Amel C-Drive Alignment

If you are looking for PART TWO of this sequence, Look here (It's FREE!): https://www.patreon.com/posts/aligning-amel-c-111155851 Aligning the drive engine to the Amel C-drive is a critical maintenance procedure. If ignored or done incorrectly, much expensive damage will eventually be done. This is a two-part series on why this is important, and how it should be done. Required watching for all owners of a Amel Maramu, Super Maramu, or Amel 54 with a C-drive power train. Here is a like to a drawing for the tool used to do the alignment: https://fetchinketch.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/c-drive-alignment-tool.jpg http://www.CruisingConsulting.com Products mentioned in Parts 1 and 2 of this presentation (some of these will be affiliate links where I might get a commission, but that has no effect on the price you pay.) The best silicone grease for general use on a boat: Molykote 111 https://amzn.to/3Td1kBb Nickel based anti-sieze compound. I use this stuff on just about every nut and bolt in the engine room. Mariner's Choice Never-Seez: https://amzn.to/3Z6s6yX Best puller for removing the Vetus coupling from the C-drive Shaft. Be sure to shop around for this one, the price varies greatly from one vender to another. Bucks Algonquin 50MCP00500 Flange Puller https://www.deepblueyachtsupply.com/5-inch-50mcp00500-flange-puller