Kent, My shims are really simple. They are hard plastic furniture glides. Exactly 1/4 inch thick, and with adhesive backs. On the top opening cold boxes I put four on each long side and three

Dean, Did you lift the carpet and inspect under the carpet? Was the sound apparent when you walked through the passageway, or was this when sailing the boat? CW Bill Rouse Admiral, Texas

Daniel, Of course, I should have included our beautiful baby sister (SN). James, In my experience/opinion, the LOA of the Mango, SM and 54, the size of the water tank, the size of the rudder, the size

Agree with all that..our SM437 is totally silent.....now that we have everything tied down and stowed away! Only things we could suggest would be slack rigging, moving batteries, other heavy items

Hi Dean, I'm a new owner of an older SM. One of the things I heard was that unlike other boats Amels don't flex and "creak." During survey we did not note any creaking, but after moving aboard I

Dear Craig, Before to leave Didim last week, I noticed that the belt coupling the propeller shaft to the secondary generator, useful to have some power when sailing at 4kts or more and with the gear

Bill I assume the Santorin is included in Your list, too? Best - Daniel

Hi all, We are the future owners of an Amel 54, we just don't yet know which one ! We have recently inspected a 54 which has a distinct creak coming from the floor plate in front of the battery

Bill, I agree with all of the points you made. Because I purchased my Maramu in Italy, all of my dockings so far have been stern to which is new to me as is having a bow thruster. Thanks to good

That problem with the bending of the seat was one of the reasons we added shims when we replaced the gaskets so the lid did not over compress the new gaskets. Bill Kinney SM160 Harmonie

James, When reversing out of a berth (in a Maramu, Mango, SM, and 54) when you are bow-in, you have very limited control of the stern, especially in the beginning. With any crosswinds, you'll likely

Hello The vertical clearances according to my old brochure is 20 m for our SM #259, does anyone know what clearence required to pass under a bridge with the standard supplied VHF antennas at the top

Thanks Bill, will do Kent Robertson S/V Kristy SM243

Bill, Good information on dealing with dockhands. Could you elaborate on the reasons for having the boat stern to if you have working thruster? James Alton SV, Sueno, Maramu #220

Kent, Bill Kinney is right on, especially today when the polyurethane foam used in most D gasket seals has less polyurethane and more air in the product. Also, I want to thank Bill Kinney because he

THIS IS MORE THAN YOU ASKED FOR, BUT... I agree that dock staff around the world will know less than most Amel owners. But, they will experience the inexperienced crew more than a few times. They tend

Thank you, Bill K. Just what I need. Can you explain the shims further? Kent SM 243 Kristy

Agree totally about marina crew. They are a rub-rail's worst enemy and usually have little sense about boat handling. It's impossible to tell them not to snub the dock line on the cleat while the boat

I'm thinking about putting a metal or rubber extrusion on the center part of the rub rail to keep the red part off of dock pilings. Has anyone looked at this and what product did you use? It seems

just want to have some comparison. We have a 1993 Amel Santorin with the Prima 50. What is your hull speed at various RPMs. Specifically 6knts...