Initially I thought the steering rack had simply worn out after 20 years based upon photos in Bill’s Amel book. Upon disassembly I think I overstressed a weak point in the steering/autopilot system an

Amel has the aft bumpers in stock for the SM’s. I have one being shipped right now. Over the past winter the shrinkwrapping straps sawed my current bumper nearly in half. Just another reason to move C

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While trying to locate the source of water coming into my forward bilge (still looking) I ran across this deck fitting just in front of my windlass on my SM2000. I’ve stared at it long enough to know

Pat, I just installed my new inserts. The soapy water spray is definitely the way to go, but I did not have all the trouble it sounds like you had. Definitely a slow process, but I used a large flat b

Hi Denise, I have a brand new OceanChef 3 sitting in my garage right now (along with my old Enos unit). REAL interested in your installation as I am going to be prepping for it tomorrow. Can you send

Thanks for pointing that out, Eric. Here's the photo in a different format. See if that works. Bill Rouse, those photos were a part of that thread discussion I was looking for. There was a stainless s

Somewhere on this forum I recall a couple of Amel owners posting information about some stainless steel reinforcements for the hatch dogs that seem to fracture like this one. I’ve searched on a couple

So what does everyone do when it comes time to recertify European fire extinguishers in the United States? The CO2 extinguisher for the engine room appears to be the original unit installed in 2003. S

I'm hunting for a 25 amp bipolar (2 pole) 230 volt circuit breaker for my SM2K. Alexandre Uster von Baar, I see that you have a number of spare breakers from Nikimat. I'd be interested in buying the l

Had to laugh at this! Exactly what we did last summer, Ken. The Erie Canal is 2 to 3 meters deep for most of its 310 mile length. If you wish to transit it in the same month, you run 6-7 knots! And I

Thanks, guys. Yeah, I looked at that photo in your book, Bill. I should probably pull the gipsy off next time I'm on the boat just to see if I need to order some parts. I guess I can see where if the

Last season I found that my gipsy slipped despite tightening the wing nut down as tight as I could (used a few taps from a hammer at one point). I've owned Celtic Cross for one season and I'm going to

Thanks, Mark! Timing is perfect. Winch maintenance is on my winter to-do list.

Thanks, folks! REALLY liked hearing about what chlorine might do to the stainless steel keelboats as I left a pretty strong bleach solution in the tank yesterday! Have to get back to the boat tomorrow

Thanks, everyone. I’m going to follow along the lines of what James and James both did. Scrub it down, hit it with another dose of chlorine bleach in the spring, close it up and not think about it for

Good morning all! I tried cleaning my fresh water tank using Bill’s alternate method (fill with bleach solution, let sit for 48 hours, drain, flush, etc.) and did not get the desired results. The atta

OK, here are some photos and also the dimensions of the original plank for the passerelle. The chrome stanchions are ~28” long with a custom eye at the top for the safety line. I think when I make a n

I have mine set up now and I’ll be on my SM2 on Friday. I’ll send photos. I am also going to make a new plank for the passerelle because mine is coming apart. I’ll send along a dimensioned drawing. (M

I’m pulling Celtic Cross up on the hard this winter here in Michigan (42 degrees 32 minutes north) and I’d like to know what others have done with their seawater system in freezing climates. I talked

OK, Pat, I’m in as well. I had a couple of cracks in my rubrail inserts previously, but the trip through the Erie Canal and 36 locks has been a little rough on the rubrail. And I accumulated several m