I agree, if I did not have a psa I would consider installing one.Whatever small drag it produces, which I cannot detect on the speedo is more than offset by the amps it produces, enough to power

oops, slip of the finger. Danny To: amelyachtowners@... Sent: Thursday, 14 July 2011 10:04 AM Subject: [Amel] Re: Quiet Wind Generator   Hi Danny and Yvonne Quote "Hi All, we have a

Hi Danny and Yvonne Quote "Hi All, we have a German made Super Wind 350 amp wind generator" -------------------------------- Have another look, 350 Amps very unlikely. More likely 350

Hi All, we have a German made Super Wind 350 amp wind generator on the top of the Mizzen mast of our SM. The super wind is a very wellbuilt unit designed for remote locations and minimal maintenance,

A propellor shaft alternator was a option from the shipyard on Later model Super Maramu boats and it worked well. However, you are spinning three separate transmissions/gear assemblies within arms

thank you Dave , this is good information , I will look into alternative energy resources! regards george To: amelyachtowners@... Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 4:40:33 PM Subject: [Amel]

Having owned and used a wind generator (Windbugger) for 25 years and sailed many thousands of miles with it, I must assure that underway, the prop shaft alternator (PSA), which on my Mango produces

George, When the previous owner of our Maramu repowered he scrapped the shaft alternator. There have been debates on the value of the shaft alternator on this forum in the past. Personally I would

Sjors,    I have a Santorin, with a shaft alternator connected, but not the original Amel alternator, which failed some time ago. I bought the smallest 12v car alternator available at the time - (I

Hi Dave, my engine is the original Perkins with low hours, the previous owners use the maramu as an apartment for 30 years!! so I hope I get a few more years out of her. anyway I wonder if you have an

Have a good summer, Ric.  Keep me up to date on where you are. Kent

Kent, dont know gittens, but Franz with KNJ at Peakes has worked with him. Bali Hai back into annapolis after 3 1/2 years in Caribbean. Better mechanics here to sort out & recondition boat for next

Marty, Just painted my mast and dealt with a fair amount of corrosion. First sand down the spots of corrosion as best you can, I used a multi-tool with a triangle sanding pad, you will not get all

Good news and bad news.. The good news is that the spars on your boat are very similar to the spars Amel is making today. Unlike earlier spars also built by NIRVANA, you can actually get some of the

George, Two of us Maramu owners in California have Yanmar 75hp turbodiesels installed. I am in contact with the other owner and I can say we are both quite pleased with the engines. Is there

Marty, We are fortunate to have the Isomat anodised masts on our Maramu so zero corrosion even after 30+ years. I have had issues like the one you describe on other boats. It's been several years

I bought a 1985 Marmu in Feb and had the same problem I had the masts removed sand blasted and painted. I removed all the hardware and replaced myself It cost me about 6,000 US. aluminum mast/boom.

Hello all, I been looking Amel Maramu 1989 with quite a lot of corrosion on painted aluminum mast/boom. And wonder how to clean this stuff. I put few photos in Photos/Amel Maramu/mast boom corrosion.

Bill, You are in the fantastic Cyclades, enjoy! I saw from the meteo that Meltemi is doing his job.... good to go south! Fair winds Fabio - Italica Inviato da iPad

Fabio, Thank you for your kind words. We are in Syros...next stop Nexos. Bill BeBe