Kent, The hinge consists of a long pintle that is incorporated into the fiberglass along the forward edge of the platform and the gudgeons are two stainless steel eyes that are attached to stainless

Charles, I think the Secteur Blac people are giving you an answer without thinking. A standard whisker pole would exert no more lateral force on the mast than the Amel pole. It does the same thing,

Great, I am glad that Patrick has been helping you. - he is good. I used to have Pantaenius through Scott, but switched to Falvey when I purchased my Amel last year. I have yet to see how they will

James, Thanks for getting back to me regarding Patrick. I was surprised yesterday morning when a Electrical engineer , a surveyor , and Patrick all showed up at my house to look at my boat . I had

Good morning Paul, I am short on time because of work, but I think you talk about the O ring 40.00 x 2.50 for the Bow thruster http://nikimat.com/spare_parts_bow_thruster.html And the 24X3.5 for

Hello Amel Friends, I inquired whether it would be feasible to install a mast pole for the genoa on my Maramu. I was told by the "Secteur Blanc" people (they do the rigging for the Chantiers Amel at

Hi Eamonn, I was unable to remove any of the flat head machine screws from the outhaul tracks. After breaking the heads of the first two (the heads split at the slot with not much force, they are

Hello! Does anyone know the dimensions for the O-ring inside the prop shaft busing? and the O-ring dimension for the Oil plug in the C-Drive, We have an Amel SM 2000 #259 from 1999 Paul on S/Y

Hi yes, the Panasonic panels do not have a marine guarantee. If they were installed on a house they are guaranteed for 25 years. My take on that is, if they fail after 10 years I already have got my

Hi Mark The N330 and N325 were just released in Europe in April. They have exactly the same cell as the N285, just one row more. After assembly they are tested; if the Watts reach or exceed 330 they

Thanks Derick. How does the hinge part work? Kent

Kent, Although I currently use S-hooks on the support wires to hold them up and prevent the platform from accidentally deploying when it is stored, I have found that the platform lays flat against the

I have the most simple solution. I use portable steps for inflatable boat. It is commercial product. Normaly I keep the steps in the lazaret. I made a loop from 1/4" line and hang the steps on that

Hi Gang, We have a fairly simple solution; we added a 4 step telescopic ladder on the lower step of the stern. The setup allows the hinge to extend outside the Amel fender so to stop compressing the

That looks like it would be a great addition, Derick. I guess it's above the bumper, so still pretty high off the water. Can you deploy it from in the water? My insurance company wants me to add

In the Files section under "miscellaneous " there is a .pdf entitled "SM2K #400 stern swim ladder". It is actually a platform that swings down with a three step folding ladder attached. If there were

Thanks Alexandre. It looks like it would work. Ben Driver La Bella Vita SM #347

Good morning Ben, Here is what the previous owner installed on my vessel. Personally I like it. It folds away completely and allow me to go down with scuba diving

It is true that Patrick is handling the replacement work for my battery explosion issue. I cannot say whether he understands the Amel systems directly, but I do trust his expertise on electrical

Jamie, I have spoke with Patrick at Marine Electric Systems about replacing damaged equipment resulting from lightning . From what he said ,I believe he is doing the work on your boat . Could you