Hi all, Last year we built a 11.5 ft sailing/rowing dinghy in hopes that it would work as a tender instead of carrying gasoline and gasoline motor(s). RIBs are nearly impossible to row, can’t sail

6 gallon tank in dinghy (15HP 2-stroke Yamaha), tied to lifeline/stanchion by the s boarding ladder on passage. 3gal stored in starboard aft cockpit locker. No special vent. Hoping to find the right

Thanks for your input Joerg. Do you happen to know how many square meters your cruising code zero is? What factors led you to choose a code zero versus an asymmetrical spinnaker? Thanks again,

Another sure fire way is a CO2 fire extinguisher aimed generally in the direction of the air intake. Advantages are you don’t have to get too close ( in case of a runaway engine there is a chance it

1. 6 gal. when full. 2. any locker but usually aft; in dinghy when it's not on deck. 3. in the tank, which does not leak. 4. nope

Greetings All, When I purchased my boat there were petrol/gasoline jugs in the life boat locker (life boat is on the stern). I thought this was normal protocol and stayed with it until now. After some

On my 55, i have a cruising code zero on a Factor 4500 top down furler. It is not necessary to have a bow sprit for this sail. It attaches to the anchor fitting. It’s just enough forward of the

Hi Gerhard! I have the same sticker. Engine is a VP MD22L.

I found the plastic Amel logo coffee cups work perfectly for blocking off the air intake. I am certain Captain Henri designed them that way. Cheers, Craig SN68 Sangaris

Hi Dennis, Oh my, I'm not quite sure how to reply, but you seem still to be totally misunderstanding this measurement. Displacement is indeed, as you note, the weight of the boat. It is indeed equal

Brent, Thanks for sharing your own experiences with this issue and all of your points make sense. From what I am learning about this issue it is the Airlines here in Canada not wanting to be

Mark, This sounds like some great advice. I am not sure with all of the fine print of how to insure that a ticket is truly fully refundable but I will check into this. As it turns out we have a

Rob, Danny’s advice about not using your hand should be heeded, guess how I know! I had to smother a diesel once that broke all of it’s mounts plus the coupling so was laying on it’s side

Hi bernd, Yes, if the shaft alternator is not in use (it is used most of the time) the gear is in reverse. When the batteries are full during sailing or when the speed is too high we turn the

Thanks Bill- reminds me of one of my first projects as a new Amel owner and I used your equally prescriptive copper ground strap project plan successfully. Can't wait for your book.

Hi Rob, if that doesn't work blocking the air intake will. However do this with care, and NOT with your hand ( you will be injured) and NOT with a rag. (it is likely to finish up inside where you

L'ORIENT is listed as gross 21 and net 19 on the USCG docs; and not sure if everyone is aware that beginning recently you can now register for multi-year periods vs the old system requiring annual

Just searched photos and found these for

I am the one with the runaway motor. i tried the The lever on the side of the injector pump i held it over for a while but it did nothing.

I just spent several hours browsing through the newly organized Photos. Wow, it was a pleasure. I am really impressed, and while browsing the albums, I learned a few new "Amel things." A huge amount