Hi everyone; FYI, the pricing I received from Brunton direct in England was much better than the one received from the US distributor on the east coast. I ordered a complete rebuild kit plus misc othe

Hi Eric; We purchased their H6 Maintenance Kit which includes the following: Grease Gun, Grease Gun Hose, Grease Nipple, Peg Spanner, H6 Nut Spanner, H6 Tabscrew Spanner, Small Prop Puller Kit and a T

Thanks Eric; I'll keep that in mind. We did pull the prop off in order to change the C-Drive Oil in 2016. It came off fairly easily. Did you do a complete overhaul and change all bearings and seals on

Hello Mark & Debbie and welcome to the Amel Family. Bamar put out a letter in February 2017 that they would replace Amel Bamar furlers with their new furlers at a reduced cost, if purchased by 12/31/2

FYI; When we wanted to replace our carrier that we had in Turkey, because they did not cover anything outside of Turkish waters, we discussed the matter with our attorney in Florida that specializes i

Hi Porter; Our agent based out of Florida has provided us with a more competitive option than you have received through Lloyds of London. If you are interested, please send me a private e-mail and I w

Hi Duane; We are also experiencing intermittent issues with the VHF. Our issue is reception, we seem to be transmitting fine. So when we have issue we transmit on the main VHF with the mast mounted an

I couldn't agree more with Joel. The Aft cabin of the 54 is one of our favorite areas and has made the time on board a pleasure. We have not yet made any long distance passages, so I cannot comment on

Hello Marcel; Can you please let me know the Effecta model number of the batteries you used. We too need to change batteries this season. Did you have to make any modifications to make the batteries w

Thank you Marcel. How long have you had them and have you noticed any decrease in capacity? How would you rate their performance so far? Do you have solar panels on board? Respectfully; Mohammad and A

Hello Philipp; I'm not familiar with the exact plumbing on a SM. However, since most plumbing should be similar, I can think of two possibilities: The hot water plumbing route is more restricted than

Hi Paul; The most likely issues with low voltage at the starter when a load is placed, assuming that the wiring has been sized properly are: A weak starter battery, A bad connection somewhere along th

Hi Mark On our high pressure pump there are two capacitors. One is black 180 microfarad -0-20%, 220VAC, 40-60HZ FACON 70906.1412 One is white 70 microfarad +/-5% AC400V B, AC 450V C, 40/085/21 50-60 H

Hi Paul; The following is an article that I had run into when I was debugging an issue with our refrigerator. It is on Coastal Climate Control's website. As mentioned on the forum, they seem to be pro

Paul; If I recall correctly, the amount of refrigerant is extremely hard to adjust in the field. This was due to the small amount of refrigerant in the unit. Again, if memory serves, the article said

Hi Paul; On our 54, we find that the staysail in combination with the Genoa does help us point higher, or at least the boat can stay in the groove at closer wind angles. We have never measured it, so

Hi Brass; Each of the systems you are running together require a healthy source of raw water to run. At the end of the season we run fresh water through all systems. We run each system individually so

We have the 150 L/hr unit and can run all systems requiring raw water simultaneously without any issues. I am not aware of any design related performance issues with the raw water distribution manifol

Hi Porter; Can you please explain how you run the barnacle buster through the systems. I'm interested in the exact process you use. Also since this is an acid, does any one have any input on the poten

Thanks Mark for the detailed explanation. Respectfully; Mohammad and Aty B&B Kokomo Amel 54 #099