DearAll, While I amonly 30 days into my tenure as an “Amel custodian,” I have been guided by Billand Judy both on the forum and privately for almost a year before I finallyfound the right

DearAll, While I amonly 30 days into my tenure as an “Amel custodian,” I have been guided by Billand Judy both on the forum and privately for almost a year before I finallyfound the right

Hi Mark, Bill is right, contact Joel Potter. He can walk you through the history of the Amel line. When I first started shopping in earnest Bill gave me the same advice to go to Joel. Joel will

Bill, You have been a great help to me and IMO ( and clearly many others feel the same way) have made a huge contribution to the board…of course you will be missed! I hope that you will decide

Joel, Do you have an opinion on soda blasting? Like sand blasting but uses sodium carbonate (baking soda) instead of sand, a much softer, more gentle, material. It's not available everywhere, and

Bill, Your evangelizing for the "Amel Way" has done a great service to all Amel owners. Your detailed knowledge of how these boats work and what to do when they do not work has made all of us other

I am really shocked. I thought that my "The-Amel-way-is-the-only-way" attitude had already pissed all of you off! Maybe I have not been forceful enough. Bill Rouse BeBe Amel 53 #387 Sent from my

Bill, Well chemicals are out , I will have to look at what it would cost to scrape here , labor cost I assume is less in Turkey. As you know Diane and I have followed you and Judy on your blog since

Ofer, Like Joel said, it is probably one of the Jabsco Macerator pumps on the side of the toilets. Disconnect the yellow/green bonding wire on each toilet macerator pump, one at a time and see if

John, I have forgotten. Between the main and the mizzen, one requires the piece of track...try it and you will find the answer. I am betting the main outhaul car needs the piece of track. Good

M, We all tend to identify ourselves rather than going incognito. The SM changed somewhat every year during its production, with a major change toward convenience and luxury in 2000. If you work

Ann -Sofie , Thanks for the feedback , chemical stripping does not seem to be the way , too messy . Diane just told me that today is your birthday , and that she sent you wishes thru facebook , so let

Pat, I am a scrapper, so I lean toward scraping. We had BeBe hand-scraped in 2011 in Turkey. It took 2 guys 2 days including a final sanding. Bill Rouse BeBe Amel 53 #387 Sent from my

Jacob, I have hull 91 built in 1981. I bought the boat about 6 years ago and have refitted her. I don't know the history of the particular boat in Florida but it looks good from the pictures and a

When I see a post from BillRouse, I never question if it is correct or not. I take it as fact. When we purchased Cream Puff,Bill sent me a DVD with all his maintenance files and manuals. It is

Here Here!! We're going to miss you Bill, please don't make us go cold turkey! Kent

Here Here Danny

Thanks Danny. I love Amel way too much to do anything else. I think we can get Bebe Bill to keep an eye on us and say 'whoa' when things that are not a good idea are shared. Bill never fails to

Jacob, Purchased "Cerulean" Maramu #105 - '82 over 4 years ago, and have been loving every minute on the water. Spent the last 4yrs refitting the interior and creature comforts (she had original