John, My three blade prop is free wheeling and not put in gear unless motoring. So for me it is use it or lose it for charging. Works fine, knock on faux teak .Just keep the oil in and water out.

If you have a real breech in the hull, no pump onboard will keep up. A hole only 1 inch (2.5cm) in diameter, 2 feet (60 cm) under water will put over 20 gal/min (75 liter/min) into the boat. That's a

Mohammad, You should not worry at all. AND, you should not change what you have. I know that you know this and you must have had someone else ask you. With the Amel watertight system, seawater will

Christopher (or is it Grover Cleveland?), Good that you will be learning more about Amels. The deck is not a separate material. It is the fiberglass of the deck structure with the gelcoat textured by

I would not make any changes to the whole system. If you look for a emergency bilge pump I have a Honda WH15 -transportable, independent from electricity. Wolfgang Weber SY ELISE Amel 54 #162

Sounds good Stephen! See you then.

Hello Every one; I've always had a concern about keeping up with pumping out the bilge area water in case of any type of breach in the hull, thru hulls, etc. The current pump capacity would be

Oops I sent my last email before I had a chance to ask my question. In regards to refinishing the deck for traction and visual appeal. Is there a way one can contact the Amel company and find out what

Hello I am Christopher and new to this fantastic forum. I am not yet an owner BUT I am shopping for my very own Amel. So with that said I try and not miss a signal post/discussion that is posted.

Hi Jacob, We just flew back to St Maarten last night, and will see you tomorrow evening at Lagoonies. There should be several of us there, and we can put our heads together to figure it out. If still

I've been looking at some of the synthetic decking products and will probably go down that path if all else fails. The worst cracking is around the cockpit area and in some areas the faux 'caulking'

Nice Ric, I too have the prop generator. Have you had any issues with additional wear on the c drive, or transmission? John Clark Vent de Soleil SM 37 Simpson Bay SXM

I can recount many voyages where fuel was a worry. Most, however, were deliveries trying to get from A-B in the shortest time. Most notable was a Palmer 72 with twin 120HP engines plus generator which

I'd love to see that if you come across it again...

Sweet! See you then.

I do remember that you identified that now, Olivier, thanks for the reminder. This old girl has so many needs that I'd forgotten that one! I'll try your suggestions and report back. Thanks

I thought I would let the group know that after a lot of time , I finally found a source of veneer . From a company called Band-It , they sell through dealers , even Ace Hardware. I bought a 24"x 96"

Cool beans, will try to catch you in am.

Hi Jacob and I can see from your photos that you have the later style masts and furling which is good. Much better than the earlier system. As always, Olivier is correct in telling you where all the