Hello Iris and Kent, on your picture, there is a chip of white gel-coat coming off the toe-rail. It seems that something (a neighbor) has pushed on the chain-plate from outside, and created the hair

That is SERIOUSLY IMPRESSIVE ! Thanks Eric Cheers Alan Elyse SM437

Dear Amel Owners Group, Looking for a Maramu, yesterday I visited a unit for sale. The boat looks in good overall conditions but I noticed a gap between the mizzen mast support and the rear cabin top.

Hi again all. I posted a pic in this thread of the toerail a few days ago. Any thoughts? Joel? Thanks, -- Kent & Iris KRISTY SM243

Alan, you are totally right. I forgot about the travel lift issue. Our D400 is on the aft starboard on a pole. Last time the operator was incredibly skilled and the cables were within two inches of

I've carried it in checked baggage many times over the years without problems in original container. Drew S/V Revelation SM390 Lying Carloforte, Sardinia

I will confirm Alan’s sentiments. Wind generators are, by and large, a myth. My good mate has one on his boat and from transiting the Pacific in company, I confirm that their performance is poor.

We have a D400, and while it's not particular;y noisy, doesn't vibrate, it certainly doesn't put out much power. It came with the boat so for the meantime it stays. The only time I have ever seen any

I too have the super wind 350. It has progressive geared self feathering that fully engages in winds over 40 knots. I got 10 years constant use before the bearings wore out and I replaced it. Nil

It screws into an Amel-made elbow on an Amel-modified Vetus sea chest. I am not sure, but the threads on the non-modified Vetus sea chest without the Amel-made elbow are 2" BPT

I had a can in my checked in luggage leaving Grenada after delivering a boat from Europe.. got it confiscated. so annoyed!

Hello Stefan, of course we reported the encounter with the orcas to orcasibericas.com. From my point of view it is interesting to collect as much information as possible about comparable orca

Bumping this to see if anyone know those thread sizes?

Lovely turn of phase Nick. Don't we all covet the wind. Great conversation. Matt

So it looks like the Superwind from Germany is the best bet, but my mount will need some adjusting. Just checked out Sunpower 400W solar panels. I have to admit that from a cost benefit analysis there

The previous owner installed a D400. The machine itself is great and smooth. But... 1) the whole boat vibrates above 20 knots. I since found that 2 out of 4 nuts were missing with no washers (mediocre

Paul, Thank you for the insight. I was not sure if you could modify the Valeo A14N118M alternator to install the external regulator. That is a great option given the ready availability of the

We did not replaced the original alternator, but installed a Balmar external regulator, very pleased with that, increased the out put, A few years back we were looking at the Victron alternator of 125

I installed a silent wind generator about four years ago and have never been happy with it. The output is minimal and it is anything but silent! At the same time I put on Solara panels and have been

Wind - I always recommend solar. I tried for years to get real-life data on any wind generator and found no actual useable data to construct a cost/benefit model. Sure I got the reports like, "one