Eamonn, I am veryfamiliar with the options in Grenada. If your thought is to leave the boat in PricklyBay unattended, this is a very bad idea. Beside the boat burglaries, the bay isvery open and

Hi Eamonn: I can speak to the "in a marina (spider web of lines" idea. DON'T DO IT!!!! I was in Puerto Del Rey marina during Irma and Maria (cat 4 & 5), Boat stripped, spider web of lines (11),

In May I will return to the third consecutive season at Trinidad where I will leave the boat at the Peake' Shipyard. I always found myself very well, the staff is efficient, the security service is

5 tons sounds a lot, it kind of means that if a tug boat gave 5 tons of thrust it could lift 5 tons in weight.(Most of the tugs I worked on were greater than 80T). Don't know about elsewhere but when

You don't need to order via Amel. It might be more expensive this way. Try to find a distributor for industrial rubbers in your country and look for foam rubber of 8 or 10 mm diameter depending the

Hi Use sav@... instead when contacting Amel after sales depertment. Ann-Sofie S/Y Lady Annila, SM232, 1998 Skickat från min iPhone

I would not leave the boat in the water during hurricane season in Grenada.... Stored ashore is still a risk but much safer. As Matt says sail to Trinidad. There are several good yards in Chaguaramus

Thank you Gerhard, I have some ordered. Have you ordered from Amel? Ive made 2 enquiries without any answer via the website contact page. Mark Sent from my Samsung device

Hi Mike I have 2 new 12 volt fans in my Santorin purchased in Wellington last year they were about nz$ 30 each and a common industrial type and performed well during 4 months in the pacific and are

The best protection from a direct hurricane hit is 100 nm. Grenada was hit by Ivan in 2004. It damaged most of the boats there. Grenada has learned since, and has improved their yard storage. Grenada,

Hi Thomas, Bob and Suzanne, anyone else with advice here, Did you find a suitable 220V fan that you are happy with? I need to install something to keep the engine room cool while generator, water

Duralac is special stuff, but has a shelf life, and it shortens above 20°C. ~~~⛵️~~~Matt

Hi A mooring ball is rated in terms of holding power but I don’t understand what that means. I also don’t know what holding power is required to hold a Super Maramu in a hurricane. Could someone

Hi , Did you ever try Duralac? I have built 2 boats using this stuff. It is amazing and I believe it is better than Tef Gel. In addition it is a cream and when it dries it is somewhat like

Hi All, My boat-local West Marine ran out of Tef-Gel so I went online to order some and found a supplier that is much less costly than WestMarine...well that isn't saying anything novel is it? It

Hi Dan, in Europe you only get diesel with organic additives everywhere. In addition, the EU has passed a law on the use of effective additives for environmental reasons. Only professional users have

Thanks Arnold, it would be helpful to know if you were refueling with bio-diesel? And if you were in a hot tropical location? I have the dilema of being in Cartagena where they sell bio-diesel. I

You haven't seen any email SPAM until this morning. I apologize for that. I made a mistake and accidentally approved the SPAM email. I deleted it a few minutes ago. Best, CW Bill Rouse Amel Owners

Hello Mark I have bought this foam rubber, cut it to the length needed, clued the ends together with superglue and fixed it in the window groove with contact adhesive. For the different portlights I

Good morning, can anyone share their experience of buying and fitting seals for the opening portlights, the photographs are from a 1983 Sharki. If Maud is the answer how is she contacted? Thank