dear ian and judy. thank you for the very fine list. i was thinking of adding a radar transponder (responder) do you have a website for this maker (seame) ? thank you eric
kimberlt@optonline.net
--- In amelyachtowners@y..., ianandjudyjenkins <no_reply@y...> wrote:
--- Hi Eric,I don't know if I am answering your query in the correct manner, but among the extras we had or are going to have fitted were the following: 1Water filter in the galley 2Holding tanks 3 Third halyard ( for a genniker) 4 Rope cutter on the prop shaft 5 Second autopilot 6Laptop shelf on the chart table 7Desalinator 8Scuba compressor and tank holder 9TV wiring to fore and aft cabins 10Bimini top, half cover and winter cover for the cockpit 11Crash bar for the galley 12Diesel heater 13Stainless handles on transom 14Larger Propane locker--2 X 13lb bottles 15Mizzen aerial for gsm phone 16 SSB radio ( I have since added an Iridium with outside aerial for which you would need a docking station--useful to fit at the outset if the choice appeals) 17CD storage rack in the aft cabin 18 2 shelves in the forward hanging locker 19Additional 220 volt outlets at the charttable , in the saloon and in the engine room 20 Additional 12 volt outlet to starboard of the companionway -- useful for charging a phone 21 12oo Watt inverter 22 Hot water for the cockpit shower 23Hella fans--I fitted 4 but I see someone else recommends many more! 24 Lock on the aft cabin door 25White bilges ( a pet gripe of mine--why do all boatbuilders paint their bilbes a dark colour? They cry out to be white so you
can
see that dropped nut, cockroach, mouse or whatever. To be fair ,
Amel
do paint most of their bilges white but they extended the area for me ) 26Extra reading lights in the saloon ( provided by us). We like
to
read and find that as time passes we need brighter lights to do so comfortably. The lighting on the SM is very good , but even so it
can
be improved if you find the same sort of need that we have. 27 Twin Racor fuel filters with a crossover switch, fitted between the fuel tank and the engine. I have never had a fuel
problem
on my previous two Amels, but have used them only in Europe.
Malcolm
McLaren, who now has a SM ,organised a round the world rally and fitted these filters to his own boat ( then a Moody) and two others and those were the only three out of about 18 not to suffer from dirty fuel at some stage. I also copied his use of a coarse filter fitted upstream of the fuel tank 28 I am also fitting a Seame active radar responder to my
Mizzen,
following good reports from the latest Arc race. Had it been available at the time I would have had it fitted by Amel. 29 I am also a fan of the Spade anchor--it fits well. It is nothing to do with Amel, but Spade did deliver it direct to La Rochelle.
I hope this list may be of some interest . I expect I have
missed
out a few items but Laurent Laborde, who gave us the usual
wonderful
Amel service , will have a full list. I don't think there's
anything
I'd change but Judy would have fitted the Corian worktop in the galley had we known about it, though our list of extras was
somewhat
straining the system as it was. I wouldn't claim that our list is
in
any way exhaustive: we always find it fascinating to see what other boats have which we have completely overlooked. ( though I might be tempted to look at a flat screen, DVD, Bluetooth etc if I were starting today.....). Am about to buy a genniker and would be interested to hear from anyone who already uses one--the 140 square metres suggested by Amel's sailmaker does seem huge. Ours will be somewhat more
modest.
Ian
In amelyachtowners@y..., kimberlite1212 <no_reply@y...> wrote:
are there any other things you would suggest a new amel owner
should
look out for? any special spares to order or options? eric
--- In amelyachtowners@y..., rbenven44 wrote:
Hello Ian & Judy,<br>I have SM #195, and have had the oil drip from the gearbox/engine junction since day 1. I have been told that trying to fix it is not worth the effort, and may make it worse. So I wipe it up after every few days of motoring. Gives me an excuse to clean everything else down there and look for serious problems.<br>Roy