Hello All. TouRai is presently in Hampton Virginia preparing for the Salty Dawg Rally to the BVI. As this year's plan may involve a summer in Grenada, we are working with Pantaenius to obtain our

Hello All. TouRai is presently in Hampton Virginia preparing for the Salty Dawg Rally to the BVI. As this year's plan may involve a summer in Grenada, we are working with Pantaenius to obtain our

I’ve kept my ballooned up way beyond recommended wind speed mainly because I left it too late. We just furled down to storm job size and ran downwind overnight until the wind dropped then dropped

Ian, I have found one issue you might have a look at. I am sure there are others that people with more Amel time than I have come across. I haven't noticed it being sensitive to the exact height on

Hi Kent, the gearboxes on Annie were in poor condition when I bought the boat. i replaced them in their entirety. If the top plate on the box is damaged maybe the simplest way forward is to just

Try Motion Industries. they have been a good source of seals for me. SKF manufacturers quite a few varieties. Mike Sent from my Verizon Motorola Droid

Hi Amelians, I am doing maintenance on my outhaul gear box, and need new lip seals. The gears still look great and the grease looks new without any evidence of water intrusion. The double lip ones

Good morning Ian, Happened to me once and it was because the ballooner and spinnaker lines were twisted… so as I raised the ballooner it did not lock into the mousetrap. Sincerely,

Hi. The main swivel has a tongue going into the slot to locate it. Over time it wears through and no longer locates. I think you will find this is your trouble. It is on a small plate held in place

The last few times I have used my ballooner it has failed to lock into the swivel. The halyard run looks normal and I have tried various rotational positions other than the recommended one of the slot

Thanks Bill and Danny for the insight! Best, James

Scott, These fitting are sealed by the o-rings on the outer wall of the tubing, not the threads. Teflon tape and pipe sealant will not help. If you have replaced the o-rings, the problem is most

Our domestic water supply couplings are leaking. In the attached photo they are slowly dripping right at the T junction. Nothing big, maybe a drop every 10 seconds from both the red and the blue

Wanderer came with the Amel Gennaker. We are just now thinking of using it on our trip down the east coast. Starting Monday it looks like a downwind run, but with some expected wind speeds above

Hi, I have no experience in the Bahamas but in the Pacific islands particularly Fiji where all charts are very unreliable we find google earth on the smart phone an invaluable back up. By adding a

Another perspective, with similar comments. Basically, you can't have too many sources of information. We have sailed the past two winters partly (or almost entirely!) in the Bahamas. and used three

Toe Pulley seekers, See below additional information from Bernard. Seems like he may be the best source available. His email is ba AT ancelle DOT net. Mike Ondra Aletes SM#240 Rock Hall, MD

Thanks J-L and Alan. I’m ordering, too. Kent S/V Kristy

Thanks Alan! Our prototype didn't work out, so we will order from Bernard! Kelly + Ryan SM233 Iteration Boston

Alan - Thanks for sharing this. There are many of us who have been desiring to replace our cracked sheaves, and this is a great and affordable alternative. I am going to give it a try as well.