Thank you for the offer. look forward to receiving it. Rob

Hi to all SM2000 owners later then spring 2003 I have a problem with my sails. On 4 places , I had to repair the joints allready. My SM#407 SAMANTHA is only 17 month old an has done 9000 mails in

I have schedule from the factory and it is very useful and quite comprehensive. I'll try to scan it and post it here over the next few days. (if I can figure out how to do it!) Regards to

Hi Rob, I'm interrested in too Patrick (SM2000#329)

Is there a Maintenance Schedule in the latest documentation when a new SM is delivered? If not, would one be useful to assist us in the exercise of looking after our Amels? If there is someone with

Reading the reports of hurricane damage reminds me of my experiences in 1991/2 following Hurricane Bob which severely damaged my Oyster 435 in Newport,R.I.I was advised to be on a mooring not at

Dear Amel Owners Group, I thought Id write about a few things Ive learned after 2 years as a proud SM owner. I have installed burglar bars in all my deck hatches. I used 3/8 stainless rods

Hi everyone, As a potential owner of a SM I monitor this site to learn and understand everything about Amel, the good and the not so good. I have learnt an awful lot about the boat and the

Hello Patrick, Thank you for your input which is of great help to me. Rainer Gigue (SM143) <naegels@t...>

Our SM Excalibur was in Maine in September. We had good friends aboard, a french couple who own a Maramu. They arrived on Sept. 7, the day Ivan hit Grenada, where their Maramu "Fleur de Passion"

I was able to obtain some additional pics of the damage done to an Amel. The Amel appears to have been knocked over while on jack stands when a 20' wall of water came through. It seems to have the

Hello Rainer, small rubber gasket is for bowthruster shaft, just behind composite propeller Put new gaskets same side as old Patrick Caramel (SM 329)

Vito, If your main boom was damaged, I have a 'spare' that you can have for free. I rerigged my SM and have the original (my boat is a 1989 model) main boom stored in my backyard here in Florida.

I see no point is removing the pictures. I totally agree with other members reasoning for keeping the pictures and the forum open to wide discussion on Amel and issues that can help Amel Owners. I

Richard, I support the proposition that this website is is to provide information of all sorts, without fear or favour, to do with Amel. For adverts, click onto amel.fr or read Joel Potter's

Just to give the controversy about above subject a positive twist: My SM 143 "GIGUE" (as well as a SM of my friend) survived Ivan in Grenada on the hard (St. Davids Harbor) without a scratch - at

I agree with Richard, the purpose of the site must be to share experiences and seek advice, good or bad. To censor items that show up shortcomings and design errors would be totally unacceptable and

I got from Amel 5 parts to replace the seals on the bow thruster. Since I have never done this before myself I am not sure how to position those parts. My assumption is: 1. Two of the foam rubber

I am glad you call for opinion. Like others I have been surprised by the quick removal of the pictures. In my humble view I do not see anything morbid here, but rather informative. Not only for

What do you--the members that make up this Forum--want? So far four owners have spoken up: two to remove the photos; two to keep the photos. This is your forum; if you have an opinion about this