FYI, I have seen some scary teardowns of Lifepo4 batteries from China. This is not to say that they all are bad. Some are great. My point is to be careful and research these as much as possible. There

Mit freundlichen Grüßen Heinz Stutenbāumer Dachdeckermeister -- Hello Since yesterday when I tried to park in a box in a marina in Auckland my bow thruster motor failed. If I turn the beam to

Hello My Bimini was made by a sailmaker in Greece. She also made the bimini for a friend of mine, also a SM 2000 but we added windows to the front. You just have to lift the frame a bit. You only

Hallo, everyone anybody have any experience with the change the altinator 24 V.60 AH on a bigger one mybe 110 AH and if so, which light machines were used? The engine is a Volvo Penta TMD 22

If it can be of any help, attached are some photos I received from Maxime @Amel a few months ago showing their bimini and rear extension. The reference numbers he gave me where: Ref amel 3204 :Capote

HI Karen I perfectly agree with that ! These days SMs tend to be changed in RVs ;-) We shouldn't forget that the have to remain light and not changed in Xtmas trees for fast and great sailing

Wow ,Willem ! Your experience and these prices suggest a tipping point. (We have just renewed our lead acid batteries in Greece for Euros 210 each......) You might be starting a stampede. Ian

Sorry, I forgot to mention the name of my boat: Best regards, Willem Kroes SM#351 Kavanga Now in Marina dir Ragusa for the winter period 2020-2021

Hello, all Amelians who are considering to replace the lead/acid-batteries by a LifePo4 bank, I did this by importing 8 100Ah 12V LifePo4 batteries in January 2018. So now I have 3 seasons of

I can confirm what Eric has said about their being residual oil / emulsion in the bottom of the C-drive. I use a 60 ml irrigating syringe with a short piece of tubing inserted thru the drain plug

Everybody uses their boats differently, and no one solution is right for everybody. We have only once taken our bimini off (for hurricane prep) and we fold ours down for "open cockpit" sailing ALL the

One "pearl" (I feel like someone may have trademarked that word)......there are many ways to get the clearance you need to make a forward facing window. One is to re-weld all the bars (hassle).

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Thanks thats exactly the point of view picture I was looking for. Has anyone else done this with the b&g hydraulic rams? Looking at options

hello I am interesting to see more about your bimini , could you send a photo because I don't understand clearly what you describe ! thanks

I agree, Amel bimini is a bit has been ... I prefer the Sunbrella fabric mtch more modern colors and especially with the zippers on the bars which allows disassembly for wintering and in

Hi Jeff, Had a very enjoyable winter stay in MDR. I fully echo Bill Rouse’s comments. If you have work done on your boat, consult the many live aboard for good workers; they are not all

I suggest to better go to Kalamata, Greece. Much less Covid and a very safe marina with all suppliers within a few steps by feet. -- Gerhard Mueller Amel Sharki #60 Currently Kalamata, Greece

Karen, We received the bimini from Amel in June. The sides cost extra and are not included with just bimini. Additional, it was surprise for us, new bimini doesn't have the zippers for the tubes. So

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