Dear Duane, your plug isn't leaking. It is there to release any water that has gathered in the lowest part of the lazerette, often from your outboard motor. Best not to remove it when the boat is in t

Duane, Next time you are in a sandy or stoney anchorage, flake your chain across the bottom a couple of times and it will come back clean as a whistle. Another little tip for when your are lifting you

Jamie, Following Tony Robinson's posting re. electrical storm. Is there any way that you can establish if your boat could have been hit by lightening after you left it? I was sailing up the coast of B

Leo, The wheels on Seafever which is hull 425 built 2004 are Airmar. You will find all relevant wiring diagrams on the Airmar website site. Tinley should be able to advise you of what make your actual

Donato, Go into the Files section and look under Amelliahona Outhaul Gearbox written by Gary Silver and possibly Bill Rouse of Bebe. You will get very clear instructions how to proceed. Also, it would

Jamie, I appreciate that this is way off line from all the knowledgeable people trying to help with your problem, but I have been following your thread since the beginning and am reminded of a bizarre

Russ, Now that you have a lot of recommendations it will pay dividends to ensure that you select one who has actually surveyed an Amel. If you check the history of this site you will find postings ref

When replacing any brushes in electrical motors it is very important to confirm that you are actually installing like for like. On our boats, there is considerable variation in the type and consistenc

Andrew, My understanding is that Corian was an option,not part of the comfort pack which as you have mentioned focused mainly on the water maker,twin Racor filters, larger water maker,electric heads,l

Bill, You will find the challenges of ocean cruising difficult enough without introducing a firearm. Any professional security person will advise you that the best form of self defence is to avoid con

Dear Paul, If you budget allows, install an SSB and Sat phone. Fair winds. Trevor Lusty Seafever of Cuan SM 425 Redline Mexico For Sale

Great Reply Bill, I have been that man. When I first bought the boat even though it had very few hours that was the exact scenario. It had been so overtightened the clutch was cracked New clutch, shaf

Bill, Would you include checking and tightening the three eared nut on the the Lofrans as another possible cause go the chain not raising or lowering? Best regards, Trevor

Drew, I have had exactly that problem, the culprit appeared to be carbon dust from the motor brushes (there are four) which either stopped the windlass from working, or alternativelycaused the chain t

You might want to try Severine at, contact@... they have sourced parts for me in the past for a fraction of normal cost. You will need a bit of patience re. English and shipping costs but th

HI Duane, Directly beneath the double Racor filters there is enough room to slide a small dog type water or feed bowl, a piece of old orange coloured gas hose will fit onto the black plastic drain plu

Duane, A small stainless dog bowl and piece of rubber pipe works. Probably after the twentieth time, I caught up with Bill! Trevor Seaver SM 425 Mexico For Sale

Ian, Amel did sell me a single gear wheel and seals in 2009, the cost was around Euros 150 plus carriage. Emerson are a massive American owned, global electrical manufacturing and distribution company

Tapping If you use two hammers or wrenches of equal size or weight and strike at opposite sides at exactly the same time,you will have a much better outcome and reduce the chance of any damage. Trevor

Eric, I hand stripped Seafever back to the original gel coat in February this year. I was very surprised how shiny the hull was, there was no evidence of any abrasion by the factory before applying a