Congratulations. Moving from a small boat to a larger one is easier than the other way around! SM 209 must have been Capt Piller's boat? Bill Rouse BeBe 387 sent from my tablet On Apr 3, 2014 11:22

Gary, Congratulations from across the pond and down the Mediterranean too - the Amel is the cream of sailing yachts for World exploration. Peter Forbes Amel 54 #035 - Goçek Turkey setting off RTW

Gary, Congratulations! Enjoy -- and there is so much to learn from this group, of course, that excludes us "newbies." Ezio and I have been boating for a dog's age - mostly sailboats, a trawler,

Gary, Congratulations, you have bought a great boat and will be happy with your decision. Don't be in a hurry to leave the Chesapeake , if you have never cruised here , don't miss an opportunity to

Gary, If you need any local assistance, I live in the Annapolis area and keep my Santorin SN24 in Galesville at Hartges. Ric Gottschalk Bali Hai SN24 From: amelyachtowners@...

Congratulations! Veit AtmanSM 215 Sent from my vm iPad

Congratulations Gary...a gutsy move. We are also new owners, and heading down to Rio Dulce, Guatemala in a couple of weeks to bring our boat back to the USA. Regards, Steve and Liz Davis SM #072

Gary, Congratulations and welcome to an elite group of people who have chosen wisely. Cindy and I wish you safe travels, calm seas and fair winds in your future endeavors. Best regards,

Congratulations Gary ! Welcome to the group! You will find the forum very usefull and friendly! Sincerely, Alexandre SM2K #289 NIKIMAT Port Lucaya Marina, Freeport, Grand Bahamas, The

Mariners should use caution. :) My wife and I just took possession of SM 209 and she is lying in Deale, MD. We are thrilled to have realized this dream and can't wait to get underway. We are

I have been following this thread and have not heard anyone suggest that you should probably drop the rudder and inspect the rudder shaft and skeg hinges for electrolysis damage. Best Wishes,

We were anchored in a deep inlet in Minorca along with anumber of other boats one of which had laid a buoy to mark the position of hisanchor. The tide had turned whilst they were ashore and the boat

Aha! I guessed right, for once. Thanks for the update, Bill. Kent From: "yahoogroups@..." To: amelyachtowners@... Sent: Wednesday, April 2, 2014 9:14 AM Subject: [Amel Yacht Owners]

There was a clog inside the copper 90 degree Amel-made hose bib at the hot water outlet of the Water Heater. Photo

The prop shaft has looked perfectly normal every time I've changed the seals until now. There are also a couple of jagged-edged holes in the shiny part of the shaft just aft of the major damage that

Pat, Thanks! Best regards, Mark SM2K #275 www.creampuff.us

Hi Kent, That's an interesting addendum to the story. Are you sure now that it's electrolysis and not something to do with the propeller chain wrap incident that maybe was never repaired properly

Sorry to hear of yr difficulties hope y can sort it real soon Barb Sueno Azul Sue Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPad

Hi Bob, I'm waiting for a reply from Amel...hope I'm not too much older before I hear from them. I have talked to Joel Potter who says the lower unit has to be removed to change the prop shaft. There

Kent, My guess is that the electrolysis source is DC current from onboard systems. milliamps. Double digit or higher?. The chargers you mention definitely are suspect, but so are all the dc powered