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All Group Members and Moderators, We have added a Amel Yacht Owners Group Wiki which can hopefully answer any of your questions regarding how to use the new group and its tools. When you are online at

All Group Members and Moderators, We have added a Amel Yacht Owners Group Wiki which can hopefully answer any of your questions regarding how to use the new group and its tools. When you are online at https://amelyachtowners.groups.io/g/main you will notice "Wiki" in the left column at the bottom. Click on Wiki to discover what you can do. The Wiki also includes a section for Moderators. Most of the content in this Wiki was provided by group.io, our host. I hope this helps you. -- Best, Bill Rouse Yacht School 720 Winnie St Galveston Island, TX 77550 +1(832) 380-4970 My Calendar

By CW Bill Rouse ·

last idea and a question

_._,_._,_ If You happen to remove a gearbox. Clean it up and have it powder coated. It should last forever. I put a flush plug in the drill holes for the grease fitting holes. Incidentally I do not li

By Eric Freedman ·

Some more solutions that I have come up with

When I had to rebuild the manual main gearbox, I found the main foil was damaged- photo 1. Some people just cut that piece out and redrill the foil. However, the foil is still held in place by one bol

By Eric Freedman ·

Yanmar Alternator question 3

I believe its time to replace my yanmar alternator- does anyone know what this wire is between the ground and positive post? Chris sm 385 Amarok

By Chris Doucette ·

Some solutions that I have come up with

Did you ever try to unscrew the 2 screws that hold the packing nut retainer in place while at sea? I took my Dremel tool and cut 2 notches in the rudder quadrant with a carbide bit. If I would have th

By Eric Freedman ·

questions from the bilge... ;) 4

Hello all- Christian here with a newbie question that hopefully one or 2 of you old salts can answer..... we enjoy SM #350 and when organizing this weekend I found 2 spots of the bilge with water that

By Christian Sloane ·

Quick question- Tie off helm at anchor / mooring or not? 14

To tie off helm or not - Is it easier on the rack / gears / cables to tie the helm off? A the boat swings and bobs and the helm / rudder moves quite a bit- Tying off seems to make the helm move a far

By Chris Doucette ·

Onan generator does not start 23

Hi all, After two successful runs of the Onan generator, it does not start anymore. The start button in the pantry doesn’t show a light anymore, which it did before. 12V are supplied to the generator,

By Roland Mueller ·

Sharki +/- Amp gauge on Panel

Hello everyone I am currently in the process of updating the electrical panel on our Sharki Most of it straight forward but there is an Amp gauge +/-80 that I’m believe is designed to keep track of ho

By Fisher, Thomas W. ·

Sails A54 4 #replacement #spares

For sale complete set original sails for A 54. Still in good condition and only lightly used (+/-8.000nm) Genoa - Staysail - Main - Mizzen Full set €4500,= incl. shipping Europe. Laurens Vos A54 - 92

By Laurens Vos ·

Besenzoni Pasarelle control pad replacement 2

Hi Everyone, My Amel came with a nice electrically controlled Besenzoni Pasarelle. I'm dreading when it breaks but it seems fine so far, but the control pad definitely needs replacing. I pasted an ima

By Jeff Williams ·

Fuel Stick Specifics 5

Hi All, I need some assistance on the fuel stick in the diesel tank for my SM$443. Mine is missing and I need some assistance to create a replacement for an upcoming tank fill and trip. I have read a

By Tony Elliott ·

𝗥𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸𝘀 & 𝗦𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗦𝗠 𝗽𝗹𝘂𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 4

I am working on an Order Form that details all of the information needed to order Running Rigging Blocks & Sheaves for a SM. My plan is to: Negotiate some sort of discount or incentive for all SM owne

By CW Bill Rouse ·

Amelians in Ft Lauderdale? 2

Hi all, I am looking for any Amelians that are currently in Ft Lauderdale (early July 2022) that would be willing to assist my wife and I in a couple sea trials on our SM. We have spent the last two m

By Tony Elliott ·

Blocks

Bryce, Not all were Antal. There is some Lewmar and Goiot in the mix. On your SM #467 the main traveller car is Lewmar and not made anymore. The number one failure is the sheaves inside the car and no

By CW Bill Rouse ·

Windless Rubber Caps 13

Does anyone have a source (preferably USA) for the rubber caps for the windless buttons? The buttons are fine, but the caps need replacement. Thanks With best regards, Mark Skipper Sailing Vessel - Cr

By Mark Erdos ·

Main mast gearbox. 7

My main mast gearbox has a gear that is now stripped. I remember that a member was able to get the gear made for them. I think that they had this done in Colombia. Does anyone have a contact to get th

By Barry Connor ·

Which oil 9

Hi all I am a new maramu owner and I'd like some advice : The boat is equiped with a well maintained Perkins 4158 (3400h). On the boat there are some oil-filters, impellers and diesel-filters in reser

By JP Mans ·

Fuel tank capacity

The spec for the A54 fuel capacity is 900 liters, but the dip stick goes to 950. Which is correct? Richard Dallett A54 Mamba /86

By Richard Dallett ·

anchoring in Turkey 4

Hello, Since yesterday we are in Turkey. As I understand a lot of places to anchor here need a stern line. I am wondering what length and diameter/strength of rope I should buy. Any suggestions? Thank

By Eloi Bamberg ·