Hi Jeff; The control solenoids are in the forward port cabin locker. These solenoids control the start and stopping if the main Furler and out haul. I just ordered some spare solenoids from AMEL La Ro

Hi Bill; No, our solenoids did not fail. I was placing an order with Amel and thought having a spare would be wise. Jeff, the issue we had was with our mainsail furler. Pulling into Datcha Turkey, I b

Hi Paul; We had the same issue. The source of the problem may be several areas. First check to make sure the start and stop pressures of the water seem correct. The pump should kick on at about 1.4 ba

Hi everyone; I had been following all the interesting conversations about the water heater longevity, failures and subsequent issues caused by the failures. SInce ours has just hit the 8 year timeline

Thanks every one for the responses. In order to avoid further water heater issues, i.e. heat exchanger, water tank leaks etc., My plan is to change out the water heater completely. Does any one see an

Hello Thomas; We like a go fast tender since we do a lot of exploring with it. We have a 3.6 meter tender with a 20 HP Yamaha. It planes with 4 people and has a great fast ride. When we are day sailin

Paul; As far as I can see (Without actual measurements) your Lazarette is the same configuration as ours. I’m not aware of any changes that Amel made to the Aft Lazarette layout. May be others would h

Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Water Heater Hose Size on SM We ordered a new water heater plus all spares from the owner of a chandlery we met in Mytilini Marina in Lesvos Greece. Very nice, professional and

In doing the normal engine room inspection before every departure, I saw the top half of the C-Drive oil container was creamy colored indicating water intrusion. I also noticed that the oil had overfl

Scan some one please direct me to the bow thruster service link for the 54? I would like to see the step by step seal replacement and other require D biannual service. Thank you.

Hi Mike; I measured ours on the 54 and it measures 73mm. I'm not sure if it is the same on the Super Maramu. Mohammad and Aty Amel 54 #099 B&B Kokomo

Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] C-Drive Wearing Bushing and Bow Thruster seal premature failure Thanks bill. Yes very helpful. It is much easier to learn from others' experience than try to learn through many

Hello Martin; There is an oil reservoir under the bow thruster cover in the forward locker. Just remove the cover of the bow thruster by removing the thumb screw and you will see the thruster reservoi

We are now hauled out and have drained the creamy oil. I would like recommendations on how to best clean the inside of the gear box before adding the new gear oil so that we can remove as much of the

Thanks bill. Is there a way to unlock the shaft break so we can manually turn the prop from the outside to better clean ?

Thanks every one for the suggestions. We decided to flush with Diesel 4 times and then with 10 weight oil 4 times just to be sure all the water and the diesel is cleaned up. Decided not to mess with t

Hi everyone; When we turned on the generator this morning after having disconnected the shore power, we did not have any power at the 220 main panel. Other than the relay that selects the priority of

Found the issue. While installing a new water heater, I had accidentally tripped the main breaker on the generator.

Thanks everyone for the replies, as always. Mohammad and Aty AMEL 54 #099 B&B Kokomo

Welcome John; It took us 4 years to select the “right boat” for us. You will find over time that there are design considerations in Amels that you will only come to know and appreciate after years of