Bill, I think that insurance is a very big issue. I have now approached 6 to 7 agents/companies mentioned on our AYOG Forum and get very conflicting reasons of not willing to write insurance,

That would be awesome Bill. I couldnt attend the last meeting as I had a conflict with my work schedule but looking forward to more of these calls.

All, The most common suggestion that I have received regarding the ZOOM meetings is to have expert guest speakers on subjects that are of interest to most of the members. I have contacted people I

Hi Carina, You were very fortunate. Our actuator was seized up so bad that the whole workshop of FKG hydraulics here in St. Maarten found no way to disassemble the thing. I suppose if there is still

Arno, that diagnosis is a shock! I have to sit down and reflect, what to do. Because CHIARA is currently in Varazze/Italy, I currently have no access. As soon as I am back on board, I will see, what

Hello Paul and keep us posted on what you discover. Be sure to get a spectrographic test as it will tell precisely, in parts per million/ppm, of everything in the oil other than the oil itself. Most

Hi Martin, we had the exact problem 3 years ago. After trying to communicate with Opacmare for over a month we gave up and took it apart ourselves. the problem was corrosion. This is a very heave

Joel, Thanks for this advice. About the pressure, he measured 30psi when it should have been 80. I’ll wait for opinion from the other engineer looking into this. He should also be able to change

Hello, Does anyone in this group have an older Maramu with individual bunks in the aft cabin, and have any experience converting these bunks into a larger sized bed? And if yes how was this done? --

Hi Danny, The electro-hydraulic passerelle uses a rotational actuator very much like the one in this picture. It uses hydraulic pressure to move the disc in the middle to go up and down. There is a

Hello, We used this kind of gasket for top lid. It has an integrated magnet and pulls the gasket closed to magnetic surfaces Oliver from Vela Nautica Amel54 #39 Martinique

Hi, first I must make a disclaimer, as SM owner I have never had anything to do with the pasaralle on a 54. However I understand it swivels on a vertical shaft in a tube. The problem arose after an

Excellent idea. Now I have yet another boat project for my Amel. Jamie Phantom A54 #44

Hi Arno, Agreed, on Garulfo there is a VHF-like antenna for the AIS transceiver on top of the mizzen, but there is also a smaller fatter antenna for (IIRC) the fax receiver. I’ll take pictures next

You are confronted with the poor design of an otherwise very nice piece of hardware on your boat. To set off frightening you first. The repair of my passarelle was about 14k $. Still there? The good

Hello Paul. I had Amel 54 # 14. I did all the maintenance myself and had the workshop manual for the Volvo. I actually read the whole thing to full familiarize myself with this engine as I also

Great idea, wish our boat had the recess in the bow thruster yours does. Will have to look for a suitable portlight that can be fitted. -- Mark Mueller Brass Ring A54

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Dear friends, I am constantly facing problems with the rotation axle of my OPACMARE gangway, since I crossed the Atlantic (oxidation?). When I leave CHIARA alone for a couple of months without

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