Hi Joan, We just replaced our lopolight on our 2008 A54. Ours had an internal short. These lights are encased in resin, so repairs are not possible. We were offered a 50% discount on a new one, which

Joerg, I have had the same problem with rain water in the aft lazarette. The leakage came from several sources: - Emergency rudder hole lid fitting - Davits sealant - Decklocks rubbers I managed to

Hi Ales, On my Amel A55#05 from 2012 I have similar but viewer spots on the mast. Mostly around stainless steal bolts. This autumn we are going to repaint these areas. The radar mast bracket was

Thanks a lot Bill for putting my mind at rest. Real world experience and knowledge beats theoretical concerns every time. You are a great resource. -- Paul Harries Prospective Amel Buyer

José and others that replaced their lopolights, My lopolight tricolor and anchoring Light on my Amel A55 also stopped working. I thought it was the wiring or a fuse but checking the switchboard, wago

1) Bill, could you please explain what the pictures are of? The photos are of the leading edge of a cast iron ballast that hit coral/rock many times. When you look at these photos imagine the cost of

1) Bill, could you please explain what the pictures are of? 2) I had previously read the account that Trevor and Mark pointed me towards, incredible that someone could buy a boat so poorly repaired 3)

Here's a direct link to the entire thread that Trevor is referring to: https://amelyachtowners.groups.io/g/main/topic/29761617#22127 -- Mark McGovern SM #440 Cara Annapolis, MD USA

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Paul, Check out message NO 22128 an amazing story about Amel keels. Olivier told me this first hand years ago. Best regards, Trevor Cork Ireland

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I realize that very early Amels had glassed-in ballast. I believe that many people would think this is better than the external bolted and glued Amel ballast. Since a photo says more than I have time

My Amel 54 has keel bolts. The keel is wide and long making it very secure unlike higher aspect ratio keels. The Kraken is higher aspect ratio and will thus be more efficient but I suspect not as

Been listening to owner of Kraken yachts give his opinions. In many respects he seems to have copied Amel philosophy. I am however left wondering about how Amel keels are attached. Are keels glassed

Hi all, Understood. Thanks for the information. Didn't see the reference in the Amel book. Tony

Morgen Ruedi, Sorry hearing about your furling troubles. I don’t have anything on the MEJ furlers – my problem is with the EFJ furler which is completely different set up than the

Hi Teun Sorry to hear about all your trouble with the BAMAR Furlers. Up to now I was happy with the MEJ Version until recently it started to make a lot of noise when turning. When I opened

Hi Scott, I hope all is well. We were running under Parasailor using what we call the Scott setup a couple of days ago and had a problem with the pole twisting. As a result, the lead for the

Thanks, Dennis. I will check it out. Regarding the topping lift. I suppose that it is only of any use on a yacht with slab reefing. I just imagined that there may be some advantage of having a topping

Nick, In blue below in your message. Best Regards Teun SV AMELIT A54 #128 HOPE ISLAND MARINA (near BRISBANE) QLD AUSTRALIA July 29, 202214:09:10 You can follow AMELIT via this