On my 54 Amel provided a 33kg Wasi, that I feel is slightly undersized for such a vessel. I also think the WASI, although a good anchor, is now out of date and has limited holding power. On board, whe

Yesterday I discovered a pin hole in the intercooler. That is it was blowing out air from this tiny hole, to be clear the turbo blows hot compressed air through the intercooler to cool it on its way t

Hi Porter, When I bought Amelia, the 160 litre per hour 220v watermaker produced a fine mist of salt water. It turned out to be that Brass Elbow between the CAT pump and the pressure bulb that you ref

Hi Bill, Yes that is the one. It must have been a typo to sign off 55 sorry. So I have dissembled the gear box. The shaft that runs vertically through the gearbox and connects to the sail foil has the

Hi guys, I am leaving it overnight soaking in diesel. I tried a puller earlier to push out the shaft but nada. Tomorrow I will apply heat and the puller. If that fails I guess it will need a press. I

I know this has come up before, but I am servicing the main sail furling motor and worm drive. It is all well but the top shaft seal should be replaced. Problem; Shaft into the worm gear is very tight

Hi Paulo, You really need to make sure this is not a 240v AC problem as that is dangerous. Turn off the inverter Disconnect the shore power Do not run the generator Then see if you still have the prob

Now I know this idea will be criticised by many but.... I have found that the electric motor for the outhaul on the mainsail is less powerful than I would like. It is fine in light winds but in heavy

I have found that there is a tendency for the top batten to jam when unfurling. That is setting the sail. I have also noted that having the kicker on hard, ie tension on the leech really helps. To tha

I have adjusted the alignment and it is spot on. My theory is that I have been using B section belts (17mm) and the alt pulley has 84mm diameter. (This was what was on the boat when I bought her in 20

The saga goes on. The belts for my 24v Leece Neville 175a alternator do not last and produce dust. So I have been scratching my head....and coming to some conclusions.... But before I go on can someon

Thank you all for the excellent advice. I have found and solved the problem... It was the Bowthruster after all. A build up of carbon dust from the brushes on top of the commutator bridged up to the t

Thanks everyone for your advice. I am anchored of Mikanos and it is cranking up to 40kn. My spade anchor is holding but I am reluctant to start taking cables off the battery switch. However I have mad

Yes I removed all of them from that post you circled. Anyhow not to worry I will just have to work at it. On a positive note I snorkelled the anodes and they are not dissolving before my eyes... Nick

Hi Bill, So I took off the negative cables from the master switch one by one and checked the Masse indicator. Fault turns out to be on the biggest cable which is 95mm square. This is the cable that ru

I have been playing around at trying to identify the leak to no avail. So the next step will be as you suggest. I will disconnect the battery positive cables and the remove all the negative cables fro

Thanks Bill, Alas it is not the Macerators. I hate working in the space for the main battery on/off as it is so easy to short out the positive to negative with a ratchet handle... maybe I can cover th

Hi Arno, I checked to bowthruster, I took off the bonding wire but alas no problem there. Tomorrow I will have a check of the windlasses but I did not see a bonding (green/yellow) cable to them. Anyho

Hi Paul, I checked that just now, alas it is not the speaker jack. But thanks Nick Amelia 54-019 in Siros

Back sailing and all well aboard Amelia here in the windy Cyclades. Since launching a few days ago I have found that the “ Masse” leak to the bonding system lights up on the negative side. So far I ha