Hello Duane, I made my own after the refit yard lost both of my original units. I took 2 pieces of Dyneema of suitable length and tied each to 6 swaged loops of heavy stretch cord ensuring the

Has anyone tried a boom brake? It would be so much easier than managing the two preventers that Amel has rigged for the boom. Duane Wanderer SM#477

Kent Thanks for the info. We have ordered a replacement from Amel. We are on our way after repairs are done and will have the old transmission repaired if possible by Danny in Fajardo. Paul & Sue To:

Hi ck the bottom to be sure there are no blisters. Ck the keel to hull joint. Ck your chain hause pipe and the windlass. All of your standing rigging including at the top of the masts. Regards Capt

OK< had a couple of requests from folks asking for help to log on or register to log on. The site is "www dot amelowners dot net" When the page loads, right below the word "Amel" in the upper left

Board update 1/28/16 Yesterday was my day in the cyberworld for photo transfers. I moved pretty close to 700 of them across from Yahoo to my personal server then to the Amelowners.net web space and

Hi Barry and Robin, I did not have restrictions on the "For Sale" and "Wanted" boards so they should be viewable by guests. I logged off my account to verify that those categories were open for

Miles, Thank you for that. To me it is kind of like getting a 'smart' phone and wondering what was wrong with the old one:) I think the new board has a lot of capability, but as with anything 'new'

Hi Eric and welcome, Answer to question 1 - I think a snorkel under the boat won't tell you much. Shame you can't be at the haul out. But then if you really want to see yourself it would depend

Merci Olivier! Of course I need to ask, what is " too long"? If I use a length for which there is no effect on the ability of the rudder to turn, is that OK then?

Eric, as Alexandre mentions, as will everyone in this group, a complete survey by someone very familiar with Amel boats who has surveyed a great number of them is the most important part. Beware of a

Good afternoon Eric, Welcome to the group! I am sure you will be a very happy Amel owner! I am not familiar with the Maramu but it has a great reputation (like a tank). You might want to hire a

I am new to the forum. I will be going to see/survey/sea trial a Maramu in 2 days. I'm about 90% sure I will be an Amel owner by the end of February. But I'm prepared to walk if it is not what I

Thank you Gary for the further explanations. I have today had the opportunity to spend some time getting to know your new system and I now like it much more even though I had become fond of the old

Hi, I have just completed my regular morning scroll through the Amel owners forum emails. I love the diversity of threads, some I read carefully, others I skim. If I had to enter categories or topics

Kent, Same thing here , I had the original mounts , which I just replaced a few months ago. I definitely have less vibration thus noise than before. Pat SM #123

Thanks to all for input on Dolphin charger issue. I upgraded to Master-volt 60 amp from Dolphin 50 and will next month replace Dolphin 30 with Master-volt 40. I am adding the Master Bus panel as

Thanks to all for suggestions and recommendations on the 24 volt engine driven charger issue. After a very close examination I discovered a small field wire was broken at its base. On closer

Excellent Stephanie, I know you will be happy with Jean Paul's work. Sincerely, Alexandre --------------------------------------------

Thank you all for your input. I forwarded the information to JP Bahuaud at Caribe Yachts in Martinique. He is preparing the documents for us and then we will send everything FedEx to LaRochelle. We