Dave, Sounds like a storm in a teacup... But more seriously I have no objection about your reminder about the connection among cruisers and the island communities. Posts like your last one though

Jason, I contacted Riza at Emek Marine in Gocek, Turkey about this. He said that he could make the sheave to replace the cracked/broken sheave that you have. Riza is the Amel Rep in Turkey. Contact:

giusiverdi@... What is your flag and what is your homeport? This matters when getting EU insurance in the Caribbean...and if your flag is US and homeport is US, I can tell you how to do it, as long as

It looks like that Amel turned back to Volvo even with the new 55 given the fact that spare parts and service is hardly available for VW

Hello Anybody has a input to contact a good Insurance Company for Caribbean waters. I am trying to get quotes from Europe but I receive sily quotation such as 11.000 euro x year ( six month in the

We have just began our sailing life! Our second day on our "new" boat that we have purchased in Langkawi. Having very limited sailing experience and no experience of boat ownership, we would be

Jeremy, You could buy from any industrial plastics supplier. We rebed ours and made up some kits of fasteners for when we did the rest. Feel free to call me and we can discuss. Jean will remember

Hanspeter, I have been on this forum for 6 or 7 years and helped several owners with projects. To date I have made this one post that did not pertain to Amel. We have many posts on here that really

Thanks Olivier for your valuable contribution. Has anybody in the group ever fixed it the way Olivier describes it with two steel plates, one on top and one on the bottom? I imagine you would have

Good morning everybody, Inside the GRP, there is a metal insert (steel). I think the bulge is caused by the force of the strut, that is huge when you start to push the hatch back down. After several

Jer, I've done it and it's not too hard. To remove carefully take off the timber strips along the interior. The narrow ones above and below the perspex. They cover the nuts on the through bolts. Held

Hi Dave, thanks for the input, we have have sent our donation..Hope that they are able to get themselves back up and running sooner than later. Those are important stops for cross in Pacific and more

Quick question, we have a small leak on out port side salon windows. Upon further inspection looks like the silicon between the stainless / lexan / deck is oozing out (outside) and the bedding

Dave thanks for publishing the site OceansWatch where to donate solidarity and comfort to thosewho had no luck with the sea .I hope that others will follow your example . Be part of a forum of sailors

What I hear here is that even though the plates have been installed the bulge has not gone down. I believe there is something else in play. Fair Winds Eric Kimberlite Amel Super Maramu #376

I will be on the boat tomorrow. I think it is possible that there are hairline cracks in the deck allowing water to enter the core. I will be examining the hatch under magnification and will figure

I'm with you on this. We have been to Vanuatu a number of times both in Ocean Pearl and a previous yacht. The generosity and hospitality of the people on the remote islands was great.. For us from

I agree Chris. A one time appeal and insight into what's going on is OK with me. Craig, does Seven Seas have a way for cruisers to pool funds through someone in the area? It'd be cool to send a nice

Wow.... Surely there should be an exception to a rule....As Cruisers we are dependent on local goodwill....the reported devistation on Vanuatu after the cyclone is humbling. These people need our

Mawgan Thanks a lot. Great Message . Good Info for all of us amel owners the that Company is in good conditions Hanspeter SM16, Tamango 2 Fethiye, Turkey Von meinem iPhone gesendet Am 16.03.2015 um