Thank you for all your reply. Bill Rouse's pre-purchase consulting package seems like an amazing idea. Unfortunately it seems like he is no longer offering this service for Amel's older than 1988

Nick Did you ever consider using a relay and running the pump off your 24v system? That is assuming it can handle 26-28v. Presumably when you're running AC you're either plugged in, so your chargers

Hi Stephan; We were on a tight schedule to get to our winter berth. I did re-install the cap under water to protect the sensor. We were getting erratic speed readings afterwards. We will be

Hi Ben, The things you should worry about the most are those things that the previous owner(s) changed. An '81 Maramu should be pretty basic Amel and if there were modifications, that's where

Hi Ben, I'd highly recommend Bill Rouse's pre-purchase consulting package. He'll give you a list of pictures to take of the vessel and go through each of them and flag any issues that might exist. I

Hi Ben I am sure a few Maramu owners will bring several sugestions here. Besides that, if I was buying an Amel I would certainly talk to Bill Rouse first. He will answer all your

Thank you Ann-Sofie and Martin, very much appreciated. Special thank you to Joel, that was very informative and insightful.

Good day lucky Amel owners. I am about to buy my first Amel, an original maramu from 1981 (hull 98). I am having a 2nd viewing of the boat tomorrow and I was wondering if any maramu owner (or former

I should have made mention that the Amel Design Team that created the Amel 54 was capably orchestrated and entirely overseen by Amel’s then chairman. Jean Jacques Lemonnier. Jacques Carteau did

Ruslan, good questions all and the answers will tell a bit about how things evolved at Amel. Originally, the SM 53 had plywood floor boards that were covered with a rather thin layer of teak veneer.

Hi Ruslan, the floor boards of our 54 are made of panels of plywood. The surfaces of the panels are coated by synthetic material. More or less undestroyable. It may happen that the edges become loose

We have all wooden floors on our SM 232, from 1998. There is no particular maintenance on it. We have oiled it once or twice since 2006 when we bought Lady Annila. No trouble with footprints and we

Quick question if I may, are A54 floor boards made from wood or some faux wood? If wood curious to know why SM2K were done in GRP and later went back to wood panels. I like GRP on SM2K, I feel wood

Hi Paul, My problem was sea growth in the pipes. Had the local very knowledgeable Caraibe Refrigeration run an acid mixture round the A/C and Refrigeration pipes, took a few hours. Unbelievable

Hi My fwd and two saloon systems are compact and my aft system is a split system all with independent fans. I have had technical advice from a service technician that inspected the issue and he

Joerg, Avoiding charging the batteries to 100% during normal use is a completely different conversation than whether to leave batteries at high SOC or 50% SOC during wintering/long term storage. I

Dear Nick, thx a lot for your fast response. To the forum: Does anyone else use Domaire pumps? If so, how satisfied are you? Best regards Stefan A54 #119 Lady Charlyette, currently La Palma - Canaries

Hi Bill, If he would have the chiller system, that unit would not carry a fan. So either his fan unit in the saloon is broken or he has the stand alone units. I seem to remember the early 55’s had

I have discussed the issue with a senior technician at MV support. His explanation for the recommendation to keep the batteries at 100% with a float voltage of 27.0V was that their batteries are

Hi Paul, I am just getting my saloon ac checked this arvo. Mine is water cooled, the only fan is at the back of the cooling condenser that blows the air into the cabin. I could ask and have the guy