S/V DoodleBug (SM331) has just completed a 12,000 mile run from Kemah, Texas to New Zealand. During the passage we "heaved to" maybe 4 or 5 times, in winds of up to 25 knots – usually because we

Please send me details. Thank you. Alex Paquin

Fully loaded Amel Mango for sale.The boat is in turnkey condition,with many upgrades and extras and very attractively priced. Email me for details. Derek --------------------------------- Do you

As promised, I have posted the maintenence schudule from Chantier Amel in pdf format. I hope you find it helpful. I will also post a recent PHRF rating that I obtained in Southern California, as

Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the amelyachtowners group. File : /maintenence schedule.pdf Uploaded by :

I am looking at purchasing the Amel Super Maramu 2000. I would like to get some feed back from present owners. I am open to any comments, suggestions, advice and/or opinons that you may have. It

Thank you for the offer. look forward to receiving it. Rob

Hi to all SM2000 owners later then spring 2003 I have a problem with my sails. On 4 places , I had to repair the joints allready. My SM#407 SAMANTHA is only 17 month old an has done 9000 mails in

I have schedule from the factory and it is very useful and quite comprehensive. I'll try to scan it and post it here over the next few days. (if I can figure out how to do it!) Regards to

Hi Rob, I'm interrested in too Patrick (SM2000#329)

Is there a Maintenance Schedule in the latest documentation when a new SM is delivered? If not, would one be useful to assist us in the exercise of looking after our Amels? If there is someone with

Reading the reports of hurricane damage reminds me of my experiences in 1991/2 following Hurricane Bob which severely damaged my Oyster 435 in Newport,R.I.I was advised to be on a mooring not at

Dear Amel Owners Group, I thought Id write about a few things Ive learned after 2 years as a proud SM owner. I have installed burglar bars in all my deck hatches. I used 3/8 stainless rods

Hi everyone, As a potential owner of a SM I monitor this site to learn and understand everything about Amel, the good and the not so good. I have learnt an awful lot about the boat and the

Hello Patrick, Thank you for your input which is of great help to me. Rainer Gigue (SM143) <naegels@t...>

Our SM Excalibur was in Maine in September. We had good friends aboard, a french couple who own a Maramu. They arrived on Sept. 7, the day Ivan hit Grenada, where their Maramu "Fleur de Passion"

I was able to obtain some additional pics of the damage done to an Amel. The Amel appears to have been knocked over while on jack stands when a 20' wall of water came through. It seems to have the

Hello Rainer, small rubber gasket is for bowthruster shaft, just behind composite propeller Put new gaskets same side as old Patrick Caramel (SM 329)

Vito, If your main boom was damaged, I have a 'spare' that you can have for free. I rerigged my SM and have the original (my boat is a 1989 model) main boom stored in my backyard here in Florida.

I see no point is removing the pictures. I totally agree with other members reasoning for keeping the pictures and the forum open to wide discussion on Amel and issues that can help Amel Owners. I