Thank you Bill. thank you for good advice . particularly spilling saltwater in the engineroom is never easy to remove/collect and this is where it hurts most. ref water in bilge lockers; i feel

Jeroen, If water gets into areas where it should not be, removing the water is the same as any other separate compartment. You need to pump it out. Generally any water in these compartments is minor.

Could not agree more Mark. I gave him Bill Rouses number to discuss. Not sure if they called. Seemed like a reasonable approach. I’m not the best one to lead this charge, but interested as I’m

dear Bill, i do understand how the bulkhead system works, with the waterticht compartments, yet it is not clear to me how to remove water from these compartments, without the aid of a pump. kind

On a side note, if others are tired of this thread, there is agreat feature in this group where topics can be muted. There is a link at thebottom of each email received. Hi Porter, I

sorry, i never said i made holes in the bulkheads .

After major surgery getting the motor/pump out of the engine room (there was no way I could get the back cover out) I found that after turning the motor by hand IT IS WORKING YEEEA!. So, Mark you

All. I spoke to My insurance agent Rob at Novamar. Some of you might know and use them. Specifically they were open to administering the program. They are reinsurers and have been quite capable and

Hi all, Because we have had very few responses, we think that the uncertainty and amateurish sound of the initial posts has made people leery, and rightfully so. Teun (Amelit A54) and Ken (Aquarious

Hi Bill, "Trying to find a line, bend it on and then .." We have dedicated messenger lines for both main and mizzen halyards in the port side aft cockpit locker ready to go. A size smaller than the

Hi William, This is not unique for Amel. Oyster, Hallberg Rassy and other do the same for the bigger yachts. If you have 18 meters or more of mast the halyards become very, very long. As you rarely

Hi Jeroen, It's not clear to me... where did you run the discharge hose for the new pump? These bilge compartments should always be dry so a high water alarm is usually sufficient for those rare times

On the topic of Bilge Pumps, what I find a bigger worry is the main bilge-pump can fail because of bad working valves. These are small rubber flaps inside the pump that start their career flat but

Since the main and mizzen are in-mast furling sails and rarely dropped, having short halyards for the main and mizzen reduces line clutter on the deck. It is actually simple to use a messenger for

Hi Jeroen, Most owners have flooded the forward bilges when refilling the watertank. It’s a bit of a design flaw as there is actually an overflow to the cavity of the companion way hatch and from

Hi Jeroen, Access to the area under the shower requires extreme agility. You can also remove the airconditioner to get slightly better access. The floorboard just in front of the housing of the A/C

I've looked at all the old topics concerning dropping the furling mainsail and found a lot of 'what was Amel thinking'? on the length of the main halyard. I've sailed many, many boats in my life but

It is a shame you have altered the integrity of your vessel by holing the bulkheads. A better approach would have been to install water alarms in the compartments. These are available for about

I don’t think you will find the leak to be at the hoseconnections for the shower drain. It is more likely the shower pan is leakingthe edges. Look closely at the area where the pan joins the

Hi Jeroen, How can you tell there is (fresh) waterunderneath the Master shower? Best Regards Teun SV AMELIT A54 #128 On the hard in COOMERA (near BRISBANE) QLD AUSTRALIA May 23,