Hi Bill On Island Pearl II we installed the sister unit to yours, ie. a Victron MultiPlus 24v/3000w/70amp inverter/charger and we are extremely happy with it. Our two Dophin 30 and 50 chargers are

Bill, Good point about the possibility of accumulating weight in the bow lockers from a slow leak. It is pretty hard to get a perfect seal on a locker with such a large opening but I will do what

On our SN the port bow locker has a factory installed drain plug with screw cap. It allows you to drain any water from the storage lockers into the chain locker which then flows to the bilge sump,

James, I went to look for the name of the core material used, and I can't find it. My recollection is that 5/8 inch thick Dynacell was specified. Pretty much any of the PVC or Urethane foam core

Bill, A sealed locker for the stowage of wet chain/rode is a tough place for wood to survive for very long so I think that you are on the right track with removing the organics. Which foam core

Strictly in the "for what it's worth" file... I have had a number of Xantrex products over many years... and never been happy with any of them. I found them to be short lived and fragile. Sometimes I

I had planned to do our locker floors myself, but my better half convinced me I had better things to do (smart girl!) I was even more appreciative of her advice when watching the guy who did the work

Hi all, Lori and I are in St Anne now, we will be in le Marin starting Wednesday. Eric, we would love to meet you on the 18th. How about happy hour at Kokorum? That can accommodate anyone who can

Stephanie That’s exactly what we did, plus a photo of the colours (they should be). I had the SANTORIN re done in black lettering, painted the background cream and put the letters on. Comparatively

Boatshow in Dűsseldorf will be from 20th January to 28 th January . Would be a great place to see the newAmel 50. Hope to see a lot of us and perhaps we could have a get together. Wolfgang Weber

Oh yeah? It probably slowed it down a bit.., but once the moisture gets in, it spreads fast.. especially in plywood. Even marine ply. I’m new to Amels, and every boat has it’s achilles tendon..

Regarding opening the chain locker door to get air circulation, we had built a mahogany louvered cover which we use when not making passage. The appearance is Amel-like and it's easy to put the solid

I have the Xantrex Prosine 1800i installed for 13 years and it has never given me a problem. Mark Pitt Sabbatical III, SM#419, Spain On 1/6/2018 4:17 PM,

We also installed the Xantrex Prosine 1800i. It lasted one year and quit. The error code was "contact the factory". Xantrex replaced it promptly without waiting for the old one to come back, they

Hi Miles No brainer there. I’d be mad not to hire Oliver to do survey and Bill to guide me through the process and explain everything Amel to me! Money well spent.. I dodged a bullet in Greece

HI James, If you are serious about the boat, hiring Oliver Beauté to do a survey is a good investment as everyone on this forum seems to agree. A boat that has not been well maintained can get

ThanksBill. Since we are currently wintering in Licata Sicily, this was our firstchoice. Good to know you had a good experience with them. Any contact people atthe boat yard? Itried sending you an

Hi Miles Many thanks. I don’t think it would be very difficult. Make a template, laminate 2x6mm together, instal and screw to old flange. Glass in tabbing around the section and then the entire

Hi James, This is not an unusual issue with older SMs. In Martinique Amel has a person who specializes in the repair. He cuts out the old floor and drops in a new perfectly fitting new one. It is

Hello Stephanie, I bit thebullet and ordered them from Amel. They were very easy to replace. I was surprisedhow easy the old ones came off. This is not a regular stock item for them.Sometime the