Hello everyone; Afterfour years of researching, flying around, test sailing, my wife and I concludedthat the Amel 54 was the right boat for us. We purchased B&B Kokomo Hull#099 in turkey in May of thi

Hi Paul; I just removed and reinstalled a new furler on our 54. The motor at first appears wider than the profile but it is not. You have to make sure that you have removed the 4 upper screws and the

You're welcome Paul. Let me know how it goes. its nice to meet kokomo's almost twin. Aty & Mohammad B&B Kokomo Amel 54 #99

Hi Paul; Aty is my wife, I'm Mohammad. I'm glad you remove it. Ours had some water that had penetrated as well. Not quite as much as you have. Riza, from Emek Marin in Turkey had his guys look at it a

Hello Bill; Thank you for your post of Gian's comments on the Bamar Furler. We had the same exact issue on both furlers due to water intrusion from the top seal of the furlers. Riza from Emek Marin ha

Hi Ian; We are in the process of changing our capacitors on a 150 l/h 230V system.We have a 180 micro-Farad Facon MOD.04P N (Black) and 70 micro-Farad ICAR Ecofill WB 40700 (Black). Both Made in Italy

Hi everyone, It sounds like a useful item. If the group order is put together, would appreciate if one could be added for us too. Thank you Aty & Mohammad B&B Kokomo Amel 54 #99

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Hi Ben; I just went through the exact same problem with our 150 l/hr Dessalator on our 54. I contacted MARTIN the main tech for Dessalator and we diagnosed the problem to the control box inside the hi

Hello every one; We are looking to winter somewhere in Greece for the 2016 season, probably from November 2016 to May 2017. We will be cruising the southern Aegean and possibly Crete. We have to haul

Hi JP and Chantal; Thanks for the quick reply.. It is nice to hear from you. I hope you are both doing well and enjoying the fruits of your hard labor to get Eluthera in top cruising condition. As you

Hi Paul; We have had this issue sometimes after we remove and re-install our sails. For us, it has mainly been the line tension on the outhaul. Typically a minor adjustment in the outhaul ( slight tig

Hi Rink & Marloes; Thanks for the suggestions. We'll check them out. We will not be close to the boat, so our main concern is the lift quality, safety of the boat, conditions in storms, some one or a

Thanks Bill for taking the time and putting together such a detailed e-mail. It will take time to review your recommendations and may come back with some questions. Mohammad and Aty Amel 54 #099 B&B K

Our Reya Bilge pump (TIPO - MARINA) has stopped pumping. A new kit was installed about a year ago and it has worked fine other than losing prime a few times. I would have to remove the hose and intake

Hi Bill; Thanks for the reply. I also suspect the back flow intake. However wanted to be sure. Do you know if the backflow device should be able to hold the water in the hose with the pipe disconnecte

Thanks again Bill. So, Is my understanding from your reply correct that it would be normal for a hose full of water that is connected to the joker valve to drain slowly through the joker valve, if not

Thank you Bill. I'm sure I will be taking you up on your kind offer of sharing your experience. Mohammad and Aty Amel 54 #099 B&B Kokomo

Hi Bill; Your advise was right on the money. While I was trying to re-prime the pump by pouring water in the intake while holding it above the pump, I noticed some water leaking from the side of the p

Hello everyone; In talking to several different cruisers in the med, it appears that some have had some serious issues with bacterial or other types of growth in their diesel tanks leading to the need