Craig, I think theremarkable part of the Pantaenius requirements is the fact, in my opinion, itwould be impossible to meet the requirements anywhere in the Carib. When Ifirst read these changes

Given this topic is about ways to keep your boat further south, this is probably irrelevant, but I feel compelled to add it: I had BoatUS coverage on my old boat and dropped it when they switched to

Some recent posts discussed Pantaenius coverage for east US and Bahamas with respect to the hurricane season - here's an update (spoiler alert: no change). We just received offers for renewing our

Hi Duane and Peggy. I can echo Marko CREAMPUFF’S sentiments. I have been to the DR several times. I could hardly wait to leave. Other than Haiti, it is the most unpleasant place in the Caribbean

Jose, My machinist just finished making another batch of the jib car pulleys from 316L Stainless Steel: The design is pretty much identical to the original cast aluminum pulleys but we make them

Duane, We sailed fromT&C to PR without stopping at the DR. The DR government officials arecorrupt, the smelly bays are polluted and the islands offer nothing that cannotbe found elsewhere in the

Ahmet KİPCAK Seckin Barlas <seckinbar@...> şunları yazdı (10 Nis 2019 10:56):

Dear Eric, The prop shaft bushing for the AMEL 55 is not out of stainless steel. Except for the first AMEL 55 boats, the prop shaft bushings are different (the diameter is not the same) and the

My only experience with my boat and I have also discuss used with several other cruisers who have had similar problems is that you can get some water and microorganisms that form gelatenois blobs at

Jose, Mark McGovern has been making these in stainless steel. I received a pair and they are beautiful! Will be installing next week and will verify that they perform well. Search in the groups.io

Hi Jose, After two circumnavigations, in two yachts, and a lot of cruising in other vessels including my latest Amel 54, I say that you have to compromise. Of course more chain would be nice on

Hi Jose, Chain size. May be either 10 mm or 3/8 inch gypsy. You need to check. Good idea to take the gypsy with you when you go to buy the chain. Check for wear on the gypsy, that may be why it skips

I am getting ready to replace my current anchor chain. The chain that was installed by the yard 7 years ago tends to jump when enough force is made by the windlass, which I imagine is because is not

I think that nowadays they can be printed in stainless steel at a reasonable price, particularly if there are enough parts made. I will be in the market for two units and be willing to put whoever

My apologies if this sort of post is too off-topic. We're preparing to leave the Bahamas for the Dominican Republic. They have some pretty restrictive allowances for "boat stores" which we exceed by

Thanks, Teun. I will try to confirm this with Volvo. Cheers Joerg

Hi Arno, I was discussing this issue in person with two A54 owners this morning. It seems that their spare bushings don't have the holes for the long bolts. Maybe there's a design difference. If I

Hi All, we are also in a situation wanting to check out a Amel , We had to sell our last center cockpit boat due to my wifes back issues, and would love a opportunity for her to scramble around a

Thas seem to be a very clever tool to have. I’m guessing it’s something Amel added to the standard delivery when the A55 was introduced. Can anyone discover a part number for this tool? I’d like

Arlo, I did mine some years ago. I found solid rubber stripping about 10mm X 20mm from a rubber supply shop.