Hi Curt, An advantage of this forum is you'll get the whole spectrum of experiences. I shipped a prior sailboat of mine from Michigan to New York. As an experiment I put a Styrofoam cup filled with

Gentlemen, Thanks for the input. Much appreciated. Bill K, I agree it is very interesting that such a minor creak in an Amel causes such consternation. We also looked at Discovery and Oyster

Curt, We are really glad to hear that you have decided to keep Laguedoc and take her home. Joann and I also plan to make the trip up the inside passage to Alaska and think that the Maramu will be

Kristy made the 700? mile trip from Lake Texoma to Galveston without a hitch. Wires for mainsail furling/outhaul were disconnected from motors and brought below. The dodger had to be removed because

I bet you could get more than a few experienced Amel owners who would be willing to crew on a delivery. Alway more fun on someone else's Amel! John Clark Vent de Soleil SM 37 Great Bay St. Maarten

Curt, Oops, I was sopassionate about not trucking a boat, I forgot to answer the question. The sailmotor wires will only disconnect from the solenoids in the forward head andneed to be pulled up.

Curt, I would seriouslyreconsider this plan. A previous boat of ours was shipped and was never thesame afterward. The boat was tight, quiet under sail and never creaked. We transportedit 1500

We are planning to truck our Maramu to Washington State. Has anyone had experience decommissioning an Amel for truck hauling? Particularly, what is the best method to un-wire the mainsail furlling

Hi Craig, This summer we would like to run back and forth in lower Aegean, through the Cyclades, and in Oct drop down the Peloponese back to the Ionians, maybe leaving Sisila at Lefkada, but not

Thanks, Craig, precious as always Attilio & Maria Siviero Amel Santorin#84 "Sisila"

I just wanted to throw out a comment here from somebody who has spent a lot of time on boats other than those built by Amel... I think it is just awesome that Amel builds boats so well that a

Just to advise charging with master switches turned "on" issue resolved take care! Patrick CARAMELLE 385

Thanks Craig. Haven't done the job myself. Just watched. Good tip about taking the weight off. Ian

Dean, You are correct. The wood flooring extends from the solon down the passageway to the aft berth. Some of us, me included, were thinking about the Super Maramu with carpet in the passageway. I do

Gents, There is no carpet in the passageway, it is a single board of teak/holly laminate flooring. The creaking happens when walking on the floor board. The board is slightly warped and moves

Gents, There is no carpet in the passageway, it is a single board of teak/holly laminate flooring. The creaking happens when walking on the floor board. The board is slightly warped and moves (almost

Actually, you do have to remove the engine bolts and move the engine back two - three inches so you can open the coupling. Just loosening the bolts does not allow the engine to slide at all. Then,

Gents, There is no carpet in the passageway. The noise occurs as a direct result of walking on the floor board, nothing else. The (teak/holly laminate?) board is one piece over the entire passageway

Thank you again, Bill. Makes perfect sense. I'm on it! Kent.

Ciao amico, Sorry, but yes, you will have to uncouple the engine and slide it back a little. No problem though, as I'm sure Maria can do it in about 15 minutes. Looks like you are headed west. Will