Good morning Graham, I think I read on the forum someone use his fresh water tank to cool down his freezer. This sounds like a good idea, not sure what minimum level of water you need in your tank

Charles, It is possible that, without the faring, you may get water past he seals and into the bilge of the forward water tight compartment. Keep an eye on this by inspecting the lowest point of that

Hello Charles, I do not know about the Maramu but if the SM is any indication, the fairing must be on and well fitted. In fact, there are instances of water entry via the bow thruster if the seals

To cheek the DC drive of the bow thruster the best way is to record under load the current and the voltage going out of the battery (curent can easy measured on the shunt near the 24v

Hi JP, It was just exciting to see an Amel form here, it just doesn't happen. Ok ok point taken and I will tone it down abit :-) I an also getting Jennifer to back her in a I handle the lines mate

Hi Chris, I must admit the 55 does not turn my crank much. Lost all of its traditional look. Nonetheless, the interior is far more up to date than the SM’s. My favorite Amel is the 54…. Be

Well , how excited was I today. I went sailing in Wednesday Wonders at Sandringham Yacht Club in Melbourne Australia on my friends Bavaria 40 when , as we went down the fairway, was this beautiful

Hi Everyone, Welcome to our newcomers (people who are even newer than myself). Several topics caught my attention lately : insurance policy, SAV Amel, quality and nature of exchange in this group.

On SM243 the cooling water for the AC comes from the manifold at the sea chest. No additional thru-hull. I assume you could do the same thing with the refrigerator if you decided to use a sea water

Merci Jean-Pierre I won't be doing anything before then so I'll await your report. With kind regards Graham M240 JAMESBY On 21/04/2015 13:13, Germain

Alexandre Many thanks. I understand that it is possible to convert the Frigoboat to keel-cooled and, presumably, that also means that it's possible to use the fresh water tank in the

Good afternoon, I wasn’t going to write on that, but why not… I was given the same advice to wait at least a year before to change anything and I totally agree. What in my mind thought was

Hello Graham, I just went through the same reflections. My take was different from Bill’s... though I agree with his point regarding life while on the hard. I wanted to reduce leccy consumption

Many thanks Bill, I quite agree that it's a mistake to launch into any significant or irreversible change before you're certain that it will amount to an improvement and I'm certainly

hallo eric, Same thing happened to me with the dutch company Delta loyd. I was insured with them from 1995 till 2008 when i sold my previous boat and bougth my santorin. I cruised the med. Then in

Hi Richard, The very best wishes that you find an Amel that fits your budget and your sailing plans. I am not an expert on global financial matters but I have to think that the current Euro/$

Hi Olivier and Merci Beaucoup ! As always, it is so extremely helpful for you to share your expert knowledge. Knowing exactly what I'll be getting into rather that having to guess makes the task seem

Hi Everyone, I have long lusted over an Amel and intend to become anowner sooner rather than later. Irecently joined the Amel Yacht Owners group to assist me with my duediligence. So far I have

The table in our Amel 54 is 66.6cm across and 75.5cm down in the folded position. Each of the two pieces are 16mm thick. Craig Lone Star A54 #101 in USVI

Thank you! I have not the scuba compressor, so excellent if you cam measure the after looker as well including the height By the way it looks as you are fare better organizer than I am Regards Paul