Phillipe, I stand by my thinking that the horizontal lift is impractical recommendation for a shorthanded cruising boat. For demonstrating in a class with 5 or 6 students and an instructor, that's a

I would say the furling system of the Amel 54 created the second most frustrating maintenance issues (#1 was the electrical system). I was told that the Reckmann system is the only solution to

Hi everyone, I am the new owner of Tengah, an Amel 54 ( 2007 Hull#69) and wanted to introduce myself to the group. The camaraderie I've seen in this group is one of the reasons I went with an

Dear Amel Yacht Owners, Many thanks to all for your clear answers and experience. For me it is still important to precise, that a horizontal lift up of an unconsious person from the water is better

Hello Danny, I could not agree more with what you write. For me also the 55 is beyond my needs and more than I can afford, as well as already somewhat engaged on that slippery “non-Amel”

We have built a drawer in the faulweather wardrobe. Top drawer is for the scanner/printer, second for various things as copy and photopapers, third for daily used tools and fourth for various bulky

I had new exact copies of the original vinyl graphics on my 2001 SM made in Puerto Rico by BoatGraphicsPR dot com ( Felix 1-787-889-6608 felix at BoatGraphicsPR dot com ). He came to the boat and

Alex, We used vinyl lettering that was cut to our design by BoatUS. It was easy to apply, and if my past experience is a guide, it will last at least 10 years.

Maretron recommends connecting the shield to ground, just be sure you do it only ONCE to avoid ground loop currents. Although I can't imagine an Amel would have a NMEA2k network so complex it would

Thank you Eric I would try to find an macineshop in Sweden that can help me. / Niklas Skickat från min iPhone 31 mars 2018 kl. 16:48 skrev 'sailormon' kimberlite@... [amelyachtowners]

Hello, Again, in reference to the hull´s refurbishing project, I´d like to hear your thoughts on the following: 1. Should we paint the waterline with the traditional/original red stripe? we are

Hi Jean, We visited the yard in July last year and they were preparing to launch the first 50. We were given a full tour of the boat (and the yard). In my opinion it is unquestionably not designed

Well said Bill. Danny SM 299 Ocean Pearl Sent from my Vodafone Smart On 1 Apr 2018 10:33 a.m., "greatketch@... [amelyachtowners]" <amelyachtowners@...> wrote:

Eric, I ran into some weirdness like that installing a new inverter charger. If you have one starting battery, then the ground may not be on the genset but on the main engine. I chased down a ground

Hello Duane,I uploaded the map I mentioned to you in SIMPATICO´s refurbishing page Best wishes Alex Paquin

Hi Eric. You are correct in assuming that there should be no connection between the battery negative and the engine block, except when the engine is being started or stopped. If there is a connection

Duane, I don't have a direct answer to your question, but here is some information for you that may be helpful. Shields are normally connected to the metal case of the devices that are connected by

Mohammad, I was going to write a respose based on recharging my unit but this is way better. One point I would add is that if one is not using a set of refrigeration gauges to make sure to connect

Paul, That posting about 2 each 30mfd was me, but it was for a Dessalator 160. Best, CW Bill Rouse Admiral, Texas Navy Commander Emeritus Amel School www.amelschool.com 720 Winnie St Galveston

Of course, I didn't say it, and I should have to be absolutely clear, but when lifting a person who is unable to swim or be pulled to the swim ladder, the mizzen boom should be held in place with the