Hello Ian & Judy, we spent 3 winters in Agios Nikolaos in Crete now. Some friends are in Leros. Leros has two locations. One is the marina near main town which is located a little off the city. So you

Hi All, We are thinking of leaving Pen Azen ashore in Leros for the winter of 2017-18. Has anyone experience of that marina? Have a great sail in 2017, Ian and Judy, Pen Azen, SM 302, Hyeres

After having the same problem with both 10 and 12 m Dynema line of high quality, we bought a 12 m Vectran line from Liros Germany with a cover which is supposed to have high friction, It improved the

Thanks bill for the explanation and the photo. Definitely helpful. It is nice to know how AMEL originally did it. Simple and effective. Respectfully; Mohammad and Aty AMEL 54 #099 B&B Kokomo On Dec

Mohammad, I rigged the outhaul line just as Amel had done it. I cut it to size with a hot line cutter. I used the outhaul winch to tighten the line. The stern end is secured first with a single

Thanks bill and Kent. The 10mm dynema that was used by the French rigger stripped its cover the last time it slipped going from Samos to kos a few days ago, downwind force 7. So the current line is no

Hi Mohammed. I had the same problem several years ago. On advice from someone on this forum I sprayed the line with a contact cement. It worked great, and by the time the cement was gone, the line

Hi Vlad, I replaced the old 25 l/hr unit with a Duo 100; makes more sense than a 60 l/hr in my opinion. Both work very well and provide fabulous quality water. Jean-Pierre Germain Eleuthera,

John, Congratulations! It is too bad that your search in the US did not turn up what you wanted in the US. On the other hand, finding such a deal in Le Marin is a blessing. I heard her previous

Mohammad, It is a slightly confusing story. Amel originally used 10mm Kevlar line. It is impossible to find today. If you ask SAV in La Rochelle, they will tell you to use 12mm Dynema line. A

Good morning John, Congratulations and welcome to the family! Looking forward to meet you and visit Vent de Soleil! Sincerely, Alexandre SM2K #289 NIKIMAT Harbor View Marina, Tortola,

We have always had a problem with the main outhaul slipping on the friction clutch in strong winds. I'm pretty sure the line we had on was not original Amel install. We had it changed when we

Interesting reply. We have the same batteries. Thanks for sharing Alexandre Colin & Lauren Streeter Island Pearl II, Amel 53 #332 Brisbane On Wed, Dec 28, 2016 at 6:33 AM, Alexandre Uster von Baar

Congratulations John. Sorry we did not meet up while you were here, but I was still in the USA for your short trip to Martinique. Currently, your new pride and joy is berthed across the dock from us,

Welcome John; It took us 4 years to select the “right boat”for us. You will find over time that there are design considerations in Amelsthat you will only come to know and appreciate after

Welcome, John. Congratulations! You for sure will have lot of fun. Will arrive in St Lucia beginning of February. Martin AMEL 54 #149 CHIARA Von meinem iPad gesendet Am 28.12.2016 um 08:04 schrieb

Greetings fellowAmel owners, I am today pleasedto be able to introduce myself as the new owner of “Vent de Soleil,” SM 37 and would like to thank all of you forallowing me to troll your forum

Dear Amel Owners, Just sharing the reply I received from Trojan regarding the charging of my new batteries. I received 8 (+ 1) Deep cycle, flooded, Trojan 27 TMH batteries 115 Ah The Data Sheet

Merry Christmas Jean-Pierre, I don’t have an oil pressure gage on mine, but thinking on adding one since I have a tendency to micro-control… 1500 RPM is normal for 50 Herzt (would be 1600 rpm

Merry Xmas to all, Quick question: MDKAL (695 hours) operates at 1500 rpm for 50 HZ. My oil pressure reads 25-30 psi at this rpm. What is the rpm of your units and what oil Pressure do you