Lagoonies is great!

Thanks, John! That sounds great. We'd love to get together. Maybe hook up at Lagoonies? All the best!

I second very strongly Bill's comment to WATCH what is happening. the motorized sails and winches are great but can cause a tremendous amount of damage very quickly. Vent de Soleil SM 37 Great Bay

Hi Steve, Gosh there are a lot of new Amel owners right now! I also just bought my SM 37 in December and am still learning... I am in St. Maarten right now and also just bought a new dinghy. My

Hello Steve, I bought the 9.5AL because it accepts a 15 HP Yamaha 2 Stroke and planes nicely 4 up. It will also let you take the kids water skiing. It fits nicely on the forward deck for long

I'll add a couple of my own thoughts to Ian's excellent comments. Some might be obvious, but it never hurts to be explicit... Roll and unroll the sail while it is luffing. Whenever possible (I really

When we bought SM380 this fall, it was in need of a new dinghy, and as we prepare to move aboard in mid June, the time has come to make some decisions. We are a family of four (girls 8&10) and plan

Got left in the same when I brought mine in august last year Yep managed to jam the sails in a few times but not insolvable ....... lots of practice and make sure your heading into wind when you furl

Dave, We had little knowledge when we got our Santorin 3 years ago. First of all it would be very hard to jam the sails in the masts, they are a very well designed unit. We just ease the main sheet

Hello, This is a more procedural than technical inquiry. We'll be getting to know our new/old Santorin sloop Liesse SN6 next month and the deal did not provide any seller tutelage on the boat

Hello Lars, Perhaps there are some items that should only be repaired if broken (maybe an electronic instrument or similar?), but something that holds up your mast does not fit in that category. The

Hi Jacob, congratulations on the upcoming launch. I am currently anchored in Great Bay on the Dutch side. I just got back to the boat after a couple of weeks in the States. I have fallen out of

Hi all. We're the new owners of Maramu 202, launched as Bon Edda in 1986. We've got her on the hard in French St. Martin while we address some deferred maintenance issues, but hope to launch her

Fred, I assume that you have ruled out New Zealand for Cyclone Season? If not, you will probably find New Zealand to be about 2/3rds the price of Australia on most everything. We loved Gulf Harbour in

First thank you to all members for this awesome forum. I just achieved a passage from Panama to Raiatea and I plan to haul out the boat in Cairns at the next September for 7/8 months. I see that

Hi Christoph I have just had my 24 years old Santorin Ketch rig checked by a professionel rigger. He also was very impressed by the quality of everything on the boat and found only minor problems

Hi christof, I bought two years ago my santorin (1994) and he was rigged with original standing rig. I sailed for 500 miles in very strong conditions and in Gulf of Lion with 25/30 knots. All was ok

Hi, comment on both these threads. Carbon filters. Having seen the limitations, I have one installed but it would be 5 or 6 years since we put any water in our tank. Exclusively we fill with the water

Mark, One of the things I had on my list to add to BeBe, but failed to get to, was two add two LED pilot lights near the B&G Boat Speed Gauge. A Blue one for fresh water pump and a red one for gray

This discussion of an extra carbon filter between the fresh water pump and the water maker flush reminds me of an incident on my SM last summer. On an overnight cruise, my wife noticed the bilge pump