Ken, I have an Amel 55 with a single aft owners cabin, there are two designs of aft layout, but would suggest get the single aft cabin as I agree with you about a bow cabin being less comfortable

Hello! Alexandre I also lost my bow-thruster propeller after overhauling the whole thruster with new bearings and lip seal. When in the water I used it less than 5 seconds and suddenly the revs went

Re Amel 55 layout et al. Kenneth, I am very much in agreement with your assessment of the 54 vs. 55 layout. If it can be of any help in forming your own opinion, or confusing you thoroughly, I

Hi everyone, I live on my Super Maramu but am also a broker for Northrop & Johnson representing Amel in Asia. The 55 can be configured either with two aft cabins both doubles or one huge owners

Wow! Great timing for me. Thank you so much. I have to agree with your over-all position that marketing must have gotten too much power after the Master passed away. Although I have yet to own

I certainly like the way Amel designed the SM, or I would not have bought one. And this does not apply specifically to my boat, because the previous owner installed battery terminal fuses to cover

I'm a believer, Bill, but I need insurance. Kent

Thanks Alan, I was looking for a battery terminal fuse block with max amperage of 450A or so. The highest amp ones I can find are 300A max. If I can avoid mounting a fuse block somewhere, I'd rather

I have too agree the 54 was Amel Yachts at their best and maybe the last true yacht Henry himself approved. The 55 is more modern and arguably the better sailing vessel. The interior seems to fall in

You can believe or be sorry...it is your choice. Bill BeBe 387

Yep, I get it, and I get the reason, which makes sense to me. I've got two insurance companies now telling me that I have to comply with the recommendations of the surveyor. The old insurance

Hi Kent, Blue Sea have fuses up to 750 A... see P45 of http://assets.bluesea.com/files/resources/reference/Quick_Guide_to_Blue_Sea_Fuses_and_Circuit_Breakers.pdf Cheers Alan Elyse SM437

you guys crack me up. The "Amel Prime Directive"? lol

Kent, Do I need to remind you of the Amel Prime Directive? If Captain Amel thought something was important, it would be there. If it is not there, you understand, don't you? Bill BeBe St Lucia

Hi Harmonie, I am probably going to have to add overcurrent protection to get new insurance. The only Blue Sea Terminal Fuse blocks I see are maximum 300 Amps. Someone said the bow thruster can draw

I changed the entire fixture with an LED fixture that fit in the existing hole. Bill BeBe 387

Bill, Thanks. Yes, always good to fall back on what the man himself would have done. Ian and Judy, Pen Azen, SM 302 Greece

On my SM N° 206 I notice that the witness light of the sump drain pump is no longer glowing when the pump functions. It's the light on the left black panel above the wash basin. I ask myself if it is

Yes, Bill...I think Captain Pillar was thinking about the Fluxgate Compass. Paul, I have a S3G. I originally had a 400SG. Both of those have internal gyros. I would recommend that you install your S3G

One thing I find counter-intuitive about the new 55 is the stateroom layout. I thought the 54 had the perfect layout, with aft owner's cabin and two guest cabins forward. The Amel 55 has the owners