Hello, Bernd i would definitely be a Maxprop rotary wing propeller because of the better reverse drive ore one from SPW Germany https://spw-gmbh.de/de/ we have a Maxprop on our SM on our old boat

Yes, whilst not an Atlantic Tower, rather an EMTEK Turkish install, the water ingress is real. Waiting for summer to attend to the core. Is the result of poor workmanship. Ken Uber SY Eleuthera SM

Tony, A word of caution and my opinion. The last two Atlantic Towers Arches I saw were installed wrong resulting in moisture penetration into the balsa core resulting in serious repair. I believe

Bernd, If you install a feathering prop you do not have to make a permanent choice between power generation and quiet sailing. If you stop the engine while it is running in FORWARD the MaxProp

Tony, I installed the Altantic Towers arch on Cream Puff and ran into the same problem. I could not get a wrench on the bolts for that forward leg on the port side.

Tony, You can drill a larger access hole in the locker, as long as you make sure it is gas tight when you are complete. You definitely do not want the propane locker communicating with the rest of

Ben, Replacing the grounding strap is very simple . There are no drastic measures needed. Please review the archives . Once you make a new strap it is a 1-2 hour job. Fair Winds Eric Kimberlite

Hi all, I have recently purchased an Atlantic Towers - tower in a box for Grand Cru. The install looks fairly simple except for one area - the port side where the propane gas locker is fitted in the

Ben, There are two separate issues here. First is the need to reconnect the keel to the bonding system. That is an annoying job, but by no means beyond the reach of a normal human! A half-inch

The copper grounding to the keel bolt in the bilge is not very hard to replace. You will need a series of socket extension rods to reach the keel bolt. The specs for making

Hi everyone, Based on past posts, it looks like rust on the keel of an Amel is not something unheard of. My concern however is that, unlike what my surveyor told me, the grounding cable that is

Thank you James, that was helpful. However in my case, once the nuts were lose, the tube didn't turn (and could not turn as it was twisting the entire cable plastic case) it slid backwards or

Hi Bernd, You will get lots of differing opinions on this. I have a SM with no prop shaft alternator, but I have solar and a generator. Many with a prop shaft alternator LOVE its power generation

Hi, I would be interested in your opinion on the following. I have a SN with the standard fixed propmfor the shaft gen. However the ideling prop goes on my nerves when sailing. Sailinf should be quite

Bernd & others, My Opinion: Judy and I spent 3 years in Turkey and the Agean. What is written and what you hear is seldom what is enforced and often exaggerated or misstated. Turkey was a wonderful

Craig, Bar soap! Did you know you will get a lot less soap scum in the Gray Water Bilge by using gel soap? CW Bill Rouse Amel Owners Yacht School +1 832-380-4970 | brouse@... 720 Winnie, Galveston

very lucky indeed. on the subject of smoke detectors: we are considering installation of two or three Nest smoke and CO detectors (2nd generation) They seem to be linked together (by BT?) so all will

Simple, Türkiye (this is now the country’s official name) is of my list. I certainly do not change my boat for big bucks for a country ran by moron Erdogan. It’s a pitty but adios Türkiye,

Bill, That pesky "drip tray" is the only really serious design flaw on our Amel - when it rains my bar of soap gets soft! Cheers, Craig Briggs - s/v Sangaris / SN68 Tropic Isle Harbor, FL

As Bill R suggests, this is certainly NOT Amel original, neither the wind instrument nor the wiring. When you see wiring done like that it should alert you to inspect anything else a previous owner