Yes, thank you everyone and Bill. We learnt so much from all of your accumulated experience. Looking forward to the next one in a couple of months. -- Rachael & Robin Courtenay Seeking an Amel Europe

Hello fellow Amelians: My name is David Dickman and I was fortunate in being able to recently purchase Amel 54 #100 (previously GalacSea II). The previous owners, the Halphens, were superb

Another vote for Topsail (5% discount to OCC members). However, they will not cover US flagged boats in theUSA. Perhaps a consideration once you get there or a least worth a conversationin the

Something to consider:if you are in paying for named storm coverage in the Caribbean and your insurancecompany requires you to be out of the hurricane zone, you are paying a lot of moneyfor something

Thanks to the Panelists participating in the Provisioning Roundtable! Anyone can view the video at https://youtu.be/IduAA8kMZlo Bill CW Bill Rouse Amel Owners Yacht School +1 832-380-4970 |

FYI I am selling a Brand New D400 Wind Generator Kit (generator, resistors, charge regulator, etc.) if anyone on this group is in the market for one. CHris S/V Amarok SM385

Thanks everyone for all the great feedback. As regards strength and overall security, is there any difference between a loop and a soft shackle? Cheers, Paul Paul Dowd & Sharon Brown S/Y

Thanks for this Ian Hubby’s been sent out for popcorn, looking forward to viewing it tonight! We might have some good news to share with you soon, hope to see you in Sussex before too long if not

One thing to note is that despite what their setup looks like, those loops don’t have to (and most certainly can’t) be made in-situ. The blocks need to be taken appart, which is not difficult and

Not in the Med right now, but I can tell you that insurance for the Med is FAR cheaper than the Caribbean, so I think you'll be pleasantly surprised. I was paying $4k a year in the Med and the moment

I remade most of them on my 54. You just need replacement dyneema chafe protection sleeves and a fid set like this: https://www.amazon.com/Samson-Selma-Splicing-Fids-Five/dp/B006L9GB48 Carefully open

Guys 'n gals, From time to time on this website I have banged on about our 7 year circumnavigation of South America, including three seasons in Chile and how an Amel is the perfect boat to take

We used TopSail after Pantaenius withdrew from the US market. Rigging issues were excluded until new standing rigging installed. Excellent geographic coveragel Drew Former Owner SV Revelation

I also have only 1 sheet for my mizzen Ballooner I believe 12 meters wish it was 13 Cheers Courtney Trippin

Our fellow Amelians; We are putting “Loca Lola II” for sale. - 1996 Super Maramu hull number 153 - Canadian registered but will be made available for sale in the US or elsewhere if requested.

Hi Paul, Its easy enough to make soft shackles with a length of dyneema and a fid.... https://www.animatedknots.com/soft-shackle Cheers Alan Elyse SM437

Greets., I have found 6mm too small (for the mainsheet-to-boom attachment, for instance, even though doubled-up), and swapped that for 8mm, retaining the multiple turns (wraps). 10mm for the

Hi JP, If you wanted to know for sure, our mizzen ballooner is in the lazarette under the barbeque and stuff. I'm pretty sure it has only one sheet and it's 10mm polyester about 12m

You can make them fairly easily. The diameter on mine were 4.5 inches and I used 1/8”, 3/16” and 1/4” dyeneema to make them. On Aventura the 1/8 dyneema matches very closely to the original

Jose, I placed my Cerbo in the space behind the main battery switches and mounted it using DIN 35 mm rails. I placed this as well as two relays for starting the generator based on SOC and commands