Courtney and Porter, Agreed 100%. I could not have said it better. Almost a year ago, when we moved to the groups,io platform, we made it clear that our group included Amel owners and those interested

I do not think anyone argued the value of Julie's book. Some people wrote to me about it because they felt it was too commercial. "Too" is in the mind of individuals i We are currently working on a so

The posting was removed, the person posting was talked to and their status set to "moderated." Best, CW Bill Rouse Amel Owners Yacht School - www.AmelOwnersYachtSchool.com 720 Winnie St Galveston Isla

I closed the Donation because we have received about 3 year's worth of donations. Best, CW Bill Rouse Amel Owners Yacht School - www.AmelOwnersYachtSchool.com 720 Winnie St Galveston Island, TX 77550

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Yes, received. Best, CW Bill Rouse Amel Owners Yacht School - www.AmelOwnersYachtSchool.com 720 Winnie St Galveston Island, TX 77550 +1(832) 380-4970

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We have collected enough donations to give the Amel Yacht Owners Group 3 years' worth of fees to our host Groups.io. I will see if I can transfer all of the funds to Groups.io to prepay their fees for

Dean, Yes, it was received. Stripe, a division of Wells Fargo is the "middleman" in this transaction. It is safe, or as safe as a bank would be. -- CW Bill Rouse Amel Owners Yacht School +1 832-380-49

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I will set up donations in the morning. -- CW Bill Rouse Amel Owners Yacht School +1 832-380-4970 | brouse@... Address: 720 Winnie, Galveston Island, Texas 77550 Website: www.AmelOwnersYachtScho

Teun, I last time I saw an E51385 Pump Interface was in Europe, and that was almost a year ago. Coastal Climate Control in the US sold them, but no longer have any. Bill -- CW Bill Rouse Amel Owners Y

All, Groups.io has increased the price we pay for Webhosting, Operation, and Support for our Amel Yacht Owners Group site from $110 per year to $220 per year. We have the Premium Plan, which you can s

Paul, This falls into the category of "If you look long enough, you can usually find different opinions and sometimes, even different facts. Maybe my response can be considered as falling into that ca

Paul, They are installed in layers. Sometimes, replacing the first layer is all that is needed, but there is no guarantee. If you replace the first layer, it may still leak at some point in the near f

The normal amp draw of the FlowJet 4105-512 12VDC is 1.2. I assume that the "starting amperage" is momentarily higher. Considering everything, including voltage fluctuations when charging, maybe a 2 a

Tom, I don't believe there is a safe answer to your question. For example if you are at anchor with the boat rocking fore to aft, obviously you should not attempt this job. The packing should be above

Mark, Good find! I looked at all of their products...really a nice resource for many engine panels or for custom plexiglass panels. Here is what they say: "This is the first prototype of a Yanmar face

The OLd part is the Frigoboat E51385 pump controller, seen below. The new part (1 for each refrigeration unit) is here: https://www.coastalclimatecontrol.com/index.php/refrigeration/cool-aids.html#!/P

Paul, The rudder stuffing box should be the only thing that may need attention on your 54. -- CW Bill Rouse Amel Owners Yacht School +1 832-380-4970 | brouse@... Address: 720 Winnie, Galveston I

The following is my understanding: The pump controller (blue box in 54s) receives voltage input from each of the Danfoss compressor controllers. The "fan output" terminal on the Danfoss is the output

You do not need to remove the rudder on the 54 to change the packing. You need to remove the top of the rudder post (the quadrant). Then remove the packing nut from the rudder post, remove the old pac

Paul, Happy New Year! Normally, you have two choices: when selling your Amel Make a deal with a broker Sell it yourself I caution you that selling yourself is difficult, very difficult. In either case