Hello Gerhard, I am not an Amel owner yet but on my last boat, I had a foam luff. It made the sail set better when partially reefed. In my opinion, the foam luff is better value than the higher

Hi Rink & Kent, Thanks for your reply. What material, weight and cut did you use for your foresail? I'm also looking at using Hydra-Net radial from Dimension Polynant OR Fibercon Hybrid with

Bill, Thank you. Very informative. Regards, Will

Experiences and preferences may differ form person to person. We also changed our big genoa for a 110% (yankee) specially for the mediterranen / Agean. I disliked the big sail in the rapidly upcoming

I am fairly sure that the CALPEDA pump ID plate on BeBe #387 reads either 1.5 or 1.8 cubic meters/hour. If it is 1.5 cubic meters/hour, that is 6.6 gal/min. If it is 1.8 cubic meters/hour...if so,

I believe this will answer your question regarding the HIN (hull Identification number): http://www.boatsafe.com/nauticalknowhow/hin.htm Bill BeBe

Reinhold, The most important thing is which boat is in the best condition and has the best history of care. They are all old. If you are thinking a lot about resale value my opinion is any of these

I have the specs for the Calpeda CM-20 Centrifugal Pump Model BMP-35 08.811.203 also called: BCM20E - but I honnestly don't understand it. If you let me know your email I can send you the .pdf file.

Hello, The plate on the CALPEDA a/c pump our October 2001 #250 SM2K is quite corroded or worn and I can't figure out how many gallons per minute or litres per minute this pump puts out, and this is a

Dear members, Still trying to solve the freezer issues. Does anyone happends to know on the Frigoboat model: Frigomatic AV 35 F how many PSI of R143A is required and what type of connection it

Alan, I changed the heading to reflect the subject. You are right about the sea chest. One of the main purposes of it is to clean the engines, a/c, toilets and pumps and hoses. I pour sew-clean or any

Does anyone know the hull numbering system that Amel uses? For example can you determine the year a boat was built by the hull number and are the number sequential? Is a hull number with an "M" a

Hi Pepino, I have a 110 genoa with high cut clew (we call it a Yankee) that I use in the Caribbean where winds are often 25+ kts. It does fine in 30 kts sailing jib and jigger (main furled completely

This may be of interest to some of you...I find it intriguing and I hope to see at least one of us involved in this! I just received an email from Jimmy Cornell. He will have a round-the-world

Hi all, I would like to have a 90% to 100% foresail made. My sailing area for the next few years will be the Aegean, where we typically have 30+ knots winds in the Summer. The initial suggestion by

Hi, Akwaaba had a holding tank fitted by Amel behind the forward heads, hidden behind the cubby holes . It either drains to the sea or is pumped out by a deck fitting with air vent similar to the

No not the same thing....I'm talking about the saltwater fill pump line that leads to the head. But it's OK, Derek has given me an easy solution. Cheers Alan SVElyse SM437

Good Idea Derek ! I'll do that in future....... Cheers Alan SV Elyse SM437

I used 5/8 inch hose fittings when I replaced my fresh water pump and the Amel hoses fit with them perfectly. Jim SM384 Sirena Azul

Not sure if we're talking about the same thing. On Kristy (SM243) there is a short line from the seacock just inboard of the heads to the seawater pumps, then to the heads. The only line going to