Hey Ben, We visited that boat this summer, it seemed indeed to be in good shape for its age but in our opinion the fact that the standing rigging, the engine, the sails, the electronics, and some of

Ben, I can certainly help. Last I bought a 1977 Meltem, very similar build and same equipment. I went through everything and I will help you. What is your time zone? -- John Bernard "JB" Duler San

Thanks very much, Scott. You certainly are putting a lot of effort into your posts! I am sceptical as well of the MV support guys’ claim that his batteries are différent but MV’s advice to keep

Hi Mohammed, Yes, I had the same problem you have 2 times: replaced the sensor on the hull with the boat in the water 3 years ago and the sensor on the keel this year during

That lools so much like a large version of Sea Hobo my 1983 Sharki. One area of weakness is the aft bulkhead behind the stirage bins at the bottom of the mizzen. The bins can easily block up and stay

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