Thank you guys very much! Some great advice. I think we’ll leave late Saturday. 10 hours to the banks. Then another 12 across the banks to southern Berry’s. Really appreciate the thoughts

James, Where is the hole on the top? I haven't found one. Joel, Did all the rudders have both bottom and top holes? It does make sense to allow better flow. Best, Craig SN#68 ---In

Hi Porter, Here is last night's forecast from Chris Parker, the weather guru in this part of the world - check out his website and you can subscribe to his service (that's a free plug for Chris, to

Hi Francisco, I definitely did not mean to imply that 4000 hrs is a good time for an overhaul. I think that if your engine is running well that is way too early - like by a factor of 2 or 3. In my

 Thank you all for the effort and continuing to provide valuable information for the group. Respectfully; Mohammad and Aty B&B Kokomo Amel 54 #099

 Thank you Thomas. We've had the French one for a while but is very useful to have the English translated one. It is much appreciated. Respectfully; Mohammad and Aty B&B Kokomo Amel 54 #099

Hello Porter; Our 54 handles waves on the bow well. However, she has to haveenough momentum to punch through the waves and not hobby horse on the waves. In order to have enough momentum, our

Thanks Jeff. Appreciated. Sage advice. This will be interesting sailing with a large catamaran.

Graham, Joel and Bill have answered your question and I concur that my Maramu has a drain hole at the bottom of the rudder as well. I would only add that on my Maramu that after hauling the boat,

Hello Graham. You have a problem if water does not come out of the rudder. Henri Amel was always thinking. Always. He noticed that, try as one may, rudders designed to keep water from penetrating into

Francisco, Philosophically speaking, 4,000 hours is closer to half-life than full-term on your engine, but as you know, anything can happen, especially philosophically. Best, CW Bill Rouse Admiral,

It is designed that way...don't let any "expert yard guy" plug it or tell you differently. Best, CW Bill Rouse Admiral, Texas Navy Commander Emeritus Amel School http://www.amelschool.com 720 Winnie

Soraya, ​ et al​ It was a collaborative effort ​ and without you, it would have never been finished. Thank you so very much...you are GREAT. There is one more correction I see that is needed:

I've noticed that on each occasion recently that we have hauled our our Maramu, water has drained from the bottom of the rudder for a few minutes.  Is this a designed-in feature or do I have a

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Hello Amelians, We are a 54 heading out likely Saturday or Sunday to cross the gulfstream to the Bahamas. Forecast is 5-6ft waves period 6-7 sec on Sat. and 3-4 feet period 6-7 on Sunday. Out

Hello Amelians, We are a 54 heading out likely Saturday or Sunday to crossthe gulfstream to the Bahamas. Forecastis 5-6ft waves period 6-7 sec on Sat. and 3-4 feet period 6-7 on Sunday. Out of

hi there the two photos show the 2 sections really well and how they fit together but i was wondering if it would be possible to get a photo of the part that actually connects to the rudder post? I'd

Bill, I'm wondering if you had to do anything special to put two of the Marco UP2/E pumps in parallel? The reason I ask is the control unit, will both pumps run correctly when in parallel but with