Admiral Bill and Judy, Joel ,and the Amel owners yacht group, my wife and I are also new to the forum , but not new to your web site Bill and Judy. I want to say I have really enjoyed reading about

Hi all, whiles Bills technical advice has been valuable I believe his aggressive (in the nicest possible way) insistence that we change nothing until we have owned the boat some time has been even

Reading Joels post I have to add my enthusiasm for the "editor" suggestion - I have been quiet on the forum as I do not have an Amel yet (2017 I will be purchasing though) - Yet I have been reading

and a newbie who cannot spell LMAO Hear, Hear!!

Here Here as a newbie still looking I have been amazed with all the insight and information you share Bill. Thanks Courtney

Hi Joel, Seems you are doing fine. Passionate as ever. We seemed to have missed several connections but all is well. I am having Dreamtime surveyed on the hard for insurance purposes. And will

Hear hear as well, thank you for so much, Bill!

Great summation, Joel. I would certainly add a very hearty "Hear, hear" for Admiral Bill. His advice has been generous and accurate. Tom Peacock Aletes, SM 240 Key West On Tue, Jan 17, 2017 at 10:55

Admiral Bill, I initiated this thread because it would not be good for the group, nor for you I dare say, to just have you ride into the sunset. At the very least we hope you will keep your ever

I'd agree with that!!!

Bill, As you know I am a big fan of yours! Thanks again for your continuous support on the forum and also thanks again for coming with Judy 4 years ago and help in. Hope you keep an eye on the

Thank you all for the advice, Please allow me to summarise the views so far: Chemicals - messy and risky, Sandblast - risky. Based on the Joel's detailed explanation - Scraping is way. One more open

Hi guys Last year I remove The old antifouling and I prefer to do this job by my hand. It is very tiresome, you can use a gently water sandblaster. Consider that is very important don't damage the

Another hear hear! My limited knowledge has expanded incredibly thanks to many owners out there. But when the discussions don't reach a unanimous conclusion Bill always seems to put things to

Thanks much for the helpful replies. Survey is scheduled from January 27, so we'll see how that goes. I'll definitely ask surveyor to check in to the mizzen mast box and the bulkhead seal. I'll

DearAll, While I amonly 30 days into my tenure as an “Amel custodian,” I have been guided by Billand Judy both on the forum and privately for almost a year before I finallyfound the right

DearAll, While I amonly 30 days into my tenure as an “Amel custodian,” I have been guided by Billand Judy both on the forum and privately for almost a year before I finallyfound the right

Hi Mark, Bill is right, contact Joel Potter. He can walk you through the history of the Amel line. When I first started shopping in earnest Bill gave me the same advice to go to Joel. Joel will

Bill, You have been a great help to me and IMO ( and clearly many others feel the same way) have made a huge contribution to the board…of course you will be missed! I hope that you will decide

Joel, Do you have an opinion on soda blasting? Like sand blasting but uses sodium carbonate (baking soda) instead of sand, a much softer, more gentle, material. It's not available everywhere, and