I have owned two 53’ Super Maramus as well as a Amel 54, as have several other people in this group and can tell you all about the differences and relative pluses an minuses. I also sold all the

Contact Joel Potter he is a wealth of information Cheers Courtney Trippin 54#101

Mark, That's kind of my point I'm more interested in what you see as a pro or con. You have much more experience than I do. Now I may decide your opinion on something isn't that big a deal in the

Thanks Bill, I will take you up on that.

James, Things like,how many people in the family or sailing solo, where do you plan to sail, doyou want turn-key or fixer-upper, etc.? People can then offer more tailored answers.What some people

Both the SM & the 54 are good Amels. There are differences, advantages, and disadvantages. You may not be aware, but I offer 1 hour free consulting to non-owners of Amel yachts. Maybe you should check

Bill Kinney and Karen Smith from Harmonie are SM owners who sailed a 54 up from Florida to the Chesapeake Bay with the owner earlier this year. Blog post here:

James, The majority of us have probably only owned one Amel. A lucky few will have upgraded to a newer model. There is much expertise in this group about each model, but I don’t think there is a

Not quite sure what details would help. Just want to know from the group that knows the most about Amels, pros cons of the 53 vs the 54 for someone who is shopping. Is the 54 obviously better and

Not quite sure what details would help. Just want to know from the group that knows the most about Amels, pros cons of the 53 vs the 54 for someone who is shopping. Is the 54 obviously better and

James, I think youneed to provide more detail if you want helpful answers. With bestregards, Mark Skipper Sailing Vessel- Cream Puff - SM2K - #275 Currentlycruising - Tahiti,

How man 53 owners would trade up for a 54 if money were no object. Why or why not? Very interested in a 54 but maybe a better choice to keep the extra 200g and get a 53? Thanks for your help

Correction: 4405-143A

Well, to add more pain to this refrigerator pump problem, I just received my latest Flojet 4404-143 pump. It is a 12 volt pump. I recall others confirming that the voltage output from the Frigoboat

Are you talking about the thread shown in the picture below? I am not 100% sure because the print is really small, but it looks like it is 55mm x 3.5 Thread Pitch from this diagram: To be 100% sure

Does anybody know the thread size in the center of the top gearbox input shaft of the C drive on a super maramu 2000? The thread has damage and needs to be tapped again so we can press the coupling

I replace my membranes when I see the TDS tests showing higher than "normal" levels or the water tastes a bit salty. I have found it important to actually test with a meter vs. relying on the built-in

Denis - I am a little confused. Desslator said that both motors turn at the same speed on the pump due to pulley differences, so I'm not sure how the 230v motor flows more water than the 24v? Maybe

Jamie - how long do your membranes last? I presume you're replacing once TDS goes above a certain limit? -- Scott 2007 A54 #69 SV Tengah http://www.svtengah.com

Thanks! For energy saving purposes, going forward, we will try to use the 24v DC motor whenever possible but it's good to have the 230v AC as a backup. We replaced the entire water maker not too long