Merci beaucoup, Jose-Luis. Kent ________________________________ To: amelyachtowners@... Sent: Monday, August 29, 2011 6:13 AM Subject: [Amel] Message from Moderator   I fully

Jean-Paul I think keel bolts can corrode due to anaerobic corrosion whether the keel is lead or iron. The important thing is the quality of the bolt and the way it is fitted. I am very confident with

I fully support Karkauai´s message and I feel the need to draw your attention to the absolutely need for keeping the good ways among us. As we cannot see each other when we write, we have to be

Dependent on how the bolts are fixed into the keel you may not actually be able to inspect them other than have a look at the top fixings (not what i would call an inspection). IF they are 'just'

All this makes great reading, very interesting, thanks guys.   I had bolt inspection on my too doo list.   Cheers....Conn Williamson- Mango #28  To: amelyachtowners@... Sent: Monday,

Hey, Amel family. I think it would be a good idea if we kept discussion on this forun to what our experience and even opinion is regarding the maintenance, repair, and upfitting of our remarkable

The keel bolts are indeed Stainless steel/inox. They are located at the bottom of the stub keel inside the large water tank. You can access them easily in the Maramu by opening the tank-top inspection

Thanks , Dave, for the quick and interesting answer, Do you know if the bolts of the balast are in inox steel ? I am also glad to read that your maramu from 1979 is still in good condition. I am going

We have cruised the Pacific coast of Mexico which is quite rolly. I would invest in a passive anti-roll device of some sort and deploy it from the end of a spinnaker pole as far out as you can make

Jean Paul, Treating the rust is part of owning a boat with a cast iron keel. Personally I would prefer if our Maramu had a lead keel however many fine European boats are built with cast iron keels.

I was only slightly surprised that Kent did not mention using a jammer on the halyard for top class safety and that he still takes the halyard back to the cockpit after putting a turn or turns on a

Hello, I am looking to purchase a maramu. Recently I saw a boat, on land, which seemed interesting, but a line of corrosion and casting a slight rust mark the hull - ballast. The owner tells me to

Hello Richard, I think it is much the same as other boats. Two solutions, set a stern anchor so the boat is bows to the prevailing swell or I saw one boat where they had set the balooner pole swell

For the moment we are with our SM "Silence"(No 206) in the bay of Villefranche sur Mer in the Med. An adorable litle town, worth to stay an few days. But there is a problem: even if the sea is flat,

Craig, Yes, we did get the free 1 year and it fit perfectly into our plans. We will not be here a year, but for the 6 months we will be here, we can recapture some of the yacht transport fees we

Hi Bill, Tragic story - thanks for the head's up. Did you get the "free one year trial berth" they've been advertising? Cheers, Craig on s/v Sangaris, SN#68

We arrived at Karpaz Gate Marina 2 days ago, a new marina in Northern Cyprus, where we plan to winter in the Med. The electric power on the pontoons was off when we arrived. We were told that they

Kent, Yes, it sounded wierd to me, but, I mistakenly thought you were using the windlass, not the jib winch. Why are you getting overwraps when you use the windlass? If you (Dawn) are simply taking

Hi Kim, the bolts are nylon, 6 mm diameter and 25 mm long countersunk head. I had to drill out the old bolts and then had to recut the thread on the plate due to aluminium corrosion. Good luck. Dennis

Near our hometown we've spotted the Amel 54 Marianne, which appears to be French flagged. If anyone is familiar with this yacht, or perhaps the owners read this, I am curious to know about the dodger.