Eric, Regarding the Ground Strap: If a ground strap it is broken where mine was, you will need to get all of the water out to see the break (I used a wet/dry vac to get the last 2" out). For what ever

Greetings from BeBe, While cleaning the bilge sump today I noticed that the Ground Strap was broken just above the keel bolt/nut. I uploaded a photo in a new album titled "Bilge - Ground Strap". Has a

Group Moderator, Apparently the yahoo group search feature for Amel Yacht Owners is not working. I have tried the search feature several times in the past week. Judy Rouse s/v BeBe SM2 #387

Hugh, Yes, it is possible to achieve an almost empty bilge with the manual bilge pump; but several times we have manually pumped the bilge too dry, causing the pump to lose its prime. Not a big deal a

Sorry if you thought my first posting was aggressive because that was not the intent. But your second posting has me just as totally confused as your first. I have read both several times and do not u

I am totally confused by your response regarding grey water. Perhaps the term needs to be defined. The only marine definition of grey water that I am familiar with is the water run-off from the shower

Ian, Our endcaps on our 160 liter watermaker failed at about 180 hours (almost 4 years). Your endcap failure sounds similar manner to ours. The o-rings on the high pressure fittings ('salt water in' a

A few weeks ago our windlass began to act up when switched to the DOWN position from either the cockpit or the foot switch. After a little troubleshooting, we diagnosed this intermittent problem as a

Thanks Gary...these are very good and will be VERY helpful. Bill Rouse Sailing with Captain Judy S/V BeBe SM2 #387 Anchored in Curacao

Gary and Ed, I have been reading all of your posts with keen interest and am trying to produce a troubleshooting guide with all of the info. I would appresciate it if you kept your posts on the Amel f

Jackline Policy through Al Golden at IMIS, assuming you have a US documented boat. Judy S/V BeBe SM2 #387 <richard03801@...> wrote: their salt. We get lots owners.

We would like to sell a brand new (in the box) replacement for an Amel SM2000 microwave which is currently stored at the Amel office in Guadeloupe. We want to sell it because we do not wish to ship it

Tthought this important enough to pass along to all USA boat owners. Judy S/V BeBe SM2 #387 BoatUS Alert: Contact Your Members of Congress! July 23, 2007 Dear BoatUS Member, For 34 years the federal E

Ed, Did DOODLEBUG have Micron 66 bottom paint at the time you were in NZ? If so, where there any detrimental effects from staying on the river? Judy S/V BeBe SM2 #387 <edmundsteele@...> wrote:

Diane, Thanks, but I had already found Nelson Marine. That website says that Nelson Marine is located on the site of Nelson Marina, but there is no information provided for Nelson Marina -- unless I a

Do you have any contact info for this marina? Cannot locate it using Google. Judy S/V BeBe SM2 #387 <drew.gaffney@...> wrote:

Dave, If you are referring to the Amel installed Anchor washdown pump, it receives it's salt water from the manifold that is connected to the sea chest. The sea chest has a strainer inside. The 24 vol

Tony, I do not know if this helps, but we had to replace the circuit breaker because it broke the circuit with no apparent reason...that was 3 months ago...no problem since. Bill & Judy Rouse s/v BeBe

Ian, Your solution would certainly work. We chose a different option. If the bow thruster seals start to leak, we want to know it to that we can replace them. So we installed a very loud water-intrusi

Dan, The nylon prop screws hold the prop on the prop hub which has a stainless pin that goes through the prop shaft. After you remove the (old) screws and the prop, you should press the pin out and re