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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 ·

Researching low profile solar panels 3

Hello, I have a unique setup, an arch in front of the mizzen mast where 19W flexible solar panels were installed maybe 20 years ago. They are dead. I want to explore low profile rigid panels (the boom

By JB Duler ·

SM & A54 Main + Mizzen manual furling gear boxes - seals, o-rings, dust cover … + source(s) ??? 11

Dear Amelians, I want to change all seals etc. for the main and mizzen manual rolling gear. I was in contact with Maud. She sends me a good picture, but cannot send me a list of measurements etc. and

By Stefan Schaufert ·

Opacmare - replacing sensor

Hi group, I need to replace on of two sensors that control up and down position of pasarella. I managed to unscrew it from the bracket. Does anyone know where sensor cable ends? As far as I can see ca

By Vladan SV PAME ·

Air in the cooling system of CLIMMA Aircon 11

Hi Today I serviced the saltwater pump of the Air condition (3x CLIMMA 9 BH). Only the aircon in the aft cabin does not work. It is getting very fast hot and shut off incl. the 220v switch. Is it poss

By Lior Keydar ·

Buying an Amel 3

This forum is superb, the one most important thing I have gleamed is to buy a boat that isin excellent condition as refurbished can break the bank. Covid has changed things, there is a lot more window

By Paul Harries ·

Need help from a 54 owner in La Rochelle 8

Hopefully, there is a 54 owner in La Rochelle who can help me with a project. It involves allowing someone from SOFAMARIN to make some measurements in your engine room. I am attempting to have them fa

By CW Bill Rouse ·

Water maker - mental moment 10

I'm having a mental moment/doubts concerning the correct positions for the three-way valve on the watermaker (Duo 100 on an A54) Restarted the watermaker yesterday (after it had been pickled for a cou

By David Crisp ·

Speed sensor rubber cap 6

Our speed sensor was a bit erratic after a 3 week stay in Venice. I dove in it today to clean the rubber caps with my diving gloves. The rubber cap came off of the forward sensor and I was able to cat

By Mohammad Shirloo ·

Need to align C-Drive to Engine - Santorin currently North side of Sicily 7

Is there any suggestion for an alignment for a Santorin on the Northern side of Sicily? Too much vibration to motor very far. Sabine Stein <s.stein64@...> is asking for help. -- Best, CW Bill Rouse Am

By CW Bill Rouse ·

Bowman DC60-XCC Transmission Oil Cooler Failure; ZF Hurth ZF 25; Yanmar 4JH3-HTE 32 #lessons

In the spirit of Pat from Shenanigans "Lessons Learned" post a few week's back I thought I would share what I learned when my Bowman DC60-XCC oil cooler failed while motoring up the coast of Maine a f

By Mark McGovern ·

SM Skeg

On the skeg at one of the rudder fixtures there is a screw on either side fixed into I think a Nylon bush. They look like they might be for grease? There is no mention of this being a maintenance poin

By Andrew & Kate Lamb ·

Solar/MPPT or Multiplus during winter lay up? 2

Wilna Grace has twelve new 110AH Victron Gel batteries and I'm keen to look after them carefully! The bank is charged either by solar and a Victron MPPT 100/50 or a Victron Multiplus 24V 3000W 70A. I

By David Crisp ·

After market engine mounts ? 8 #replacement

Hello, I am looking at replacing the engine mounts on my 2004 Yanmar 4JH3-HTE engine. The current Yanmar mounts, (on the fuel and oil filter side), are labeled 200 which I believe would mean they are

By Paul Guenette ·

Update to Bow Thruster will not go down 5

I’ve managed to remove the defective circuit board from the bow thruster control box, and am attaching a couple more picture which will allow you to see the damaged resistor. Steve Aloha SM #72

By Stephen Davis ·

Silicone Bow Thruster Tube Seal - Video by Ken Powers - Installation of the aftermarket blue seal 2

All interested, Ken Powers produced a video that documents what I believe is the best method of installation of the blue silicone seal that some have purchased. It is here: https://youtu.be/SxpQ3BODME

By CW Bill Rouse ·

Saltwater Manifolds, Primary and Secondary Late Model SMs & All 54s 6

TO: All interested: CC: Laura at SOFOMARIN Primary Saltwater Manifold for a 54 or late model SM I do not yet have a photo from SOFOMARIN, of the one that is being designed, but below is a photo of the

By CW Bill Rouse ·

Bow Thruster will not move to down position. SM #072 “Aloha”

We have just had a failure of our bow thruster to move to the down position. After opening up the control box on the linear actuator, it appears the top resistor of the 2 you see in the attached pictu

By Stephen Davis ·

GN Espace import to Europe

Hi Thinking of buying a GN Espace oven / cooker – I was wondering if anyone had imported one of these from UK to France since Brexit – I am trying to workout how much Duty / VAT will be payable? Thank

By Andrew & Kate Lamb ·

What to do with LiFePO4 batteries when the boat is layed up? 9

I have 3x Mastervolt MLI Ultra 5500 batteries on my boat, new this year. I’m starting to think about what to do with the batteries over the winter when I will not be on the boat. When I had my gel bat

By Joerg Esdorn ·