Hello Ian and Judy, Sorry for my delay in replying but I have been away. My dinghy is a Southern Pacific Shearwater 310 and it is great. It is now five years old and looks like new despite the fact

The dryer in the SM 2000 is not vented. Heat is created by evaporation/condensation of fresh water. You will use 20 gallons of water to get your clothes warm but not dry. The AMEL 54 has a vented

We have a 2003 model Super Maramu 2000, built November 2002. We strongly suspect that the clothes dryer is not vented correctly. The washing function works great, but the dryer leaves the clothes

Hi, Jimmy Cornell's "World Cruising Routes" would be high on my list. Obviously, you will need cruising guides and charts for every area you will visit. They will be easier to purchase in Europe,

Hi All, Within the group are many who have toured the world. I am preparing myself for this adventure, but I would appreciate if an expert could answer me following questions: 1. What books (almanac

Hi, We have decided to join the Amel Family and buy a Super Maramu 2000 year 2002-2004. Does anyone have one for sale or will be putting theirs up for sale in the near future at a realistic price? We

Vielen Dank Jochen, for your invaluable feedback. Yes, I'm aware that the M802 is not type approved in the EU, but as I'll be registering my boat outside the EU, hopefully that will not be a problem.

HiRoger, first of all I think the ICOM IC-M 802 is about the best of units you can get these days, however, it might be illegal for a non-ham to fit it - at least in germany it is not approved as a

Thanks for the reply, Ian and Judy. We did use the 15W40 because that was all we could locate near the boatyard. We also did replace the hard interior seal on the bowthruster when we replaced the

Dear all, I'm most probably going to be fitting an Icom M802 SSB, enabled for the Ham frequencies. SSB is fairly new to me so I wonder if some of you seasoned adventurers could give me some advice on

Erick, merci pour vos conseils. Je contacterai Bauer France quand Amel commence avec la construction de mon bateau en 2008. However, for the benefit of all the English speakers here, perhaps better if

Could you pls send me your tel number as I am interested for this summer. Many thanks carl bauer +44 7767 291 048 --- Krassopoulos Dimitris <dkra@...>

22 Mar 2006 Eric: On my bow thruster the flat side of the seal faced the sea water and propeller, while the concave side with the spring faced the recess in the bow thruster. The bow thruster

I was able to remove the heating element and the zinc without removing the whole heater from the engine room. I just dis-connected the electric. I then ran the water till the water in the tank was

Vito, The lip seal on the bow thruster’s propeller shaft has 2 sides one flat side and one concave side with a spring showing. Which side faces the sea water and propeller? Fair

Hi, My Amel Super Maramu #376 Kimberlite has electronic sensors on the bow thrusters lift assembly . They are attached with clamps around the assembly. What do theses sensors do and how are they

Bonjour Roger Le contact que j'avais chez Bauer est Nathalie Pechoux Tel. +33 479 88 71 69 npechoux@... Pour information le tuyau haute pression de remplissage doit mesurer environ

Dear Ian and Erick Thanks for the feedback on the Bauer compressor. I'm definitely going to ask Amel to install it then! Yes, they are noisy things so we may not be terribly popular at some

Hi Judy, When we bought Pen Azen new we were told 15W40 and it seems to have worked happily ever since. Incidentally, as well as the two external and one internal soft foam rings to be replaced on

The motor on furler on the main sail is making a lot of noise. Is there anyone out there that has had this problem and what did you do about it. Thanks James DeSalvo