I had good responses from them last year during lockdown. The sails turned up a bit later than predicted because of supply issues. They sorted out import issues with FedEx which held deliveries up at

Hello, Concerning Crosscut vs Radial for inmast furling, I understood it was the increase of thickness due to the greater number of seams overlapping saying crosscut can be a better solution using

Do not deal with this company. All the staff from Emrah (owner) down lied to us. Amel owners know our story as we posted it on the group site so you were aware last year. There are so many Amel owners

Having just replaced the membranes in our Dessalator 60 Duo, I would say the advice to use pliers / pipe wrench to remove the end caps is rather brutal and unnecessary. Some years ago it was posted by

Ordered DP Pro Radial sails end of November for our 1984 Maramu after they promised to have the material in stock. Delivery date was supposed to be January. Got delayed and delayed. I have been lied

Thanks Mark - a nice update. From: <main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io> on behalf of "main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io Notification" <noreply@groups.io> Reply to: <main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io> Date:

Nicely done Mark. Thanks a lot Jose Gabriel Venegas Ipanema SM2K 278 Currently in Club de Pesca Cartagena Colombia

Rebuild Climma Rebuild Calpeda Pump Amel SM, 54, & 55 p... or Replace You have some choices here. I assume this is the Calpeda for the primary seawater pump, rather than the chiller circulation

paul, if it is the case, you should leave the last 1 mm of the holel free and put epoxy on the magnet, so the magnet will not get rusted fast. lior

Hi Joerg, I think that you will have to strip it down. Probably the seal has gone and salt water has corroded it. Whenever I leave the boat for any period of time I flush all the systems, namely:

Paul I agree with Lior. Try the magnet first. It is inexpensive and an easy fix. On Attika, Amel 54, I used 8mm x 8mm Neodimio magnet.(On eBay you buy 10 for 5 US$!). You can measure yours using the

I tried to turn the shaft of the Calpeda pump with a screw driver but it does not budge. I tried a large pair of channel lock pliers - same result. Anyone have any ideas what to try next? Joerg

dear paul, i had this problem twice. in both case it was the small magnet that is paced in the winch. this magnet count the times the winch turn around. you can test it if you take out the winch out

Thank you so much! West marine will be an easier place for me to order the parts needed. -- Paul & Christine Filgiano Montreal, QC (Canada)

Thank you for the info! I will tackle this when I am not under any time constraints as I am unsure of how long a neophyte to DIY repairs like me will take to do this. Greatly appreciated! Paul

Hi Bob; Thanks for the wealth of information in your post. We will definitely put it to good use. Happy Sailing; Mohammad and Aty B&B Kokomo AMEL 54 #099 From:

Hi Bob, Although not intended for me directly I thank you for a very nice and thorough post. We met some years back in Martinique. We are heading to the Mediterranean this May. I am gathering all the

The following files and folders have been uploaded to the Files area of the main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io group. /Dessalator Technical Info/Dessalator Replacement of Membranes -

Thanks, John, Just so I'm sure I understand, when you say you "cut access from the engine room", was that just cutting access in the "egg-crate" dimpled foam sound dampening material or did you

Hi Mohammad and Aty, We wintered at Marina Di Nettuno outside of Rome (not to be confused with the Nettuno Marina in Sicily). Actually we took Bill and Judy's spot there after they opted for Sicily.