When everything is correct, it should turn by hand fairly easily. What you do not want is the propeller to wobble on the shaft, which would mean the bearings inside are bad. Regards, Steve Davis Aloha

Thank you JL for administering the group for all these years, and thanks to Bill for stepping up to take over this responsibility. Steve Davis Aloha SM 72 KoOlina, Hawaii

Hey Bill, Hope all is well with you, sorry to hear you have not found the perfect Amel yet. I believe the boat you are asking about was in Trinidad in the summer of 2016 when we were last there, and e

Hey Kent, Had a similar problem on Aloha a few years ago. It was a part of the nav light wire which had brittle insulation and exposed wire was making contact with inside of rail. It would give you a

Thanks a Jeff...appreciate the info. Steve Davis S/V Aloha

We are planning to replace our very old ballooner which shredded on our last passage, and add a new Genoa to our inventory. Do any of you have the correct contact info for Q sails, and any comments re

Hi Terry, JB Weld might be a good temporary fix, but I suspect you are correct regarding the tip of the iceberg. We have #72 SM, and finally replaced our stainless muffler a little over a year ago wit

Hi Eric, Thanks for checking. Interesting about the nylocks. It must be one of the many changes Amel made over time, as I have what appear original cap nuts with lock washers on the front side. I thin

We are just finishing up with final adjustments after replacing our steering racks, pinion, and steering cables, and have a question about how tight the racks should be. The racks are held together by

I’m still in for 20 whether it be black ABS or aluminum. Steve Aloha SM 72 Hawaii

Hi James, I am attaching a PDF with the written instructions for the alignment. The Vetus mounts you found are the correct mounts, and are what came as original equipment. Some people have changed to

Hi Ryan, I’ve had a couple of orders in the last few months, and have always paid with my MasterCard with no issues. I suspect your credit card company may not be telling you the whole story. Steve Da

Hi Kent, I need the mechanism parts as well. As a guy with a older boat, I can tell you all that those parts do eventually start to fail. Mahalo, Steve Davis S/V Aloha

Hi Charlie, Congratulations on your new Amel, and you have made a very good choice. We own 1992 hull #72, and our boat should be very similar to yours. Since we purchased ours in early 2014, we have d

Hello James and Louise, Congratulations on your new Amel. They are great boats, and this forum is a fantastic resource to help get you through the learning curve. With regards to your engine mounts, I

Hi James, I probably have one of the more unusual setups in that I have all of my old B&G instruments, and a modern Raymarine system as well. Maybe it is because of my airline pilot background that I

Hello Barry and Penny, Liz and I would be happy to sponsor you for OCC membership. If you would send me a message to my personal email at flyboyscd at google dot com, I’ll send you a link to get you s

Hi Mark, Liz and I have been members of the OCC for about a year and a half. We are also the OCC Port Officers for Hawaii, and have enjoyed helping some other members with some logistics for planning

Hi Danny, I tend to agree that the friction in the steering cable was a major contributing factor to losing teeth in the racks. With that said, the boat was almost 26 years old at the time, and metal

I want to thank everyone who helped diagnose our steering problems, and let you all know the final outcome. After our complete steering failure from Panama to Hawaii due to broken teeth in both steeri