Dear Ian, How do you rig the poles when they are not deployed. what do you do besides using the hook on the end of the pole? Fair winds, Eric SM 376 kimberlite

Hi Again, I always keep the poles rigged when under way. You are right, they do offer a lot of security when folded. When single handed, you just cannot go overboard, and they bridge the gap between

Hi Stephan, interesting to read that you too get wet sails when stowed up front. When I arrived in Greenland after a lively crossing from Ireland, I found several inches of water in the forward

Dear Anne and John, Thank you for the further info on the aft cabin storage. I did not realize that one of the bunks in the aft cabin can be converted into a double, (like the fore cabin I suspect),

Hi Delores, thanks for this good tip. I have also found a marvelous product that keeps all gel coat in show room condition as well as making smoke removal a cinch. It's called Mer, and I believe it

Dear Stephan, Thanks for the note. A friend of mine on another Amel was thinking pf ordering shorter poles just to prevent them from dipping. My boat is currently in St Thomas. I have been toying

While delivering my recently aquired Sharki from Florida to Charleston the main sail, 50% reefed in a I35-40 kt squall was ripped and shredded. This came as a surprise as the Surveyor had prononced

Dear Philippe, The foam luff is simply that. The sailmaker sews foam into the luff of the sail. This allows the sail to be furled with a better shape. I had it done by Doyle Sailmakers. There is a

Hello Eric & Stephan, Very interesting discussion.Could Eric let me know what a foam luff is. I also added an UV protection to the genoa but it seems that the added

Eric, I forgot to add something you may already know about being poled out in heavy weather. Although you can reef the genoa down to a scrap while still poled out, there is the danger that pole will

Eric, I forgot to add something you may already know about being poled out in heavy weather. Although you can reef the genoa down to a scrap while still poled out, there is the danger that pole will

I forgot to ask-where are you located? Eric

Dear Stephan, I have the ATN sail and as you mentioned it is a little cumbersome. Next time I will keep it in the cockpit locker instead of the sail locker. It gets a little wet up there. I had my

Eric, We have been in 45+ winds on several occasions. Upwind, we are happiest with our ATN storm jib plus a little mizzen to balance the sail plan. If you use the Genoa in these conditions you

After owning our Sharki for 8 years now, we have finally found a product that stops the oxidation of our rub rail. 303 Products makes an item called 303 Aerospace Protectant. The best I can say is

Dear Ian, All the storage on the port side is now full of the clip on parts for the Amel Double bunk.The drawer on the starboard side is not easy to get at but we use the open locker behind it for

Hi John & Anne, thanks for all the good ideas. I have one query concerning the aft cabin bed modification. I don't know whether the single berths layout has storage under each bunk, but my double

My wife and I are both about 6'1"or1.87m. We nearly did not buy an Amel because of the bunks in the aft cabin.We settled for the standard design (without the dressing table).Our solution was to buy

We have just loaded a photo album showing some of the things we have changed.Nos 1,2&3 show a much more user friendly cockpit seat.It is based on a New Zealand made pedestal which has gas filled

does anyone have new pictures of the construction of the s/m i would love to see some new photos. fair winds, eric freedman s/m 376 Kimberlite