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Hi Patrick, I cannot address what it will cost you to insure your boat as I have been back in the US for three years. However, I can tell you that you should keep your mind open about insurance (and

I've been self-insured with my past boats.Now that I have purchased my SM, I no longer can afford that risk.Speaking to my insurance agent,he implied it getting harder thus more exspensive to

This is Bill on SM 72. I am trying to remove the unit and have disconnected electrics, undone bolts and removed all visable screws and the unit seems loose on the port side but the plywood section on

Eric, On my Maramu the rope friction wheel is bolted on to the shaft, don't know the design on the SM, sorry. Horst

Horst, How do you get the rod around the arm that is welded to the top of the outhaul shaft that fits into the Anderson winch? Thanks Eric Amel Super Maramu #376 Kimberlite _____ From:

Certainly. The keyway in the shaft is 4mm, so I got myself a length of 3.5mm key, bingo.

Horst, You wrote, "I now have a long rod in my spares locker with which I can push the key out from above." Can you provide us with the specifications of that "rod?" Best, Bill Rouse s/v BeBe SM2

Hi, we had the same kind of issues and removed the AMEL supplied charger and transformer. One is tha the transformer is alway hot given it is a coil designe to store power. So you always have hgh

Hi Pat, I think I have the same electrical configuration as you: a step- up transformer that takes the 110V 60 Hz shore power, and steps it up to 220/230V 60 Hz. From there it goes to the

The problem with getting the vertical shaft out of the gear box is the key which prevents it from turning in the gear box. I was lucky to find a workshop with a 20 ton hydraulic press - after a few

I fitted a solar panel after losing 2 sets of batteries, 1 x gelcel, 1 x agm, because I had omitted to disconnect the inverter. All's fine now, the batteries are now in their 3rd winter and I am not

I wrote the original question concerning battery charging on the hard. There has been several responses,and more than one, that questioned why I felt it necessary to charge my batteries and that

I agree with shutting off DC main breakers while hauled out. The problem is what to do about self-discharge of the batteries during long intervals between recharging? The rate of self-discharge for

I also agree that batteries should be fully charged and then isolated whilst the boat is not in use. I remember all too well seeing an unmanned Halberg Rassy on fire and being towed out of the marina

I agree. Why do you need a battery charger if you aren't using any power? If I leave my boat for 6 months with all power cut off including the 2 main switches,and come back to find dead batteries, I'm

Hi Ian, lately I've been searching in our group messages for a topic on heating system and I found one of your messages very interesting (see below). I'm actually living in the carebbean, but planning

I have had a Super Maramu (#195) for 10 years, currently hauled out in Deltaville, VA. Before that, a Maramu for 13 years. I have stored these boats hauled out in the US and Europe many of the

Hi, Just wanted to follow up on the last post. As a Mango owner with a 85 hp Perkins sailing in the Med for two years until i crossed back in February 07, not only did i have enought motor power

Armin, In 2000, I bought a 1982 Amel Mango with a 80 HP Perkins [European engine] and spent five years chasing parts to no avail. Last Fall I had installed a 90 HP Yanmar Turbo.