Our Santorin had a hydrovane. It was great when it worked. The front of the keel and the rudder are nicely angled to slough off any weed that you go through. The hydrovane rudder is vertical. Ours

An additional comment... You mention using 18mm sheets. For reasons that are not clear to me, this is a common "upgrade" to the Super Maramu. Amel's specification for genoa sheets was 16 mm, double

As far as I know, the only windvane that can be used on an Amel is an auxiliary rudder type. The only one I know of on the market right now is a Hydrovane. But... I have a good bit of experience with

This is mind boggling but worth watching to get an idea of the complexity of starlink and why the antenna view of the sky should be as clear as possible https://youtu.be/qs2QcycggWU

I think the nature of the starlink constellation means the dish should generally be oriented parallel to the earth's surface with maximum visibility in all directions as possible. Andrew Sm472 -

Thanks Craig, yes I understand that. I believe the logic is that fibreglass should be more or less transparent to the frequency used- see for example several successful installations in disused

Hi Neil and Mark, the dish requires line of sight to the sky, placing it inside the cabin won’t work nor will installing it in a locker below deck. it must be outside with an uninterrupted view of

As an aside, I had a wind vane on my 37 foot Tartan, It worked well however , It has a lot of mechanical parts and lines and I should have gone with a second autopilot on that boat. I also used a

We have 2 autopilot drives that are installed. We also have a spare drive, a spare course computer , and a spare rudder reference transducer, and a spare control head. Having been hit by lightning we

Réjean & Fiora, Great news. I am sure that your 54 will take care of you in calm seas and in rough storms. It's the rough storms that make you appreciate your choice in boats. Bill CW Bill Rouse

Welcome to the group and the Amel Family Fiora. You have selected a phenomenal cruising yacht. After cruising on Kokomo for the past 8 years (5 months every year) we continue to be more and more

Hello All, I’m following the group for few months studying the Amel 54. Fiora and I just acquired the Amel 54 no 140, perfectly maintained by her first owner. Vagamonda is now flying à San Marino

Hi Doug, Thank you for the information. We were also looking for an alternative. Happy Sailing; Mohammad and Aty B&B Kokomo AMEL 54 #099

Thanks Vladan. It is great to know that these work and photos are very helpful to see that they are pretty much the same size. -- Fair winds Ruslan Osmonov Phantom, A54 #44

Hi Doug, that is awesome. How in a world were you able to figure out that these would work? There are no dimensions and etc, I want to learn this magic. -- Fair winds Ruslan Osmonov Phantom, A54 #44

I ordered these and they work perfectly. Most of the original ones are so brittle now, that they just break if you slide the curtain, so I have replaced most of them. Amazon and

Hi Ruslan, Original on Pame is square that goes in rail and round outside. See photos. New all round are fitting well in between rails but they are more ‘loose’ then original ones. However

Mike, The standard genoa is 730 sq ft. To calculate a sheet loading we have to assume a wind speed. For this I used 35 knots. Not a wind speed I’d ever keep my full genoa flying in, but easily

Hi Vladan, do you have round ones on PAME? I have rectangular gliders. I suppose round ones could be an alternative for me. -- Fair winds Ruslan Osmonov Phantom, A54 #44

Hi Ruslan, I found them as well as stoppers in local supermarket in Greece. It’s made by company SOKA, www.soka.gr Unfortunately they don’t do online sale. But you can try to contact them and