John, I am not 100% sure of this, however, I think you are absolutely correct about the Renault paint for early SMs, but I believe that Amel later changed to AwlGrip. This is what I have: I believe

Hi Bill, if possible on another note, can you please advise me on when to use the moving back stays associated to the stay sail? Is it only in strong winds and regardless of if using the Genoa at the

Alan, Probably about $2k NZ for the board. I recently helped an owner source a OEM board for about $1300 US. Be careful because there are many variations of the board. It probably changed with each

Hi David, So was the vibration present before the alternator issue? I am trying to envision how the loose alt would affect alignment? Absent a problem caused as you suspect by the alternator

Hi Miles, ok that pump might be the way to go. I have also just ordered a couple of 160W tube heaters which I intend to run over winter. One in the engine room and one in the galley. High tech

David, Some mechanics have aligned without a special alignment tool (a fixed coupling) designed and made by Amel and easily duplicated in a machine shop. I think perfect alignment without a fixed

Hi Nick, Thanks for your reply. Great to see an Amel that actually uses the Spade. Your additional roller is very clever, it seems to really improve things. I did notice the Buegel sitting not too

Hi Dean, I am glad that you were able to decipher my description. And, yes it is import to get antifreeze into the flow-meter tube. I have a hand pump that I use to get propylene glycol into the

Hey Alan Nice to hear from you. I think my "Colin.Streeter14" Facebook "LIKES" went down by 50% when you shut down your FB account and I lost half my friends:)! I had been wondering what you have

Hello Danny, I see Ocean Pearl on F pier Opua (we're on G), I wondered what you were up to.... haven't seen anyone on the boat...mind you I've had my head down tail up for the last week with

Hello all, We are in Gaeta Italy where mechanics are trying to alleviate a mild but distinct engine vibration noted under load. I'd rather not go into how this occurred but suffice it to say that

Hi JP, Yes around $2k I believe....are you staying in Fiji all season? I've been on Elyse for a week, going home tomorrow, returning mid November. See you then. Cheers Alan Elyse SM437

Hi Danny Awesome, let's take this off-line to svislandpearl@... email address, but it would be really nice to meet, and also have Amel "Island Pearl" meet "Ocean Pearl" as previously planned had we

Hi Colin, we are departing NZ for Fiji this week, planning Wednesday so perhaps the two Pearls may meet. Later we are considering a summer cruise of the Australian east coast, Brisbane and south.

Hi Alan, The control boards are ... expensive but I got one aboard just in case.. GL Jean-Pierre Germain, Eleuthera, SM007, Fiji.

Hi Bernd, I used the color "Renault Panda White 348" for SM #37 (1990) I had a local auto paint store make the color (their code was 53-1704591-A) and put it into spray cans. Total cost was

Hi Bill You are spot-on as usual. Especially when it comes to power consumption, we all use these boat very differently, and hence my rather practical detailed examples to illustrate this down to

Thanks Bill, That all makes sense and since I've fully charged the start battery, the ONAN cranks every time. I had been through ALL the connections including the hidden from view ones (you don't

Hi Gary, Looking forward to meeting you. Fair Winds Eric Kimberlite Amel Super Maramu #376

Hi Scott, I believe the Amel 50 will be coming back to my home town on long island in a few weeks. I will definitely be heading to the Caribbean in the fall. I hope to leave about November