Toe Pulley Seekers, I have received Bernard’s pulleys and they appear very well machined and of what looks to be a superb material (PETP). This instruction sheets also look well done and complete. How

Willem, Below is a copy of my order for part number 13714X2 that seems to work fine. (I am not sure if pasted graphics come through on the Bulletin Board.) Rock Auto has several profiles for what they

Thanks for the heads up Paul. Our slider also showed signs of cracking. See attached photo. As it happened we stopped in at Hampton over night to allow weather to moderate off Hatteras and the shop wa

Alan, I ordered plain ss rod online and had a machine shop cut the threads (ss requires special thread cutters) so that with 2 nuts and lock washers they could be mounted as were the originals. I pick

Amazing what is available on the internet. Sent from my Verizon Motorola Droid

RockAuto has many shapes of “belt weatherstrip” or “beltline” that can be used to seal the companionway sliding hatch. https://www.rockauto.com/en/tools/body,weatherstrip,belt+weatherstrip+/+window+sc

The belted weather strip from Rockauto was "flocked" over the rubber so it is a felt-like material that touches the sliding hatch. Slides with much less friction than the original rubber against the h

When you order this you get 2 ea. 4 ft. pieces. So I do have extra pieces which I had at the rendezvous but failed to mention. You are welcome to one. The metal does extend above the wood and is quite

I think the steel is just a structural backbone for the seal and other materials are configurations would give you longer life. I replaced ours with off-the-shelf SKF seals. Also the bow thruster seal

Try Motion Industries. they have been a good source of seals for me. SKF manufacturers quite a few varieties. Mike Sent from my Verizon Motorola Droid

Toe Pulley seekers, See below additional information from Bernard. Seems like he may be the best source available. His email is ba AT ancelle DOT net. Mike Ondra Aletes SM#240 Rock Hall, MD

Thanks Mark. We are operating under that assumption and replacing the tube. Will share outcomes in a couple weeks after the parts arrive and are installed. Mike ALETES SM#240

15OCT18 Further research has revealed that the tube leading from the turbo to the fuel injector pump is known as the “turbocharger-fuel injection pump smoke limiter”, also known as a “boost compensato

Hello JL, What you had started with this bulletin board has become an indispensable tool for maintaining our wonderful vessels (and for many, their floating homes). Kudos and great thanks to you for y

Hello to the many, like me, is search of the elusive toe rail pulley (aka headsail car drive pulley). Inquiries to Maud at SAV Amel since August have yielded the same response – €214 each, not in stoc

After removing the turbo in the process of diagnosing a low RPM (2400 max with clean bottom and prop) issue and cleaning it up, it seems to be OK. However there is a damaged tube that leads from the t

Aletes will be arriving on Monday and I'd be happy to ferry folks with our dink. I'm sure others are willing as well. We'll have to set up an Amel Uber service. Mike Aletes SM #240 Rock Hall, MD Sent

Nice Vlad! Mike Ondra Aletes SM#240 Rock Hall, MD

Below is what I received today from Maud re: the “Toe Pulley” sheave. Seems like she will be ordering, or has, from their supplier. So for those that are interested, it would seem they will be availab

Hi Ryan, Aletes also suffered from the black ring working itself loose. We drilled and tapped a ¼” hole on either side of the housing and installed set screws to secure the black ring in place. Mike O