You will find an article in the monthly french magazine "voiles et voiliers" http://www.voilesetvoiliers.com/ intitled 38000 milles en Santorin. Voiles et voiliers can be bought any where in france

Dear all, I am considering buying one of the Amel Santorin currently on the used boats market. There is not much of the info about this Amel model. I would appreciate any information, experience,

Thanks for your inquiry. We will send you more info when we find a computer that we can upload to. We average 180 miles per day on ocean passages. Our best day is 196 miles. The boat is fastest

I agree Alex I would definatly not want just the autopilot as my only means of steering. Do you know if the rod can be removed form the cable and be repaired or

I will be selling my 1985 Sharki shortly. She has brand new sails, new Robertson autopilot [integrated with chartplotter]), new Raymarine color Radar, Chartplotter with C-Map NT+++, depth/fishfinder

Good Morning: I am considering purchasing a Mango. I would like to get some idea how fast or slow they are under sail. Can you tell me how many miles per day you average while making ocean

Eric: Unless the existing damage makes it impossible to use the second cable, I would not advise putting the full strain of the rudder on the autipilot alone: what if the autopilot fails or

Hi Eric Thanks for the information. Yes I can disconnect the steering and go by autopilot. I will do that if I have to but I would rather relace or repair the bent rod if possible. I also think

My understanding is that, if your system is like the Maramu's, one cable should be enough to steer the boat at least on a temporary basis. It seems to me two cables is a redundant feature whichis

Vito, Can you disconnect the steering cables and steer just using the autopilot mounted to the rudder post? You can also rig the emergency tiller to get to a safer island. I am glad to hear you

Hello My Super Maramu was in Grenada for Ivan. Thankfully she does not seem to be heavely damaged. However, one of the steering rods that attaches to the rudder quadrant was bent. Does anyone have

Dear Eduardo, thank you for your reply. Yes, I would love to see those pictures! How do you connect the drive unit to the quadrant? and the steering position sensor? I think I will go with the same

Dear friend: I am in the same situation and at this time I am installing an autohelm st 5000 auto pilotwith with linear drive connected directly to the cane of the helm, from the floor of the

Message text written by INTERNET:amelyachtowners@... Are you sure that the original motor cannot be repaired either by a machinist or a rewinding specialist? We get too carried away in

Dear Euros owners, I'm looking for an autopilot solution for my Euros. External units are not my opinion. Any solutions, you could make? Or any replacement unit for the original (under kitchen cover)

Hi Everyone, We have a 1984 Mango, Number 42, with 12 volt electric furling on the main mast and boom. Our boom motor is broken and can not be fixed. Does anyone have a replacement motor, or any

Tempest, our 1985 Amel Mango, is for sale. She is currently in southern Spain, but we plan to cross to the Caribbean this winter. We think her excellent condition and many updates including hull

Many thanks John,I'll give it a go. David <symoondog@h...> wrote: winterizing your extreame intakes. This is enviomental the filter. water is out of generator. With anti-freeze connected

Hi Byron, sorry to ear that you would like to sale your nice SM2000. You can advertise for free this sale, in French speaking Amel Sailboats Forum. I can even help you to translate the hereunder

Hi Patrick: Thank you for the info on the new French speaking Amel Sailboats Forum. I wish you well. I wish I spoke French. It would make my relationship with my Amel and the Amel Factory staff