FYI; Amel sells the tool at a very reasonable cost. We had a custom one made in Turkey for about 100 euros and also bought one from Amel as a backup for less. I don't remember exactly how much. Respec

A bit late in the game but here’s my two cents worth. One of the main issues that steered us towards an Amel was a proven design that has been field tested for decades, for the same type of sailing th

Hello Roger; We replaced ours for about 900 Euros in Greece. Amel also sells them for the 54 and their quote from the original supplier was 1400 Euros. The one made in Greece was adequate but not to t

Hello Bob; We have the 150 l/h dessalator. The HP pump motor is the LAFERT AMME 100L BA4 50HZ 230V 3.0HP 220-240V. The two capacitors are: 70 microF +/-5%, AC 400V AC 450V 50-60 Hz. Ours is made by IC

Hi Gary; I do not believe that the reason for the two capacitors is to achieve a different capacitance level by wiring in series or parallel. I believe they serve different functions. One is a start c

When we first got on board that is what we did. We dialed back the pressure to remain at 150l/hr or less. However, when we had to replace the black box controller on the HP pump, I had several in dept

Hi Paul; In order to get Kokomo ready for the winter, we flush out all of her raw water systems with fresh water for about 15 minutes. We accomplish this by turning off the main thru hull valve, remov

Martin from Dessalator technical also recommended the use of Loctite 542 for the installation of a high pressure gauge that had gone bad. Respectfully; Mohammad and Aty B&B Kokomo Amel 54 #099

Hi Porter; I have uploaded the assembly instructions of the 54 winter cockpit cover. Let me know if you have any problems opening the file. Respectfully; Mohammad and Aty B&B Kokomo Amel 54 #099

I accidently uploaded under the Bow Thruster maintenance folder. I have reloaded a new one under the files section. Respectfully; Mohammad and Aty B&B Kokomo Amel 54 #099

Hi Barry; We ordered our spare pump and spare gear from Amel. Respectfully; Mohammad and Aty B&B Kokomo Amel 54 #099

Arno; Welcome to the group and the Amel family. I second Ruedi's opinion. We have used Micron 77 and it has performed well in the Med. If anything does manage to attach itself to the hull after a long

Hello Reudi; Yes, the Amel 54 has a thermal cutoff to prevent damage to the thruster as well as continuous high current draw (Around 550 Amps at 24V) which could lead to fire on board. We've had the t

Hi Thomas; Your fuse may have been added on because I've heard some surveyors and insurance companies regard this situation as unsafe and will require the fuse to be added. I'm pretty sure that we wer

Hello Arno; The offer through Paul is available until 6/30/18. We have just ordered two of them. In our analysis and talking to others who have installed them, it made sense to do it now. The pricing

Reudi; The main reason to run the Genset while using the bow thruster is not to reduce the load on the batteries. Putting out 400-500A for short bursts will not have a significant negative effect on t

Reudi; There are many aspects that affect the life of a diesel engine. If properly maintained and regularly run under proper load it is not unusual for a diesel engine to run in the 15,000 to 20,000 h

Hello Martin; It is unfortunate that you are having so many issues with your Climma. Ours also has been working without any issues in the past 3 years that we have owned her. Respectfully; Mohammad an

Hi bill; I had the same issue with the pressure switch in our Volvo. If you go through any Volvo dealer, even the main factory they will give you the part number for the non-isolated ground part numbe

Hello Steve; Your battery monitor is calculating the charge percentage. These calculations could easily be erroneous based on several different factors. Typically AGMs charge at around 28.4 volts and