Mike, The extrusion had a tab on the back, instead of a flat back to fit against the recess in the rub rail. How did you deal with that? This is what I'm looking for, thanks for the help. Duane

Dont plug the cockpit drains or bilge drain. Actually had friend sink his engine on the hard. i preferred the cover that goes down to the top rail. Think umbrella. Balihai Sn24 Ric

Dan I would second everything that Kent said. I forgot to mention plugging every hole with plastic or cloth, including the holes in the hull. Peakes will also tell you to buy a tub of cheap grease and

Dan We were hauled out at Peakes two years ago fir the hurricane season. There was advice aplenty about plastic wrapping, aircon, and applying wax to the hull and leaving it unpolished. There were

Hi Dan. I left my boat there one Summer and used a hatch AC from Dynamite who also came aboard once or twice a week to make sure the AC was running and flush the watermaker membranes. I didn't have

The question is simple Hanspeter, Bill and Judy lived aboard BeBe full time for 12 years. The two seasons that they were in Trinidad they were in the water and were on the boat the majority of the

Hi Dan Carlson I and other Amel owners do not understand your question. You are the new owner of BeBe ,earlier boat from Bill the Admiral? My two cent words. Ask him. He knows ewerything about your

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Hi all, We will be hauling our SM out at the end of the month for 5 months of storage in Trinidad. We would love to see checklists and hear tips from others who have a good annual routine. Some

Great advice from Bill Kinney, to which I’d add that youryacht insurance likely excludes transporting the vessel, so you need a separatepolicy. Transport policies typically treat your yacht as

Hello Mike, Could you provide some photos of the installed rub rails at your SM? Thanks so much Olaf Mia-Amara SN#135 Martinique

We had great success with installing the Taco Marine V11-0809 Flexible Rub Rail. Comes in 50’ length for $185. Fits in the groove in the fiberglass rubrail. Pictures attached (if this works). Mike

Some other generic advice on large boat trailering from previous experience: The KEY dimension is usually not the width or the length, but the height from keel to top of hull. Anything over 12 feet

Hi Curt, We trucked Libertad (Maramu #121) from New Orleans to San Diego. I'm pretty sure the boat was loaded correctly relative to keeping the load on the keel -all the hatches close tight and we

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.