Another snippet on the learning curve. Back in September I noticed a hole in the bottom of the intercooler which was blowing air. I was convinced that it was a pin hole in the aluminium casting, and b

Danny, I had a different problem with my winch. However I had to remove it to repair it. If you reach to the top of the gearbox you will feel a number of socket head screws at the top of the gearbox a

Hi Bill Yesterday the port sheet winch motor malfunctioned. When i tried to operate it it would turn but in a few seconds slow to a stop as if it was overloaded. Obviously I immediately deactivated it

I am looking for some ideas to redo the sea chest. I am pretty sure the unit I have is not factory since an additional water maker was added by the previous owner. Also, my current unit is polypropyle

Those of you who have a newer SM with the switch that triggers the alarm for a clogged seachest: Does anybody know the pressure setpoint of this switch?

Hi, Some of you use a timer to activate the flush mechanism for the watermaker. What model unit do you use? Fair Winds Eric Amel Super Maramu #376

Dear Porter, the top cap was a real problem and appr. 2 hours work. Finally, I hung the lower end of the pipe under the boom so that the top cap is at the bottom. Then carefully place a screwdriver be

This is how I did it on Kimberlite. I felt it was not necessary to replace the veneer where it cannot be seen. I just raised the door to its maximum height and removed the old veneer. Quite simple but

Hi all, 12 months ago I ordered 12x new Rolls S12-128AGM batteries to replace Stella's (A54-154) waning 5 year old battery bank. My thinking at the time was that I would seek another 5 years from AGM'

Hello I am somebody can help me, I have a Sm #152 and I would like to fit another autopilot directly onto the quadrant. Can anybody help with this? I'd like to know what systems are used on the SM2000

Hello All, I am ordering 10 pr (min order size) of the silicone BT seals pioneered by Jose Venegas a while back. Although I have not used them myself they are apparently quite effective and I am anxio

From the time of delivery of Kimberlite I had a similar problem. I attributed it to many things. I finally found the problem. In the AC panel there is a bus bar that connects all the circuit breakers.

Hi all, We're hauled out right now and the antifouling seems to be flaking off the boat down to a very hard, shiny antifoul. The odd thing was that the antifoul looked great upon haulout and slowly st

Hello everyone! Our 1990 SM#23 is on the hard and we are tackling some maintenance items for the first time. Naturally, a few questions have come up that I would like to ask the group. 1. Does the rud

Hi The fun continues on Coder's shakedown cruise. Yesterdays problem were two fold: The generator raw water pump appears to be leaking. Worked this with Bill. The other issue is the generator makes wh

Eric on Kimberlite is currently in Sint Maarten and will sail back to the US in 5 or 6 weeks. If anyone is interested by some of the parts I have left, this would be a good opportunity to save on ship

This is a new thread to continue the overly long thread at: https://amelyachtowners.groups.io/g/main/topic/a54_fridge_circulation_pump/34255404?p=Created,,,20,1,60,0::recentpostdate%2Fsticky,,,20,2,0,

Sorry to add some more about batteries. Previous owner replaced batteries 10 years ago with Victron AGM . So far I did not have any problems but I know from my previous boat that they much overdue for

I found this wooden part in front and aft head. Any idea what is this for and where it is mounted. Sorry I feel stupid but can not figure out where to use it. Thank you. -- Slavko SM 2000 #279

Sorry to go on about batteries…… I have 8 Lifeline AGM batteries set up as four pairs of 24v. So the four pairs are in parallel. I set them up as I found the original and as Amel must have set them up