Hi Ian and Judy, as I have said before, to remove the centre shaft if it is frozen in place the application of heat from an oxyacetylene torch (by a suitably experienced operator) can do a lot less

Hi Y'all, This has been a well documented area but there is one further point worth making. I changed my outhaul gearbox in Guadeloupe two years ago when it was 9 years old and we had

Hello John and welcome to Amel ownership. I am a yacht broker and Amel's marketing associate for North America. I sold POPEYE to Bill Klein and his wife from a nice French husband and wife cruising

Hello all, I have just signed a contract on Maramu hull 91 "Popeye". She is lying in Brisbane and as soon as the sale is finalised I will deliver her to her new home in Port Douglas in far north

He he Dave - YES WELL :-( Talking about MY REAL DRAMA IF you use Gmail you could be in for some big problems - I just lost about 30 unread mails. I was a bit shocked to see *"woooo hoo you have no

Yes and he writes with such drama. That's the first use of the term "dreary pablum" I've seen on a sailing forum. Reads like a quasi-intellectual rant to me. I've asked someone who is in the wind

On my Santorin 1993 I normally use the propeller generator when sailing but to my experience – and practical measurements – it will cut ½ to 1 knot of the speed unless there is plenty of wind. So

We have had good luck eliminating scratches in the polyurethane finish of the Sapelli interior wood using a "Fix It" pen (Simoniz). These are inexpensive repair pens that are marketed for fixing

OHHHH a moderator in waiting AND one with a crystal ball to who speaks for 'most of us' on the group OH MY :-( David [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

All- while I enjoy and learn from most of the threads, of late there has been quite a bit of dreary pablum and self aggrandizement by people who must have missed the "amelyachtowners" part of the

Well what can i say, My flying starts with PA28's and included the PA 30 with non contra rotating props and the PA 39 with contra rotating props and goes all the way up to the L1011 B757 and even the

David, In my flying career I spent close to 5000 hours in large turbo-prop aircraft so gyroscopic effects are well known to me. (Not all twin engine aircraft have counter-rotating props). In any

Hi Kent we have sailed 1000's of miles with a wind Gen atop the mizzen mast without issues. At 30 mrs it self feathers on we go. Regards. FOR SAIL IN ANNAPOLIS Richard Piller Cell 603 767

The comment of Bill on V Bebe, as well as much of the thread on PSA is a confirmation that the best way ro avoid serious problems when at sea is to follow the simple but so basically natural rule of

Danny, Yes, redundancy is the rule. The way we looked at this is: -- The main engine housebank alternator is the backup for the generator 230v housebank chargers and visa versa. -- The 30amp

Kent, As a former airline pilot I can attest to the fact that there will be more drag from a turning prop that is connected to a PSA than what you will have from a fixed prop that is not moving.

Mike, I won't say you are wrong, but you may not be right, since my SM is a 1994 #123 and it came from Amel with a 220v generator as well as a 24v. psa. Thanks, Pat

Very good points Bill.      A PSA was a standard option on some earlier 12v Amels on which  your engine alternator was your house battery charger and was rarely over 50A. On a 24V boat, with

Bill, good sense as always. For me the solar and wind options were fitted because I was not willing to commit to major ocean crossings without an alternative to diesel engines. too many boats (of all

Thanks for the invitation, David. Judy and I have watched this thread and wondered where the heck it was going to wind up. Our thoughts are not as complicated as this discussion has been. And, our