Joe, Robin's repy points out quite clearly the "mysticism" of rigging lifespan. Too many factors impinge - many years in the tropics - bad; many heavy weather sails - bad; a berth with a "jerky" chop

15 Feb 2006 Hi all: I just completed installation of new FilmTec SW30-2540 membranes ($177.00 each from Air, Water, and Ice, Inc.) in my water maker. Not a difficult job one accomplished.

The answer to my earlier question is that 1/2 cm of movement is entirely normal. Ian Jenkins, Pen Azen,Santos, Brazil.

thank you amelliahona <no_reply@...> wrote: --- In amelyachtowners@..., "pjppappas" <pjppappas@...> wrote: vollt, 50 watt). There are also surely direct replacements (size,

Frankly I would talk to your insurance company - some will not cover rigging failure after 10 years unless it has been tested, others don't mind. For peace of mind we replaced ours after 14 years

seem very large for most forward looking sonars such as EchoPilot and Interphase? What do these transducer do to sailing performance on the Amel Super Maramu? Are the sonars practically useful for

Does anyone have performance polars for the Super maramu. You need them to use the weather routing function of Max Sea. Can you e-mail them to me or - better - post them to this site

vollt, 50 watt). There are also surely direct replacements (size, wattage & voltage from other manufacturers. Regards, Gary Silver, Amel SM Hull # 335

Can anyone tell me the recomended life span of the standing rigging on a santorin. Thanks

My wife and I will be selling our Mango this year. It is currently located in Puerta Vallarta , Mexico. Interested parties can contact me at _silkair@... (mailto:silkair@...) Michael

To the AMEL owners group. For the deck lamps on the main and mizzen, I use a military application lamp with a hardened filament. I have them on the boat now and I believe they are General Electric

Dck light reference number:04 22 20- 24V/50W at REYA's (WWW.REYA.COM). Reya, 144 Av de la Roubine, BP 126, 06156 Cannes la Bocca CEDEX, France Email France: reya@... International Email:

Does anyone know the part number for a replacement blub for the mizzen deck light. Thank you. Peter Pappas "Callisto" #369

Hi, we have just acquired a SM 2000 and are looking to buy back up sails. Has anyone out there got the sizes of the sails and groove widths please. Our boat is the Med at present and we are unable

Hello Rudi, My sympathies regarding your situation. It happened to me after 550 hours on my first SM and although the replacement of the bush and seals was a straight forward job to do (once the

Hello All, Just a thought...I did not have a spare wearing ring and so I had a local machine shop make one up using the old one as a pattern (omitting the worn bit!). New lip seals were off the shelf

Vito, I understand you ran into my friends Ian and Judy Jenkins. Where are you now? Lucia is getting married in April. Fair Winds, Eric Amel Super Maramu #376 Kimberlite

Hello The wearing bearing that is causing your problem is a service item. All Amel owners should take note that this item should be changed every 800 hours. Its an easy job that any qualified

Hi Dimitris: Did you change the rings under water? I suppose you are Greek. I have a house on the southern end of the Pilion, near Platanias. Are you sometimes in this vicinity? Kind

Rudi, No problem! Mine did the same thing and I didn't change the bearings until 4 months later. If you visited the factory in France you would have seen the cutout of the gears in the propeller