron? Fair Winds Eric Kimberlite Amel Super Maramu #376

My friend and crewmember asked to poll the group as to what seasick medications are used. He is a PhD specializing in inner ear problems particularly motion sickness. He works at a world-famous medica

Hi Mike, If you have not already dome it, it is easy to remove the entire motor and gearbox. Just remove the wires to the motor and tape them up. If you then reach up to the top of the motor, you will

I wanted to do that on Kimberlite years ago and the manufacturer said it was not suitable for rail mount. They said that my raft a Switlik was not suitable for that configuration. I would check with t

Amel recommends putting a hose clamp on the tube of the bow thruster. It has worked for me for the last 19 years. Fair Winds Eric Kimberlite Amel Super Maramu #376

Mike, On a different issue on the winch. My problem was that the bolts holding the motor and gearbox to the bottom of the winch sheared off. I replaced them with stronger bolts and used locktite. My m

HI, We just installed a new 4jh4hte. It is the same as your engine. It uses a stock Vetus hose. Fair Winds Eric Kimberlite Amel Super Maramu #376

Bill, Please ask him if he ever met Dr David Dickman. Fair Winds Eric Kimberlite Amel Super Maramu #376

I was asked by a crewmember to poll the group to find out what Amel owners used and recommended for seasickness. Fair Winds Eric Kimberlite Amel Super Maramu #376

Hi Bill, What size are the holes in the prop puller? Fair Winds Eric Kimberlite Amel Super Maramu #376

This note is from one of my crewmembers who is a 2nd mate on a container ship. It is worthwhile reading. Fair Winds Eric Kimberlite Amel Super Maramu #376 Hey Eric, I’m currently in Canada, up the Sag