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Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] 40ft Sharki 1980 #15

Hello Warren and Zetta, We have an SM and she’s in refit in Turkey as we speak… Black water tank: in my opinion, this is now almost mandatory for many cruising areas of the world. For instance,

By Germain Jean-Pierre <jgermain@...> · #20633 ·

Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Re: Mango Genoa Furler Top Swivel

Alan, I measured the diameter of SM387 @ 52mm. Bill Rouse BeBe Amel 53 #387 sent from my tablet On Mar 22, 2015 1:35 AM, "svcharisma@... [amelyachtowners]" <amelyachtowners@...> wrote:

By Bill & Judy Rouse <yahoogroups@...> · #20632 ·

Re: 40ft Sharki 1980 #15

Warren and Zetta, I've replied to some of your questions below...... So many questions not sure where to start. Our intentions on where to sail from Malaysia are developing everyday as we speak to

By jjjk12s@... · #20631 ·

Just wondering

I am going to be in the us this summer and was hoping to crawl around on a Amel. I have heard great things about them and would like to see one first hand. My husband I are looking to purchase a

By brookemorgan697@... · #20634 ·

Re: ampoules voyants tableau

Merci Jean-Pierre, ah j'ai hâte à l'été :) BTW congratulations for your SM, I may have some questions for your experience with the refit in Turkey. Enjoy the nice weather ! We are receiving an

By Khalil Foundy · #20630 ·

Re: 40ft Sharki 1980 #15

Thanks John, Jenny and Aras for your replies. So many questions not sure where to start. Our intentions on where to sail from Malaysia are developing everyday as we speak to others that are here.

By trailz@... · #20629 ·

Re: Mango Genoa Furler Top Swivel

I am wondering if I can replace the genoa furler top swivel on my Mango with a SM replacement. I assume it is just a matter of the foil being the same diameter. My Mango foil is 55 mm diameter.

By svcharisma@... · #20628 ·

Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] ampoules voyants tableau

Hello Khalid, Being a Montrealer myself, an errent Canadian, I feel your pain. It was nice and sunny in Majorca today! Meanwhile, my old SM is completing its refit in Turkey and we’ll begin a round

By Germain Jean-Pierre <jgermain@...> · #20627 ·

Re: ampoules voyants tableau

Thank you Jean-Pierre, I am giving myself about a year, maybe a little bit more, to find a decent Amel for my budget, but it is hard to find any in this part of the world. Which is not surprising

By Khalil Foundy · #20626 ·

Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Volkswagen engine

Hello Dimitris, I think you give me more credit than I deserve. :-) I agree spare parts should be easy to source as these engines are based on the commercial truck engines of the VAG group. My

By Germain Jean-Pierre <jgermain@...> · #20625 ·

Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Volkswagen engine

This is totally wrong. My VW engine with 1500 Hours has no problems so far. All the main spare parts are available without any problem as they are parts that are also used in the VW/Audi cars. There

By Dimitris Krasopoulos · #20624 ·

Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Re: ampoules voyants tableau

Hello Khalil, Welcome aboard. I too registered and posted questions (mostly dumb) before buying my own Amel. Like you, I’ve been sailing a different boat before buying

By Germain Jean-Pierre <jgermain@...> · #20623 ·

Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Volkswagen engine

Hello Gang, I know zip, nada, nothing about the performance of VW engines. But a mate changed his engine to VW and after 1 year of disaster after disaster, he reengined again to a Beta! He does not

By Germain Jean-Pierre <jgermain@...> · #20622 ·

Re: ampoules voyants tableau

I think those are lights for the 24v electric panel. As french speaker I can translate it even though I am not an Amel owner yet ;-) But will be one soon (cam't wait) For those asking what the &*& am

By Khalil Foundy · #20621 ·

Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Re: Volkswagen engine

hi, would you recomenned this engine? thanks, Ofer

By magenofer@... · #20620 ·

Turkey - winter berth

There is a very nice boutique hotel and marina in Fethiye, Turkey that has only a few winter berths available. Yacht Classic Hotel www.yachtclassichotel.com - 2,600 euro including electricity for the

By yahoogroups@... · #20619 ·

Re: wind generator mizzen bracket - Santorin

Hello Siviero, I have the wind generator mounted on my mizzen mast just below the radar antenna as you propose. I don't know if it's because of the type of generator we have (AirBreeze with

By sbmesasailor · #20618 ·

Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Re: Volkswagen engine

On the Amel 54, most of the diesel engines were Volvo. About 27 Volkswagen diesel engines were installed and one Yanmar diesel. All The Best, Joel Joel F. Potter/Cruising Yacht Specialist LLC THE

By amelforme · #20617 ·

FW: refrigerator/freezer access

I finally tackled this project. These are some tips for working on the 2nd (optional) refrigerator/freezer. I needed to correctly charge the system and replace the fan. Here’s a couple of key

By Mark Erdos · #20615 ·

Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] a note

Hate to see you go, Dave. I, for one, will miss hearing from you. I think we all have learned something from this exchange. While there is plenty of support for your post here, there were a few

By Kent Robertson · #20614 ·

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