A friend of mine was in a typhoon many years ago in the Pacific. After the typhoon was over the flight deck of his Aircraft Carrier was severely bent. What do you get when you cross breed King Kong an

Only breaking waves over the arch will answer the question. The force of the sea is immense. Fair Winds Eric Kimberlite Amel Super Maramu #376

Paul, I had the stern cleats reinforced when Kimberlite was built. My only issue with the drogue is that the bridle rubs against the backstays. Sometimes this put Kimberlite at about 20 degrees to the

Hi Bill, I like what Ian Jenkins did with his boat . When I am in the Caribbean this season, I hope to be able to have the A similar dodger made with solar panels. With respect to fuel independence, w

I use a piece of pvc pipe to seat the rings (I now have 5 rings). It is the same diameter piece of pipe I use to seat the lip seals on the “C” drive. I use a small sledgehammer and lubricant around th

Hi Ian, That worked for me today. Thanks Eric

It seems wild but the entire cockpit enclosure (we call it the doghouse) held up for about 20 hours. Then the zippers started opening. We sewed the zippers closed with sail thread and rode out the res

I have waited years to voice my opinion. I have seen many Amels with fabulous solar panel arrays. I really admire them. However, in my experience they pose a HAZARD to the boat. I think it was 2010 an

If we have the same AMFA pump the gear comes complete with the center wheel. Just use a small mallet on the end of the shaft and the whole gear just slides off the worm gear. Fair Winds Eric Kimberlit

Hi Craig, Thank you. I thought it was around 2 gallons . Fair Winds Eric Kimberlite Amel Super Maramu #376

Kimberlite is on the hard for it bottom paint job. I replaced the lips seals, greased the prop, rebuilt the spurs line cutter, and wearing out bearing. I also drained the gear oil. Tomorrow I want to

My domestic water pump just died it is a Jabsco pup rated at 40 psi. I was happy with the water volume. I have on board a Sureflow rated at 55 psi and more volume. I had bought it a while ago and then

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After almost 20 years the wheel on Kimberlite was looking sad. In addition, the silver metal inserts caused galvanic corrosion and that exacerbated the ugliness of the wheel. Having to tie down the wh

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Bex, I would use Olivier to survey the boat if you are serious about buying it. He it the unquestionable expert on AMELS. Fair Winds Eric Kimberlite Amel Super Maramu #376

Hi Ian, I received one from Maud at Amel about 3 weeks ago. You might also consider getting the 2 flapper valves. Fair Winds, Eric

Would you please send me the photos of this modification to: kimberlite@.... Fair Winds ERIC Kimberlite@... From: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io <main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io> On

Many years ago I bought the Renault rubber gasket that sits at the bottom of the companionway vertical door to keep water out. About 8 years ago I replaced it. I am aware that it is no longer availabl

From: Sales & Engineering Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2013 8:39 AM To: 'Sailorman' <kimberlite@...> Subject: RE: Marine transmission oil cooler Eric, Thank you for the inquiry. The unit that y