asm283 THANKS FOR THE INFO ON THE WATER MAKER. ACTUALLY I FLUSHED IT WITH CLEAN WATER FOR 3-5 MINUTES AFTER EACH USAGE AS I WAS INSTRUCTED AND DID "PICKLE IT" FOR LONG TERM. IN FACT I HIRED A LOCAL

I had the same concerns locating butane after I arrived in Guadeloupe from La Rochelle. In general, it has been my experience that the French islands sell Butane in the blue cannisters, the British

Dear John, Watermaker filters become fouled by virtue of what's in the water, not as a result of time. Here in South Florida, I have gotten 35 hours on the fine particle filter. I have also had to

Hello all I am seriously looking for a Super Maramu, 1989-1995. If anyone is thinking of selling, either immdeiately or within the next 6 months, please let me know. I will consider any location

We are taking delivery on Dec. 9, '02 and are trying to piece together our final wish, I mean options, list. Does anyone have an opinion about the Corian option for the galley countertops? Joel

Ah, the joys of yacht decisions!Your friends are correct in their statements. Corian countertops do scratch and stain. My experience comes from having a Corian showergrate in a previous boat ...

Forgot this question ... yes, yes, yes, a warm shower in a cockpit is great! We are refitting our cockpit shower with hot/cold options. In the summer the cold water shower is fine but on those

has option with and sink in our Fla. condo about 3 years ago and have been very pleased. You must never cut on it, always use a cutting board. I have had no problems cleaning such things as red

To read about the Mattinson's ordeal in the Caribbean, go to: http://tantoes.panamanow.com/id28.htm

Hi! Just joined your group - just brought an Amel Euros, made in 1979, now lying in Italy. I'm just wondering, is there other Euros owners in this group? Best regards Geza Szabo Hungary

Geza, There are at least two other members in this forum that have Euros: 'paolosaviolo' and 'svmanihi'. All the best, Richard

-We have Bali Hai,Super Maramu No 319 which is 15 months old.We think the standard galley work tops are fine although Anne would prefer a S/S sink. However when we got the boat in La Rochelle we

has anyone mounted a flat panel tv or a dvd player in their amel. if so what brand did you use and where and how was it mounted? thanks eric

ERIC, IN MY #347 I HAD AMEL MOUNT A LAP TOP/COMPUTER WITH DVD ON A SLIDING, LOCKABLE TABLE ABOVE THE CHART TABLE. IT DOESN'T REDUCE THE USEFULLNESS OF THE CHART TABLE VERY MUCH. AMEL INSTALLED A

I'm looking for the same, and to fix a computer in the boat. I find a TFT monitor that fits my needs, is a Samsung 151 MP or 171 MP, it have a TV tuner (international) a a remote control, u can

I am intrested in further details on the laptop mounting. How did Amel do it and how does it work. Vito

i am looking for a dvd player to to watch dvd on the flat panel tv sets i am having installed. does anyone know of a 12-24 volt unit that will work with the flat panel tv's thanks eric

does anyone have a mini-m phone installed on a insulated backstay? thanks eric

VITO, WHAT THEY DID FOR ME IS INSTALL A SLIDING SHELF JUST ABOVE (6" OR SO) THE CHART TABLE, BUT BELOW THE RADAR INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. IT HAS A SLIDING PIN ON EACH SIDE TO LOCK THE SHELF FULLY STOWED

ERIC, I DON'T THINK THIS WILL WORK. THE ANTENNA FOR THE MINI-M CONTAINS A SPECIAL DISH THAT IS ORIENTED BY INTERNAL SERVO MOTORS TO AIM AT THE SATELLITE AND READJUSTS ITS AIM AS THE BOAT PITCH, YAWS