Lisa, I am just guessing but it is possible that the transmission on the engine is beginning to slip. How does the transmission oil look? Also is the transmission running hot when this problem

Thanks Craig. We’ve been investigating all day. Nothing on the prop and it looks good and clean. No black smoke or any other symptoms coming from the engine. The prop spins while we are looking at

Bill, Thanks for your input and opinion. It seems that most of the Amels that I have seen to date seem to be down by the stern at least some but on the other hand I don’t hear many complaints

James, I could speculate about the effect of minor changes in fore and aft trim, but it would be just that--speculation Some boats have a very carefully calibrated bow immersion, any deeper and they

Chuck for the bottom Lee, the Dive Guy is great his cell number 912 399 9512 Courtney 54 Trippin'

Hi All, Can anyone who has stayed in Brunswick for a time recommend a boat caretaker in my absence. Someone to do the regular planned maintenance and checks. Cycle things flush the watermaker e.t.c I

Bill, I appreciate your speculation and think that you well might be right about spreading the weight out being a bad thing on a more modern hull. I did however want to point out that I have good

Good morning Lisa, Have you dive to see how clean was your hull and propeller? If not, is your boat may be more loaded than before? Sincerely,

Hi Lisa - that's the same prop my SN came with, and I'm quite sure that's what was originally installed. The prop itself is not bonded and there is no bearing inside the prop, so that's not the

Danny, I haven't done the experiment of moving heavy things from the middle of the boat out to the ends as a sailing experiment, and not sure that will every bubble up to the top of my priority list.

I own a 1997 Amel Santorin with what I believe is the original propeller, which is a 3 blade bronze propeller. As you may know, there is no manual in existence for the Santorin, and the boat

Danny, This is an interesting area of discussion that can affect the way that we use our boats. I understand the simplistic explanation that you provided but I think that there is quite a bit more

Hi James I haven't fiddled with weight distribution in the Amel to see changes but in my racing days, a lot. Weight in the bow, in my experience worsens pounding. Take a stick a yard (metre) long,

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Hi Tom; The theory of battery charging is fairly complex. However, ifwe were to look at it in very simplistic terms, the charger has set chargingalgorithms designed by the manufacturer of the

Thomas, You are correct and incorrect :) Modern chargers typically operate in three different modes: bulk, absorption, and float. In bulk mode, the charger determines the current (it is operating as

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Hi Danny, Thanks for the comment but I am not so sure that I agree with the premise that carrying weight in the ends of the boat always makes the boat slower. Have you sailed your boat with the

I never thought I would need to learn so much about batteries, when my original intention was just to sail. We have relatively new AGM’s, and notice that they charge (generator running, Heart

Hi James, anyone who has seriously raced yachts will tell you to keep the weight out of the ends of the boat. Trim is altered by moving weight in the middle of the boat. The huge lazurettes in the