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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 ·

Inox Chain for main anchor to be replaced - chain twist 28

Hi Dean Hope you’re doing well and enjoys the “Meltemi” sailing in Aegean? I had exactly the same chain/windlass behavior at my first year with WASABI. It took me half season until I discovered that I

By WASABI - Rudolf Waldispuehl ·

Shaft brake leak 2

Hallo gentlemen. I'm finding some red oil in the bilge. Anyway hydraulic oil level not noticeably changed. Apparently the oil leak comes from the cilinder (Right side from the hole ?) as per picture.

By Donato Valente ·

Galley fridge failing 11

Hi all, hope everyone is getting back out on the water after a rather bizarre two years. Our galley fridge isn't keeping things cold enough any more. I've had it worked on several times over the last

By karkauai ·

rot in the anchor lockers 12

Just a heads up.Yesterday we took all our chain out of anchor locker,while empty we opened up the anchor locker to take a look inside.What I found was that the top of the locker which is the floor of

By Patrick McAneny ·

Jib Car Pulley Replacement 4

Hi Amel Family, Does anyone know where we can get the Jib Car Pulley Replacements we've email the details that were supplied with the boat but no re reply. -- Jarrod & Vicki Bennett SM2 #332 Jarricki

By Vicki Bennett ·

AMFA bilge pump rebuild kit 15

Hi Amelians, I know that has been already a topic... I need to replace the "flaps" of the AMFA bilge pump (see foto) . Does anyone know a source where I can order these (in Europe)? Does anyone have a

By Herbert Lackner ·

Windlass lip seal Amel 54

Hi Scott, I have just been going through my note book and have found the lip seal dimensions ID 25mm OD 40mm I do not have the depth but it is not critical Kind regards Nick S/Y Amelia AML 54-019 Lero

By Nick Newington ·

Bow Thruster Amel 54 3

There is one area of Amelia which has been running flawlessly but I have anxiety about. It is the bow thruster. When I first bought the boat I had to change the little relay switches that control the

By Nick Newington ·

Replacement Fridge - see link 11

https://www.fridgetech.co.nz/collections/elegance-range/products/elegance-range-cr130 Unfortunately our fridge has stopped working. The local fridge mechanic said it had multiple problems & was not wo

By Chris Paul ·

chain jumping in the gypsy 2

Hi Dean, We experienced jumping links on the gypsy, at first on deployment, and then under load on retrieval - getting progressively worse until basically unusable. We ended up needing to haul the anc

By David Vogel ·

Added Folder /Chain Twisting - Lewmar Vertical Windlass 2 #file-notice

Dean Gillies <stella@...> added folder /Chain Twisting - Lewmar Vertical Windlass

By Group Notification ·

LiFePo4 batteries: STERLING (with B2B charger) -vs- VITRON 9

Hi all, The Lithium thread seems to have gone quiet for a few days, so I restart with an inquiry. Background: I am presently happy with my 10x Firefly (carbon-foam), whilst awaiting until the Lithium

By David Vogel ·

Fusing control circuits -vs- power supply circuits 3

Hi Dominique, To reinforce what Olivier says, I am not sure of the wisdom of protecting only the control-side circuits – as, an uncommanded activation of the electrical motors, such as we would see in

By David Vogel ·

Amel Santorin Specs and Alterations 26

Good evening everyone, After many months of struggling between the Super Maramu and the Santorin, we have settled on the Santorin to do a circumnavigation. In the end the main reasons was cost and tim

By Orion Martin ·

swivels at the anchor 14

Bruno, Only my opinion I do not trust the WAASI POWER BALL. Especially when connected directly to the anchor as shown in the photo. If the wind shifts 90 degrees there will be a tendency to open the j

By Nick Newington ·

Alternator stopped working 4

Hi everyone, It looks like we have yet another problem with our maramu.. Tonight as we turned on the engine we realised that both alternators (the original one on the engine and a bigger one which was

By Ben Levy ·

Alteration of Batteries Compartment for Transporter Energy Lithium Batteries on SM2000 5

Dear all, I have recently upgraded my domestic bank to Transporter Energy Lithium batteries, aka Dragonfly Batteries in the US. The TE batteries have fitted inside the standard compartment very well e

By Alex Lomakin ·

Lewmar V4/V5 shaft lip seal 7

Our starboard Lewmar V4/V5 windlass has started leaking mud/salt water down its shaft into the bow locker. The parts diagram shows a lip seal (Part# 66000073) and of course Lewmar will happily provide

By Scott SV Tengah ·

LiFePo4 batteries: Twin 24V Alternators on the main engine 9

Hi All, I have Lithium Batteries and I’m thinking about twin 24V Alternators on the main engine. My thinking started about a year ago with "What 24V alternator to put on the main engine when changing

By Chris Paul ·