Joel It was nice to briefly visit with you and your lovely wife in Annapolis. Commissioning ISSUES on the HR prevented us from meeting with you. We did have an eventful & enjoyable two week cruise

"Drifter" has been in the Caribbean for the past four years. We're back in the Chesapeake Bay now and need to winterize the watermaker. The Amel manual suggests using glycerin mixed with the

Hi Joel, On the subject of rigs, how tight do you make your backstays? Every other part of my standing rigging is very tight but my backstays have always had a fair bit of play in them.Would you

WOOPS! You who are familiar with Fort Lauderdale already know that there is no PIER 55, our boat will be at PIER 66, Dock C-64. Hope to see you there. All the best, Vela Potter

Dear Fellow Amel Owners: With the Fort Lauderdale Boat Show upon us from October 30th - November 3, we have received numerous inquiries from the Amel tribe on obtaining free tickets to the show. I

I need to replace the Plexiglas supports to the doghouse of my 1973 Amel Euros. Amel tell me that the moulds for these are no longer available. Has anyone found an alternative source for these, or an

Dear Amel Owners, Not meaning to or wanting to pick on my friend and seasoned sailor Bill Atz, but be EXTREMELY CAREFUL about deciding to use stainless steel chain. It isn't as strong as high test

Hi Bill I'm sailed my SM for 2 Years in the Caribs and Venezuela and also more then 8 Years in the Med and Red Sea. Amel told me altime that 50 m of 8 mm galva. chain is enough, but I use very

wrote: to believe. Arnold, It seems that many boats here in the Caribbean are buying stainless steel chain in either Trinidad or Venezuela. The price is still more than galvanized, but much less

Bob, on Hanalei: We have a 1989 Maramu, straight from France, and had to convert the existing butane system to AYBA propane standard. I would describe how we did this; but I'm not familiar with

Hi Bob, I also own a Santorin (1992) "Kavanga" and updated the propane system recently. A friend made for me a stainless steel locker for 2 aluminium propane bottles (6 kg propane each). The locker

I am about to purchase new anchor chain in the States to ship down to my 9 year old SM in the Caribbean. M. Selo says 8mm was installed when the boat was purchased. This is approximately 5/16" I

Based on a pre-purchase marine survey of my recently acquired 1993 Santorin, and a resulting requirment from my insurance company, I have been asked to update its propane system. It presently has a

Ok, this isn't specific to Amels, but we're all sailors so I thought everyone would be interested! Today Mari-Cha IV shattered several sailing speed records. The 140 foot all carbon fiber schooner

Message text written by INTERNET:amelyachtowners@... Hi Stephan, The stuff we used was bought Down Under and was called Knead-it. The Evercote Everfix Epoxy Stick listed in Westmarines

Anne and John, Thank you so much! I actually had to try this twice since my tube of epoxy was old and would not set up even after 30 hrs. I cleaned it off and replaced with Marine Tex grey which

Message text written by INTERNET:amelyachtowners@... As the ex-owners of a very leaky Oyster we have lots of experience in this area. Get some waterproof epoxy which comes in a clear

Windslow now offers this feature on new purchases. I am not sure if they offer this on existing liferafts, but you can call them and find out. Vito Wanderer ASM#283 <stephreg@y...>

How did you get it vacuum packed? Stephan Delos (SMM #303) for members can use every

Hi All After some research on life rafts, I found that the best solution for my particular needs was a windlow 6 Man offshore unit for the following reasons. 1-It is consistently rated #1 by the