Hi Mohammad, this year we bought a Highfield CL360 in Hypalon. It fits perfectly on the AMEL davits (Cooney Simpson). Hypalon should be chosen if the dinghy has been in salt water for a longer period

Hi Mohammad, Hi Aty, We very briefly met as you were leaving when we were both anchored off Corfu town last summer. I bought Amelia with her Caribe included and it is still going strong. Hypalon

Hi, here my personal ranking in quality: Company Prod. in 1. R.I.B. Line Pischel (D) Germany 2. Caribe Venezuela 3. AB Colombia 4. ZAR Tender (I) China 5. Highfield (AU) China 6.

My PVC dinghy suffered and expired in the Caribbean and we were recommended Highfield which we bought in hypalon. Pleased with it although no longer in the Caribbean. If headed there, most cruisers

Hello M&A, My neighbors tender is a brand I hadn't heard of before called 3D https://www.3dtender.com/ALUMINIUM-SEMI-RIGID-TENDERS-147-64-0-0.html My purchase was the Highfield 310 and didn't want to

Hi Mohammed & Aty, We chose a deep v AB 9.5UL and it has done yeoman service for us. However, if we had to do it now, we’d consider OCD TENDERS from NZ. Very good design including beach wheels!

We are looking for a new tender, as our existing 12 year old Zodiac Classic foldable with aluminum floor planks that came with our Amel, is starting to have some of the glue joints fail. It has been a

I am installing BB lithium batteries and a new 5000 VA 24-240 v 50 hz Victron inverter. I decided to avoid the temptation of installing an Inverter/charger because of the 50 to 60 Hz issues when

I second Karen's recco. Our pin broke/fractured just inside. A machinist ground the outside welds of the he pin and it was all removed in less than 10 minutes. He then cut two SS washers from 2 inch

... and the shaft cannot rotate with the roller and wear against the side holes. -- SN68 Sangaris, Tropic Isle Harbor, FL

With the shaft welded the sides cannot bend inward. Bill CW

Bill, I use the secondary anchor roller to pass the snubber or the mooring line. The two vertical rollers serve to reduce chafe when the line is not aligned with the boat. However, in strong wind

If you need to replace the roller, it is far easier to grind off the welds on the outside of the plates. It is welded only on the outer surface of the metal plate. (Been there, done that!) Then you

Barry, Not only will the rubber bushing on the bottom allow some minor wiggle, but there are also "O" rings and a neoprene sleeve at the top around the "trumpet", allowing some wiggle there, plus the

Younwould need new sensors. Your current ones are only on/off, not analog. ~~~⛵️~~~Matt

Hello all, Our Amel Euro's is for sale, p/x. Please see info here; https://www.car.gr/classifieds/boats/view/32046202/ Kind regards

On my Amel I have a standard instrument panel. I would like to add instruments for oil pressure and temperature, Now I have only alarms on instrument panel. Are the sensor on the engine same or I

Barry, if you like, have the surveyor call me. The rubber bushing that Eric describes is held in place by a bolt that is tapped into the iron ballast. The process of changing the rubber bushing is

When we were planning our Red Sea Passage, we used the actual tracks of 2 other sailboats, one a SM, and google map images. It was easy to overlay everything using OpenCpn. It was easy to see the

It was welded for a reason. CW Bill Rouse