Hi Paul, I just had rigging replaced in Le Marin by Caraibe for 10,500 Euro. They are the shop that Amel employs in Martinique and uses all original ACMO hardware. They were working on a SM

Paul, Where you are located you have another option. For about 10,000€, including labor, you can sail over to Martinique and have the rigger that Amel recommends do a turn-key job. Gaëtan Rivet

Craig, Thank you for your response and the information. I asked them about the right-hand/left-hand turnbuckle thing, and they stated that it would be the same regardless. Maybe there was a shortage

Hi Paul, We bought ours in 2010. Some time ago Gary Silver posted his Super Maramu invoice from March, 2014 and it was virtually the same as yours at 7947€ plus 780€ for shipping (to where I

Craig and Katherine, How long ago did you obtain your rigging from ACMO? I just received a quote from them for a Super Maramu for 7954 € without shipping. I realize a SM would be somewhat more

I went to La Rochelle prior to the announcement of the 54..on my insistence, Amel would have been able to change my engine to Yanmar since it was still legal for another year in the USA. I

Hi Peter, I have put an update to this below.

Hi, Well we finally got to a place suitable to be able to remove the masts and carry out the repairs so I thought I should do an update. Main Mast Compression Post - The main mast defiantly had rot,

Duane, The comments from Apollo do NOT apply to the type of valve used by Dessalator in the watermaker. There is no way the Dessalator valve can mix from the salt and fresh water supplies if it is

Paul, I am glad you asked about this. I have had the same problem when sailing Ipanema on a port broad reach. I like the idea of using the boom to keep the sheet away from the ladder. That should

Eric, Turning off the freshwater pump may not be enough. If you (for example) are on the hard, living on the boat with the seachest thru-hull closed, the leak is small and incremental. If you turn

Thank you for your inputs, I will try some of your suggestions,especially to use the mizzen boom. Have anyone tried to make a pool sticking out a bit say a foot, should not be to difficult to attache

Duane, That is really odd, I thought those ball valves are bulletproof. I do turn off the fresh water pump when I leave Kimberlite for any length of time. Fair Winds Eric Kimberlite Amel Super

Bill, You asked why neither of us noticed the pump cycling. It took 12 hours just to fill the seachest. At that rate the accumulater tank may be able to supply the tiny trickle of water, and it

Eric, On Wanderer there is a manual valve that controls water to the Duo60 Dessalator Pre-Filter. Both freshwater and seawater are connected to it. In one position it permits seawater to enter the

Duane, What flush valve are you speaking about? Fair Winds Eric Kimberlite Amel Super Maramu #376

Bill, The mechanic tasted the water that pumped out of the Onan oil reservoir and said it was freshwater. He also tasted the water in the muffler and said it was salt water. Fresh water is less

Duane, I thought you originally said that it was freshwater in the engine and muffler. I discussed this with Bob Rossi and his Dessalator Flush Valve was defective. He maintains that this defective

A further update... The problem appears to be the flush valve for the watermaker. If it leaks from the freshwater side to the seawater side, when in the seawater position, it will send freshwater to

Here is a deal, if anyone is interested: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hella-Marine-24-volt-Fan-/302279534177?hash=item466143a661:g:MysAAOSw4CFY7BBb&vxp=mtr Over the years, I bought replacements for these