Hi Paul and Bill, Am I wrong in thinking that the voltage readings are correct? Amperage through the bonding system would be a problem. My SM 37, has had varying anode lifetimes. Marinas and shore pow

Hi Arno, yes I have seen that on some SM2Ks as well and also with the poles inside the rail. The poles seem to work fine so I never gave it too much thought.

No Bill that was the long poles. They reported that the way Amel had them stowed they stuck out about a foot. They said they were shortened so that they fit inside the rail. The "short" poles were not

Annie's poles were reported to be shortened by original owner because the insurance company did not like them protruding past the rails. I never measured them but they work fine. John Clark Annie SM 3

Hi Paul, a few years ago we sailed north and had same issue. Cold weather makes a perfect incubator inside a warm boat. For routine cleaning I too use a vinegar-alcohol solution but for tough mildew l

Right the gray water bilge in the engine room, not under the floor in the galley. ;) John Clark SM 37 Annie St Thomas USVI

Hi Mark, As Bill says the Dessalator is a good design. There are parts available and support form Amel and the Amel Owners Group, I would suggest sticking with it and doing a ground up rebuild When I

Hi Rob, I know the owner. What's up?

My friend here in St Thomas has SM #24. He also has the aluminum drive. Didier in Martinique rebuilt his drive a couple of years ago. I will forward this to him and see if he has any insight. Regards,

Hi Paul, I instinctively say it is the DC circuit breaker, the red switch on the Generator panel in the ER. I see it looks to be on, try cycling it. My switch can be bumped when doing work in the ER a

Also an SM owner, older SM though...assuming that all the breakers are turned on (control power too) I found when the brushes in the motor are near the end of life the motor will sometimes work someti

Thanks guys. I wrote to ACMO a few days ago. They replied today requesting a photo. We'll see what they say. Regards, John SV Annie SM37 Water Island USVI

While this is a tad late to the discussion, yes the ACMO turnbuckles are chrome plated bronze....and that chrome plating is my concern. I had Caribe Greement in Martinique replace Annie's rigging in 2

Han, I had end caps made out of delrin in St Martin. The machine shop is E&Msc. It is behind Lagoonies. The machinist made a few changes to beef them up. I have run them now for two years with no issu

Agree with all previous posters. Annie, SM37 has the house batteries, six of them under the passage bunk. They are arranged in two groups of three with the disconnect in the cabinet in the middle. Not

If you have an older SM I recommend you take a hard look at the Genoa sheet cars. I had one fail in light wind. Bill Kinney had similar failure mode. 20/30 year old gear. I got my new ones from Euro M

Thanks Alex, so I might be seeing you sooner!

Hi Karen, I too went with a Jackline policy. But good golly the premium is crazy. I am relocating to St Thomas in the next month and will be spending some quality time looking for a better arrangment.

Hi Bernd, When I purchased SM37 in 2016 the previous owner stressed to me to always keep the tank full and to always use the Baja filter. He said in the 16 years he had her no one drop of fuel went in

Hi Karen, Excellent write up. I did s similar repair on Annie (SM37) and agree 100% to use a reinforcing tube for the bolt. I wound up using JB-Weld in a similar fashion to regular epoxy as you sugges