Steve, I awlgripped my boat 12 yrs. ago, and it looked like a new boat and has looked great for years. A 47 cat (rental boat) drug down on us , at 4am. in Guadeloupe last winter,thus the need for a

Hi all, My main sail foil has sheared off just at the collar that connects it to the furler motor. I note from s similar recent post about a genoa that it may be possible to just lower the foil a

Woody, having the Amel shaft alternator you should make the "alignment tool" longer as you have to take away the shaft alternator pulley for doing the alignment. It works if you have the tool

Hi Miles, (et al Sailors de Martinique) I land in Fort de France tomorrow at 15:30 and will be in Le Marin until the 22nd. Hope we can connect as I appreciate local sailor knowledge. My email is

A quick question to all: We also need to unmount our new Volvo to replace a seal on the c-drive. My question: Boat is currently out of the water and would be easy to do. Should re-allignment of the

Hi Pat, When we had our hull painted in Trinidad in 2016, it took 2 guys half an hour to remove both sides, and about an hour to re-install the old one after I had cleaned it up. I suspect the yard is

This is to notify you that SAV"at"Amel.fr will have the steering racks available to ship in a few weeks. I understand that they have them, and are currently testing the installation. I would like to

Hi All I've got a few jobs that require decoupling the Vetus from the engine block: Changing engine mounts Changing the Vetus rubber coupling parts Replacing an oil seal/gasket on the flywheel bell

Craig, I thought I was being very generous with my estimate of time to remove and replace the insert. I really thought it should only take minutes to take out and maybe a two hours or so to replace.

Mike, It was Haven Harbor that gave me the rather high quote. It is a quote that will go to my insurance company and I am reluctant to send it to them, as I think it is too high and may lead them to

Hi Pat, I've removed and replaced mine (after gelcoat touchup) maybe 4 or 5 times. It takes about 5 minutes to take them out and maybe 45 minutes to put them back. Another hour to scrub and rinse

Jarek, Maud gave me the quote on the price ,but did not mention it's availability. I assumed they had it in stock. Pat SM #123

Hi Pat, Haven Harbor pulled out the gutter to paint the rub rail and then re-inserted the old one. It was part of the overall job and not a broken out line item. I don’t think it was a significant

Hi Patric and Jarek I am also in the process of changing my rub rail insert. I got mine from Amel and got a profile drawing from Maud to check the type of insert (see picture). The yard in Greece is

Hello Patric, I am intending to do the same but can not get the new insert. Contacted AMEL but they replied that they do not have the new for my SM 1997. Where did you get yours if I may ask? I am in

Dear all, THX so much, I really appreciate all your investigation and recommendation. thats all true. The previous owner obviously didn´t ordered this regular inverter from Amel. Until today I also

Another shout for Michel Charpentier. He is the best broker I have ever dealt with and a great guy too. -- Mark & Nicky Barter S/V Nunky SM 110

I second the advice of finding Michel Charpentier... He found us Wake (SM#56) here in the Med. Amel is all he does as far as I know. Very simple, very very trustworthy. You can shake his hand and

Do you mean brushless, or stepper motor? Two different animals, though both are brushless..... ~~~⛵️~~~Matt

Hi Nick How did you get on repairing/replacing the broken plastic inner parts holding the broken wall lights? We also have this problem and are keen to try and get them repaired. Regards Ross and