The solent stay is attached to the mast just 3 feet from the masthead, thus no runners were needed. The maramu had only a single spreader rig and small foretriangle, so this worked well. The

Dear Ben, Thank you very much for the info. How was the solent stay rigged. What did you attach it to and how did you strengthen the deck and below deck fittings? Did you install running

Hi, new to the forum... My father, brother and myself sailed our 1983 Maramu Resolute from Alaska to Cape Horn and back in 1998-2000. Our website is www.paonline.com/resolute For heavy weather we

Hallo George, I have the same problem in my SM 107 and I solve it. The first thing that you have to do is to check with an expert in electronic if your autopilot software is the last version that is

Unfortunately yes, my ST7000 had a major failure. The main PC board went bad. There was no way to get it working as it decided to announce "low batteries" and bip for ever as soon as I would try to

Hi to all that have emailed. I shall answer everyone in one email to keep downlaod to the minimum for those who might be on a Sat phone. Eric Regarding the poles, I simply hang them on the rails.

Delores, are you talking about protecting and polishiing the stainless steel deck guard rail here ? Im finding it difficult to get this job done. help appreciated, Dennis Woods Co owner Khamsin B

Message text written by INTERNET:amelyachtowners@... Dear Ian and Judy, Thanks for your info. To see the pics open "photos" and then click on the thumbnail marked Bali Hai. Of our

hi, does anyone have factory pictures of the Amel factory . I have already seen the existing ones on the yahoo website. thanks fair winds eric freedman sm 376 kimberlite

Hi Ian, The 303 product is clear and would not be a problem as far as the "grain" goes. But I doubt I would use on the faux teak decks as it might be slippery. It would effectively prevent the

Dear Anne and John, I am interested to see your cockpit chair pictures , but being somewhat of a novice on a computerI am struggling to find them---what do I do to download them? You have my

Dear Ian, How do you rig the poles when they are not deployed. what do you do besides using the hook on the end of the pole? Fair winds, Eric SM 376 kimberlite

Hi Again, I always keep the poles rigged when under way. You are right, they do offer a lot of security when folded. When single handed, you just cannot go overboard, and they bridge the gap between

Hi Stephan, interesting to read that you too get wet sails when stowed up front. When I arrived in Greenland after a lively crossing from Ireland, I found several inches of water in the forward

Dear Anne and John, Thank you for the further info on the aft cabin storage. I did not realize that one of the bunks in the aft cabin can be converted into a double, (like the fore cabin I suspect),

Hi Delores, thanks for this good tip. I have also found a marvelous product that keeps all gel coat in show room condition as well as making smoke removal a cinch. It's called Mer, and I believe it

Dear Stephan, Thanks for the note. A friend of mine on another Amel was thinking pf ordering shorter poles just to prevent them from dipping. My boat is currently in St Thomas. I have been toying

While delivering my recently aquired Sharki from Florida to Charleston the main sail, 50% reefed in a I35-40 kt squall was ripped and shredded. This came as a surprise as the Surveyor had prononced

Dear Philippe, The foam luff is simply that. The sailmaker sews foam into the luff of the sail. This allows the sail to be furled with a better shape. I had it done by Doyle Sailmakers. There is a