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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 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 ·

Oil in coolant tank 4

Hi Guys, didn’t get far on my trip before the first issue popped up, checking the engines before leaving Sydney, found oil in the coolant not the other way around, this is the Volvopenta D3. Had a mec

By Bob Grey ·

Mizzen Balooner falls 11

Sailing with 10/12 kt downwind, Jib, Mizzen and the mizzen balloner. Calm sea.suddenly the mizzen balloner falls into the water! I retracted the sail and found that the halyard block that is on top of

By JOSE PRIETO ·

SPURS Line Cutter 6

Hi Amelia's I need to order a new SPURS Line cuter and I'm not sure about size and type. I think it is: Spurs B 1 ½ ". Can anybody please confirm if it's the right one? Does anybody know a source in E

By WASABI - Rudolf Waldispuehl ·

AGM batteries - voltage falling 5

Dear Amelians Based on your long PV experience I would like to pose the following problem and receive your best inputs: I change my 8 MAstervolt AGM bateries less than 2 years ago. Bateries: 8 Masterv

By Jose Alegria ·

Volvo TDM22 Turbo PN? 3 #replacement

Please, I need the PN for the Garret turbo for the Volvo tdm22 engine. I couldn’t find further information on the Amel manual and the forum. thanks, Jose Prieto -- Jose Prieto SV Wayag, SM 323 Current

By JOSE PRIETO ·

Raw water jet in pipe outside companionway 4

Hi all There is a small jet of water from the raw water cooling system which is ejected into the seawater drain pipe just outside the companionway door. This has always been running since we bought th

By Dean Gillies ·

Companionway veeneer

Thre has been lots of discussuons on the refinishing of the companion way door. Replacing the veneen in place is a stopgap measure which cannot be sanded more than once due to the thinness of the veen

By william reynolds ·

Outhaul high current problem

Two of the A55 in Australia had the same issues, couldn’t furl or unfurl the main with any pressure or the re settable fuse would open for 5 seconds and alarm, the cause was not electrical but an over

By Bob Grey ·

Airmar 220WX weather station ? 6

Hello, I am wondering how many of you are using the Airmar 220WX weather station or perhaps another ultrasonic wind system on your mast ? Are you happy with them ? Do you have any advice or suggestion

By Paul ·

How to change the veneer on the companionway without removing the dodger 8

If you go to the photo section of our site and look at the large file of Kimberlite. You will see a series of photos of how I replaced the veneer on the companionway without removing the dodger. It to

By Sailormon ·

Mizzen goiot traveller end car discs 7

I have a request into Amel. Anyone else have one of these discs break? I’m looking for alternate sources for a permanent solution, rather than using a line to the opposite stern cleat and adjust as ne

By Mike & Karen ·

Low Water Level at See water filter 6

Hi, I need your Help, Please. Recently i have noticed that the sea water level at the filter is going down without an understandable reason. i have replaced all the the pipes, have well checked the fi

By Luis ·

Galley sink 4

Has anyone tried painting the galley sink? Not fond of the existing mustard color on the SMM Kristen Schmit s/v Kiana

By Kiana ·

Genoa Furler Mods, a la Amel Caraibe 4

We have been in Martinique having some maintenance done by Alban and his crew. It is a real delight to deal with professional boat mechanics who understand Amel Yachts inside and out. Here are a coupl

By Bill Kinney ·

Workaround failing GPS

Further to my question regarding setting up Navnet 2 with mushroom style GPS receiver. I set up the inexpensive receiver just tie wrapped above the chart table along with an Actisense repeater to prov

By Nick Newington ·

Near constant hot water without a generator - Here is how i did it. 9

We have an santorin with no generator but have 1000 Watts of solar. 400 of those watts are shaded - 200 is behind the main mast flexible panels and 200 is on the new hard top bimini (room for more) Th

By Eric Meury ·

Welcome New Owner of Phantom 3

I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone in the Amel world for your support to me and my Amel 54, Phantom over the years. It has been most enjoyable and enlightening. It is with both ha

By Jamie Wendell ·

Introduction - and some help on fridges pls 20

Hello All, First I am delighted to be posting here - this forum is a great resource. Clair and I recently acquired Saol Eile (For the non Irish speakers Other Life) SM #228 - she is a fab boat and if

By Tom Crosbie ·

Qsails 42

Please note. I am one of Bill's clients. I ordered a Main and Genoa from Qsails in August 2021. As of March 2022, I have been lied to and ignored repeatedly and still have not received the Genoa. John

By John ·