Hello Ian, As you know all Amels seem to be loaded heavily in the stern, so anything you can find a place for toward the bow is a benefit, and when on a long passage it is nicer to have the sugar

I dont think I have ever commented negatively before but sorry Colin. I saw your set ip in Vuda Point Fiji. In my opinion ugly as sin, obstructive and creating a huge blind spot looking forward. How

We run the same dink as delos on Wake. I too can't understand the physics of that setup... Though they are clearly far more experienced than us, it seems a disaster waiting to happen. We keep our 3.3m

Finally, on the all-important visibility issue, I should add that before purchasing the large dinghy and building strong davits, we did have our 3.2m hyperlon dinghy inverted lying flat on the bow for

typo correction - OceanCraft make a new standard 2.9m aluminium dingy, not 2.0m length -- Colin Streeter 0411 016 445

Since OceanCraft (Delos "Maggie") factory just a short distance from our home here in Australia, we copied Delos and purchased an OceanCraft 3300 aluminium dinghy, but had it specially custom made to

Hey Ian, We have just recently seen Delos’ dinghy arrangement. I have no idea how they see anything in front of the boat. It’s a huge dinghy, and the cradle they have sits very high on the deck.

Hello gang, We have a 9.5 Alu RIB which we store inverted on the foredeck during long passages. The 15 HP Yamaha 2 Str is on a carrier fixed to the stbd rail near the transom. We use a spare halyard

Hi Ian, That's what we plan to do. We did a few tests with a 2.80 meter Avon dinghy + engine. We could easily lift the dinghy and its engine (25hp) with the genoa winch without problems. So we decided

Merry Christmas/Joyeaux Noel/Buon Natale to all AMEL Owners. We are considering a new strategy for our dinghy and have a few questions for anyone that might be able to help. 1. Foredeck storage

Hi, I turned offyour email notifications. You can still access the group but will no longerreceive emails. With bestregards, Mark Skipper Sailing Vessel- Cream Puff - SM2K -

Hi, can you please stop my enrollment on your amel yacht owners forum....I cannot buy an amel right now and 90% of the mails are totally irrelevant for a non-owner. Thanks Angel & Boudewijn Vanhuysse

Hi Ian and all, Capital idea! I have also thought that a model specific sub section of the site might serve to promote more discourse among owners of similar boats and be more efficient. For

Hi Ian, Interesting. We're 1992 built Hull 68 - I've assumed it was an Amel installation as the holes in the bottom of the stanchion bases and the holes where the wire exits the tubing are identical

Bonjour Ken, Just watched your latest video and found you installed 3 lithium batteries, I believe 3 x 300 AH / 24V? i believe these batteries were custom made to fit into the batteries's

I have been researching the issues on the forum and the Beta is over 50% heavier than the Perkins. The new gearbox is also a lot chunkier. As a result it shouldn't come as any surprise that the engine

Would it be a good idea for all SN owners to start any post or photo title with 'Santorin' followed by an easily searchable sub title - steering/engine/mast etc. I find I am trawling through lots of

Hi Volker So my santorin Nga Waka is a year younger launched in 1991 but it had sailed to nz from the med.....and it sat unused in Panama for a couple of years and on arrival in nz I did a couple of

Volker, A bit more. Championship gearboxes are available and relatively not expensive. Their motors are a straightforward rebuild by a good motor electrics specialist. There are a number of parts on

Criag, Dave, My Santorin (96) did not have deck lights or a steaming light fitted when it was built. So I have a single port/starboard unit clamped on the front of the pulpit. The wires are cable