Hi y'all, A cosmetic question: When we had our first plastic boat, 45 years ago, I used to clean and polish the life out of the hull and deck. I used Cif, a household cleaner, plus a variety of boat p

Question for everyone. Our jib furler was removed when we bought our boat, and we're curious if the original design had the furler wired to the helm switch via the 24v breaker panel in the galley, was

Hi all, I have recently purchased an Atlantic Towers - tower in a box for Grand Cru. The install looks fairly simple except for one area - the port side where the propane gas locker is fitted in the r

Hi all, just dropping in with a big thx to the group. The info here made our first holding tank pump out go as smoothly as… well.. black water?! ;) All your poop straw dimensions worked like a charm..

Hi everyone, Based on past posts, it looks like rust on the keel of an Amel is not something unheard of. My concern however is that, unlike what my surveyor told me, the grounding cable that is connec

Hi everyone, ‘’the refit of our Maramu #162 continues with the focus over winter having been inside, with headlining & insulation, soft furnishings, taps, anchor locker and a variety of other items. W

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I have some spots where the color is gone from the faux deck, almost like drops of bleach hit it. Is there any stain that can be applied to restore the look? RichardDallett Mamba A54/68

Hello everyone, I intend to install an arch on my SM. I checked for options and it appears that the arch made by Emek Marin in Turkey is a good choice, strong and reliable. I recall that ca. 50 SM's h

Hi, I would be interested in your opinion on the following. I have a SN with the standard fixed propmfor the shaft gen. However the ideling prop goes on my nerves when sailing. Sailinf should be quite

I am currently replacing the damaged gears of the bow thruster (broken bearing), using the original Amel kit (incidentally, out of stock at my normal suppliers, Amel Hyères– had to apply directly to l

Hi, Please see attached word document. This one seems really odd to me. Maybe, this is the way it's done! Hopefully, someone can explain what is going on and point me towards a solution. Regards, Chri

Dear Ameliens, An important request to all those who are currently and already this year cruising in Turkey between Bodrum and Kas. Especially in the Aegean, Göcek, Marmaris, (Gulf of) Fethiye with it

Hi, My depth meter shows zero and it seems the sensor is defective. Does anyone have experience with replacing the original B&G depth transducer? According to the technical descriptions on board, the

Hey folks has anyone identified a good replacement for the JABSCO toilet wall switches? Both of ours are cracked, beaten up, and have seen better days. Looked around online a bit, didn't see anything

Hi everyone, Can anyone explain to me how to tighten the steering cables in my maramu? I understand that the metal flaps need to be lifted in order for the nuts to be able to turn but what then? What

Hello Amelians, Feels like we nearly lost our SM to a fire yesterday, due to a short circuit in an old style Grundig TV which was in a starboard compartment in the saloon. This TV, which probably is t

Just to let you know, Amel designed the original solenoid tandem to wire in paralale maybe more redundancy or less load. However one 2 way solenoid with 4 heads + 2xswitch can do tge same. Now next pr

Hi all, reviewing this past thread on bilge maintenance. I am wondering if anyone has tried one of the enzymatic drain maintenance products? https://www.amazon.com/ECOS-Earth-Enzymes-Drain-Maintainer/

Hi, We have to replace our anchor wash pump. Unfortunately, there is no specification readable anymore. Does anyone know the specifications of the anchor wash pump? Regards, Roland SM 150 Aventura Gen