Good job Derek. I hope Alex stays inside the hotel. It will be hard for the next week or so, but SXM is not a place for an "outsider"at the moment. John Clark

Derek Gates told me that he notified both Embassies. CW Bill Rouse Admiral, Texas Navy Commander Emeritus Amel School www.amelschool.com 720 Winnie St Galveston Island, TX 77550 +1(832) 380-4970

A message copied form the Amel owners group on Facebook, a call for help from Alexandre: "From our friend Alexandre asking for help. Please read it. St Maarten. Moral is low. I don’t even want

Hi, I have the combined deck and steaming light on the front of the main mast. I noticed when tacking the headsail could drag across it and cause it to come off. I made up a protector by bending some

Hi, If you install the LED bulb in this fixture, be careful. My original fixture came apart due to the additional weight of the LED bulb. With the cooling fins I estimate it to be 2-3 times the

Hi Bill K, Mine bounced on the deck, scattered lots of glass before heading to Davey Jones locker. Got a LED bulb to fit from "boat lamps.co.uk". £80 IIRC Jean-Pierre Germain Eleuthera SM007

Bill Here is the one I have. Same as yours but with a steaming light. Defender in Connecticut. Fair Winds Eric Kimberlite Amel Super Maramu

Thanks Eric! Exactly what I needed to know. That model is not widely available on the US market, but I'll find it somewhere! Bill Kinney SM160, Harmonie Port Hayward, Virginia ---In

Don't be so sure that it will shread. That is made of woven Nylon and coated on both sides with polypropelene. The same fabric is used to make cargo tarps for 18 wheelers. CW Bill Rouse Admiral,

Hi Bill, The original on Kristy was an AquaSignal Kiel (Keil?) Light. Mine wouldn't hold the bulb in place any more. The newer models were redesigned and parts are not interchangeable, AquaSignal

Bill, That looks like a repaired model of what I have on my main mast. It is made by aqua signal. https://www.aquasignal.com.au/kiel/ I am sure you can order it from a local supplier , mine is a

I have a similar enclosure. I think strong winds would rip it to shreds, especially if not coming from the bow. Kent SM243 Kristy Kent Robertson S/V Kristy karkauai@... Panama cell: +507-61171896 USA

Harmonie has a deck light installed on the forward side of the mainmast that has "spontaneously disassembled" itself and--of course--all the bits bounced once on deck before disappearing overboard. I

Or maybe, Duane - can you post a pic on your SM? Craig

Hi Paul, I didn't bring it with me for our season cruising. I'll try, though to post a pic in next few days of the fasteners.. Ours is a SN so a bit different for the SM, but I'm sure very

Craig We do not have this cockpit cover, but will probably have one made, do you have any photo on it so we do not invent the wheel again Paul on SY Kerpa SM 259 next stop Cape May

Craig Oh! Then I guess the previous owner of Hobo lost the signature. Didn't know there was one ! Ian

Right indeed, Ian. I did learn the hard way, though, to remove the center cap of the steering wheel, as the piece rubbed off the gold embossed "H Amel" signature first time I used it. Cheers, Craig

I have had a lot of trouble with Airmar seawater temperature sensors over the years in pretty much every package. Odd, seems like it should be such a simple thing to throw a thermistor in there. I

Craig You are right. We inherited one of these. Press studs all round from just behind the windscreen down to the cockpit floor. Great when leaving the boat. Ian Ocean Hobo SN96