Barry, If I understand correctly, the plexiglass on your boat is relatively new and you think the current damage is due to some chemical or coating while in a boatyard rather than UV damage? If the st

Thomas, What an accomplishment! We hope that you have a lot of good memories from your voyage. James and Joann SV Sueno Maramu #220

Bob, Removal of the wood panels was one of my concerns as well. Fortunately there was some relatively recent discussion on the boards that indicated that the panels are fastened in with the bolts and

Paul, Sorry to hear that you are having some vinyl adhesion problems on your 54. As I understand things, the toxicity is an issue with the older polyurethane foams used in the vinyl headliners so shou

Joel, Thanks for checking your notes to see what you could find. As I have time, I will do some digging and if I can find out what Amel is now using that works. While the loose liner is a bit of an ey

Miles and All, My primary concern with the headliner project is to be sure to use a material that does not break down and an adhesive that does not let go over time. It seems that Amel has things figu

Joel, Would you by chance know of a source for the exact headliner material and adhesive that Amel has been using since 1996? Thanks for the background on this issue. James SV Sueno Maramu #220

Matt, If you are reading on the H2Out site under the section titled maintenance instructions, read the last paragraph where they state the annual change out frequency. I suspect that the change out fr

Matt, I came across a company called H2Out that sells driers for vent lines that suggests an annual change of the desiccant with a properly sized unit. I would think that unless the boat is in motion

Matt, I agree. The desiccant cartridges would need to be replaced from time to time Most of the ones I have considered change colour indicating the need while others can be heated to drive off the moi

Scott, That is a strange one. I would try measuring the voltage at the motor during operation to what is going on. If you lose power at the BT during your test then back track the BT wiring while oper

Some great discussion here. One item that I did not see discussed that could be helpful especially in humid climates is adding a dessicant dryer to the vent line. Regular replacement and lubrication o

Arno, No problem at all, thanks for taking the time to help answer my question about the service disconnect switch on your A54. As you correctly point out my bow thruster is a 12V model so the amp dra

Bill, This is very interesting since the service disconnect switch looks very similar to the Ecans Soderep S190 installed on my Maramu. I recently ordered a replacement from Amel for my original engin

One thing that could affect the wear rate of the extrusion attachment hole is the bolt itself. Check to be sure that there are no threads in contact with the surfaces that bear the torque stresses. Th

Mike, A few things that you might check on your exhaust system that could be the cause: 1. Check to be sure that the exhaust hose is looped as high as possible between the muffler and the discharge. P

Bill, Thanks for all of the past help. Donation sent and it appears to have gone thru on my end. I did get a confirmation. James SV Sueno

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Nick, In 3 years of sailing I have checked my muffler a few times after heavy weather to see if it had excess water in it and so far the level has been about the same, filling the bottom 30% of the ca

Arlo, There have been some past discussions on the boards about sourcing key blanks so you might try searching. From what I have gathered, apparently Amel used a few different ones depending on the mo

Kent, Sorry to hear about the wet carpet and mildew problem. Since the carpet is soaked with salt water, you must remove the salt or else the carpet will stay forever damp since salt can pull moisture