I have two Rutland 1200’s on Amelia and two 275w solar. For the money the solar payback is a no brainer. Money well spent. As for the WG’s. The payback is poor and although the blades are silent there

When I purchased Amelia in 2017 both Dolphins were dead. I replaced the 100 amp with a Xantrex inverter charger(Special offer at Budget marine Grenada)8 and a 30A Mastervolt, which still works fine bu

.....king Mastervolt

Eureka sailing to wind. Only problem now is that it’s 20-25 kn true but laying Funchal for now. Nick Amelia AML54 -019 on passage towards Madeira

Hello all who have responded. I arrived back on Amelia this afternoon. We launch tomorrow. I did have a go at linking the AP with some success. Though it is yet to be tested. This forum has come up tr

I have been following the various threads regarding replacing the freshwater pump. On Amelia the pump with pressure vessel works fine but I have no spare and it sounds like it is only a question of ti

Hi Miles, Yes an alternator shop can replace the diodes. Interestingly last year I had a problem with the 175A 24v alternator on my boat. I thought it was diode trouble and others thought it was an ex

Hi Miles, You should check the alternator is working. If the pulley is rotating and for whatever reason there is nowhere for the current from the alternator to go then you will fry the diodes. If the

Hi Gary, The plot thickens, all very interesting. At the end of the process, if the view is that the response of the autopilot to wind shifts is too slow to be practical I see no point in the exercise

Hi Peter, Thanks for your response. I am going to the boat on 25th April so will check, but I think that I tried Terminal 21/22 and 22/23 in the autumn when I was last on the boat, and it did not send

Hello fellow Amel owners. I still have not managed to get the Raymarine to steer to wind. I will be single handing up to Madeira and it is likely to be upwind, so having the autopilot follow the wind

I like the look of the Ultra and do not doubt it is a superb anchor but .....,,££$$$.....it is an expensive bit of kit that I would not want to lose. The 45 kg retails for about £3000 in the UK. Maybe

Hi Kent, It looks like the general consensus is that the Racor system fitted is good and that I am indeed seeing gremlins that do not exist. Like you pvc pipe idea. Will do that. I am launching in two

Hi Jose, After two circumnavigations, in two yachts, and a lot of cruising in other vessels including my latest Amel 54, I say that you have to compromise. Of course more chain would be nice on occasi

Hi Erik, I am not on the boat now. From memory the fuel exits the bottom of the tank directly to the Racors but There is no valve on a lower sump. I could drain off the Racor filter very easily. I sus

Thanks for the feedback. So the general consensus is that additional polishing is not required as the Racor primary filter plus engine filter is fine. So long as one takes the usual precautions. In ad

Hello fellow Amel Owners, I have the D3 110 HP Volvo fitted to most 54’s. I am thinking fuel polishing. I was wondering how much fuel is returned to the tank under normal motoring. So for example if I

Any opinions or better ideas, would be well received. I am thinking of rigging a simple fuel polishing system that utilises the existing Racor set up. Between the Racor filters and the engine insert a

Hi Barry, You will need to make up a long extender to a 32mm socket (I think). Just buy some mild steel rectangular tube and get a welder to put a T bar at the top and shape the bottom to fit the sock

I think Duncan’s idea has a lot of merit. Nick Amelia (Amel 54-019)