Alan, thanks for the quick reply - I thought so - that all the lines and it seems almost every control in a hands reach from the cockpit. If you need any help or otherwise when you get to Gulf Harbour

Hi Jimbo, You are on the right track! I've owned Kristy, 1999 SM for 8 years. I'm sailing her single handed quite a bit, and it's a breeze. Anchoring is a piece of cake, and with the bow thruster

Tom, I am not sure what will stop a Lofrans Tigres from ratcheting forward, but will tell you that the most common issue I have seen for leaking is overfilling. Is it possible you have an oil level

I have begun to disassemble the windlass and rebuild it, there is a small oil leak. The windlass manual function has never worked since purchasing the boat (used). I insert the handle, I can pull it

Hello Jimbo, I have an Amel Super Maramu 2000 and I frequently sail solo....In 2013 I sailed Elyse by myself around Vanuatu and then from Vanuatu to New Caledonia ...staying awake is my only

Hi there all you fantastic Amel Owners - I hope to join you soon. I am based in Auckland New Zealand and sailed for most of my life. I have owned a number of yachts starting with a 25 footer, then

Thanks Alan, Fair winds, herbert SN120, KALI MERA

As far as I know standard on the Santorin was only the isolator an the triatic for the HF receiver. When we ordered the new rigging from ACMO they offered us to put the isolator on the mizzen

Trevor, Will upload pictures when back at the boat in november. We have the standard Amel Battery Monitor for all systems, then one special for the genset, for each of the three solar panels a

Hello all, the breaker on the 24V panel that feeds the Raymarine factory autopilot computer tripped today. When I went to re-set it, I pressed the green breaker button and it wouldn't stay depressed.

Good morning Fred, Glad I could help and that you are happy with your compressor! I haven’t noticed and I actually fill up a bucket of water to keep the tank cooler. After I use the compressor, I

Hi Thomas, Alexandre (and others) We have a Bauer Junior II in 220V installed in La Rochelle, following Alexandre drawings (thanks a lot Alexandre !!) and electrical wiring was made by Fred from

Kent, you don't have to grow up if you don't want to. I'm proof. Joel THE EXPERIENCED AMEL GUY 954-812-2485

Hi Alex, Were are you - we may be in the market for one shortly. B.regards, David

I looked there, Bill. No evidence of water coming out there. Thing is, I've always filled it to just below 1000L with no oroblems until now. At 1000L on the gauge, there was still a couple of

Thanks Joel. I'll look under the galley fridge, but have never been able to get to the forward tank. There are some good pics and directions in this forum, but the forward mid-ships corner of the

Kent, Same thing happened to me as Bill described. I overfilled tank and it ended up below companionway steps Ben Driver La Bella Vita SM #347

Kent, I suspect the top of the floating gauge. I have had water bubble out of there when I accidently overfill. On BeBe, 387, it will accumlate in the bilge below the companionway steps. Bill

Hello Kent. Probably one of the tank top access ports needs tightening or the gaskets replaced if you are certain it is not coming in through the top of the water level indicator receiver tube. Kent

Hi all, The last two times I've filled my fresh water tanks, just sitting at the dock, I've gotten water in the salon bilge. I didn't fill over 925 L the last time. There's no apparent water coming