HI Steve; I want to add my endorsement of Olivier. We did fly him to Turkey for the survey of our Amel 54. He was extremely professional and knowlegeable. Olivier spent 3 days during his survey and

Hi I had Steve Rowles for my Santorin. Joe Rowles Internationally accredited marine surveyor operating throughout the Eastern Mediterranean Joe Rowles

I used Fergus Prescott who specializes in Amels. He is British but resides in Turkey. Did a great job in my opinion and was very reasonably priced. If you would like, personal message me and I'd be

+ 1000 Jean-Pierre Germain ELEUTHERA, SM 007

Good morning Steve, If I were you, instead to take a chance with a non-Amel surveyor that won’t understand the boat, I would fly Olivier, it will be money very well spent. You coudn’t get better

Hi Does anyone have contacts for a good surveyor with knowledge of Amels in Turkey? Regards Steve

Ian, Great to hear that the prop generator has worked out so well for you. The alternator and wiring is still in place on my boat but the driving pulley on the shaft was removed. I will look

I have seen two Super Maramus with broken coupling bolts because the nuts with spring washers had worked loose. I put nyloc nuts on mine and check them for tightness after every long motoring...they

James We crossed from Capo Verde to Barbados, 13 days and the batteries were 100% all the way , all instruments, fridge, SSB and autopilot. In Caribbean as long as we are +5 knots the prop alternator

Bill, I'll follow the instructions, its funny they told me (the dealer) that they just use the pink antifreeze, with glycol . Thanks for taking the time, Pat

For my system here are the directions from Dessalator. They have been slightly edited from the original translated version for clarity, and adjusted for the model installed on my

Bill , I contacted Great Water the dealer a few years ago , and they advised me to just use potable antifreeze with glycol . Do you feel Sodium bisulfate would be better , if so I will use that, I see

Gary, Thanks for you detailed post, I will print it out and follow it. I wish pickling was not necessary ( read boat in Caribbean) , but a grandchild coming in Feb. can somehow mess with ones sailing

Pat, I get mine from EBAY... Bill Kinney SM#160 Harmonie Annapolis, MD

FYI: The recommended chemical for long term pickling and storage of Dessalator membranes is NOT Sodium metabisulfate (Na2S2O5) rather it is Sodium bisulfate (NaHSO4). The long term storage solution

In addition to cobalt drill bits, I've had good success with a product called AnchorLube. It seems to work especially well on stainless steel. Pretty cheap too. Dennis Johns Libertad Maramu

We have a 4kw Panda with Kubota 1 cylinder engine. Very satisfied, runs every second day, reliable and silent. 0,5 l diesel per hour. Up to now only one problem, caused by the mechanic in Kusadasi

Hello James, I had a Honda 2000 on my last boat. It is not rated at 2 KW but at about 1.6 KW. The 1000 is also well under the 1 KW mark. GL

Ian, I am curious about how the prop alternator has worked out for you. Would you have any rough data on how many amp hours per day you can get on a Trade Winds passage? I would not want

Hi All: The last reply is correct, in that the propylene glycol (NOT to be confused with ethylene glycol) antifreeze solution is too large of a molecule to penetrate the RO (reverse osmosis)