Sorry about the tow Ben, but so glad you are did not loose it. Wonderfull help from Amel, thanks for sharing! Haven’t decided if I will be in St Lucia or Grenada in August, if you are still there

I should also name the Dominican boat boy who came to the rescue - Marcus. He was great. He is written up in Chris Doyle's cruising guide as a resource in Roseau. Ben Driver La Bella Vita CG

So sorry to hear about your injury Ben! I know we all join in wishing you a speedy recovery. Caroline is always wonderful to work with... knowledgeable, courteous, efficient, as well as warm and

Hi Bill, I would love to meet up before you leave. We are in Prickly Bay on a mooring. We were anchored a few days ago close to Phare Bleu on Clarke's Bay side of reef. Well be in St George

Paul, On my last boat I had a Duogen, the wind/water version of the D400. It used the same alternator and blades as the wind only D400. VERY quiet and smooth running by either wind or water. It was

Ben, I am very happy about the happy ending...says something great about all folks involved including the Dominica boat boys! I will add that this year, we spent 2 months in le Marin, Martinique and

Ouch Ben!! Glad you had a good outcome. I will brief all my visitors about this painful safety point. We insist that all folks aboard wear shoes at all times… except when they go below. Keep

I know the purpose of this forum is technical but I feel compelled to complement Jean Colin and the Amel team at Marin, especially Caroline. And our new friends from Cannes, France - Edouard and

Hi Paul, We have just spent an entire season in the Caribbean, and are now in Grenada for the summer. We have 420 watts of solar on the Emek arch, and no wind generator. I had strongly considered

Christian Excellent – we may drop by and say hello sometime and see how you are getting on with your project! Best of luck Andrew RONPISCHE SM472 Canet–en-Roussillon From:

Colin, Paul + JP Thanks - Colin I am interested in the Raymarine Quantum for exactly the same reasons and particularly the integration with the Raymarine MFD, etc That being said when we use the

Good morning Paul, The previous owner of my vessel installed an Air X Marine Wind Generator (24 Volt) on top of the mizzen mast. I think this is a great location despite a difficult access. The

Hello! Weare thinking of adding a wind generator to complement our 650 w of solar power.On cloudy days, during night sailing and in windy anchorage in the Caribbean Ithink it might be a good

Andrew This is a rather long winded way of answering your question but let me try to explain. Although somewhat clunky looking and consuming too much valuable space at the nav station area, we still

Thanks Ian, Actually a neighbor of mine (3 years ago) suggested to repaint the anchor (I did know any better, now I do). With the new Rocna I already purchase a “Refinishing kit”. Since I work

Welcome to the group Christian....you will find a LOT of useful information in here. I certainly did. Je te souhaite un bon restoration !! Cheers Alan Elyse SM437 - Fiji

Welcome to the group Christian....you will find a LOT of useful information in here. I certainly did. Je te souhaite un bon restoration !! Cheers Alan Elyse SM437 - Fiji

Hi Alexandre, It looks as though the previous owner used his anchor a lot and then instead of regalvanising it he chose to slap on some white paint to hide the rust. Not a

Right on ! The toothless (rebuilding bow thruster), spot-ridden, rusty keeled Maramu is being rebuilt (hull, keel & rudder whilst on the dry) after years of poor maintenance & extensive sailing. She