Bill, If you haven't already got an Amel Manual on board, it would really be a great help if you acquired a CD in English of same, which will describe all the operating procedures and ongoing maintena

Bill, Go back and read the message from Olivier Beaute. There is no one world wide with the understanding, knowledge and experience of Olivier regarding Amel. Those of us fortunate enough to have met

Thank you Bill. Kind regards, Trevor Seafever

Bill, He may be right but I doubt it, especially if you use a salt busting type chemical to clean the heat exchanger out, which is were I came unstuck. I brought in the "professionals" to clean salt o

Hi Bill, I asked the same question when ordering the new gearbox. I also tried to enquire about changing the gearbox model to accept a shaft alternator. I was still afloat in Mexican waters when doing

Derick, Get yourself a spanner made in a machine shop from 2.5mm aluminum, then all you need to do is remove the locking tab that is screwed in to the fiberglass and turn the large nylon nut one quart

Dear Alexandre, Unfortunately the spanner is under the bunk on the boat in Mexico and I am in Ireland. It couldn't be more simple. I took an A4 piece of paper, measured the width and depth of the nylo

Bill, I have seen two SM's where the hoses failed on passage. The result was catastrophic. The Cat pump kept working away sprayed salt water everywhere but destroyed the battery chargers completely. D

Kent, Those foot blocks are the nearest thing that I have seen. The blocks on Seafever are Anatal and original,still in good condition. I think Eric mentioned that Amel had probably modified them. Bes

Hi Kent, If you did use those foot blocks, would it not be a hassle having to thread the rope through them every time that you want to hoist something? Regards, Trevor Seafever SM 425 Mexico

Bill, I first came across Corrosion X in Trinidad and after years of thinking there was nothing better than WD40, I was really impressed. There were two grades as I remember. Recently I discovered ano

Hi Kent, It is time to take a step back from that, this is supposed to be about enjoyment and living your dreams. If it was a day job you would change careers. If it helps at all with negotiating the

Eric, I hand stripped Seafever back to the original gel coat in February this year. I was very surprised how shiny the hull was, there was no evidence of any abrasion by the factory before applying a

Tapping If you use two hammers or wrenches of equal size or weight and strike at opposite sides at exactly the same time,you will have a much better outcome and reduce the chance of any damage. Trevor

Ian, Amel did sell me a single gear wheel and seals in 2009, the cost was around Euros 150 plus carriage. Emerson are a massive American owned, global electrical manufacturing and distribution company

Duane, A small stainless dog bowl and piece of rubber pipe works. Probably after the twentieth time, I caught up with Bill! Trevor Seaver SM 425 Mexico For Sale

HI Duane, Directly beneath the double Racor filters there is enough room to slide a small dog type water or feed bowl, a piece of old orange coloured gas hose will fit onto the black plastic drain plu

You might want to try Severine at, contact@... they have sourced parts for me in the past for a fraction of normal cost. You will need a bit of patience re. English and shipping costs but th

Drew, I have had exactly that problem, the culprit appeared to be carbon dust from the motor brushes (there are four) which either stopped the windlass from working, or alternativelycaused the chain t

Bill, Would you include checking and tightening the three eared nut on the the Lofrans as another possible cause go the chain not raising or lowering? Best regards, Trevor