I bet you could get more than a few experienced Amel owners who would be willing to crew on a delivery. Alway more fun on someone else's Amel! John Clark Vent de Soleil SM 37 Great Bay St. Maarten

Curt, Oops, I was sopassionate about not trucking a boat, I forgot to answer the question. The sailmotor wires will only disconnect from the solenoids in the forward head andneed to be pulled up.

Curt, I would seriouslyreconsider this plan. A previous boat of ours was shipped and was never thesame afterward. The boat was tight, quiet under sail and never creaked. We transportedit 1500

We are planning to truck our Maramu to Washington State. Has anyone had experience decommissioning an Amel for truck hauling? Particularly, what is the best method to un-wire the mainsail furlling

Hi Craig, This summer we would like to run back and forth in lower Aegean, through the Cyclades, and in Oct drop down the Peloponese back to the Ionians, maybe leaving Sisila at Lefkada, but not

Thanks, Craig, precious as always Attilio & Maria Siviero Amel Santorin#84 "Sisila"

I just wanted to throw out a comment here from somebody who has spent a lot of time on boats other than those built by Amel... I think it is just awesome that Amel builds boats so well that a

Just to advise charging with master switches turned "on" issue resolved take care! Patrick CARAMELLE 385

Thanks Craig. Haven't done the job myself. Just watched. Good tip about taking the weight off. Ian

Dean, You are correct. The wood flooring extends from the solon down the passageway to the aft berth. Some of us, me included, were thinking about the Super Maramu with carpet in the passageway. I do

Gents, There is no carpet in the passageway, it is a single board of teak/holly laminate flooring. The creaking happens when walking on the floor board. The board is slightly warped and moves

Gents, There is no carpet in the passageway, it is a single board of teak/holly laminate flooring. The creaking happens when walking on the floor board. The board is slightly warped and moves (almost

Actually, you do have to remove the engine bolts and move the engine back two - three inches so you can open the coupling. Just loosening the bolts does not allow the engine to slide at all. Then,

Gents, There is no carpet in the passageway. The noise occurs as a direct result of walking on the floor board, nothing else. The (teak/holly laminate?) board is one piece over the entire passageway

Thank you again, Bill. Makes perfect sense. I'm on it! Kent.

Ciao amico, Sorry, but yes, you will have to uncouple the engine and slide it back a little. No problem though, as I'm sure Maria can do it in about 15 minutes. Looks like you are headed west. Will

Attilio We had a belt replaced in Martinique during some Hurth gearbox work. Yes, you need to separate the Vetus shaft coupling. You do not need to lift the engine. The AMEL mechanic just moved the

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