I hesitate between the purchase of a Santorin or a Maramu thank you to give me "plus" and "minus" according to your experience Only one thing is sure : i will be the owner of an Amel boat !! Thank

Fully battened mainsails are notoriously difficult to hoist, lower and furl. This problem would be even larger if the Amel mast were to be adapted. Probably easier to scrap the mast and rigging and

hi all I am looking for an amel kirk to sail in the Med, There are several boats for sale at the moment at what seems to be reasonable prices. Is there anything in particular to look out for in

Has anyone just removed the auto furling system and gone back to normal sails? My thought is that auto-furlers could be removed from the masts for full batten tracks. This could offer full batten

Thank you for the images. Unfortunately they are so small that I can't read them. Is it possible for you to send them in a different manner so that I can enlarge them? There are a couple that appear

Hello Roy, I have these images that I snapped from some original plans lent to me by the kind Whitt of "Sharki le K".

Ivar, I have had a Maramu in Egypt for the last year. Despite tough stories about Suez Canal crossing, the Red Sea / Gulf of Suez is a very good place to spend the winter, which in fact is the best

Hi There, We are based in Malta. There are really only three Marinas. The new Camper & Nicholson in Grand Harbour which is the most expensive and far from the nicer parts for

I can help you at least for your first question: What you describe here is very typical of the carbon brushes being worn out. Remove the protection boot, remove all carbon dust in the collector area,

HI, Two times I had problems with electric furling on the mainsail. The electric motor on the boom did not move when I should furl in the sail. After I used a hammer with light taps on the motor

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I am looking for a polar speed of the maramu. If you know that....... Thanks antoine

I use a smaller diameter line to fit into the grove of the drum. it's about100 ft. long,and I mark the middle of it. I place the line on the drum, crisscross the lines behind the drum and go through

Does anyone have a running rigging diagram for a Sharki that they would be willing to send me? Thanks. Roy Unwineding #123 175 Route 101 Bedford, NH 03110 603-472-8500 603-472-7333 Fax

Hi, Has anyone registered their Mango in Guernsey? Under the Oslo Convention, which for some reason only Guernsey in that locality adopts, the tonnage survey is complex. The Amel plans I received

Last November, we left the bowthruster UP with the pin in place but, being new to the setup, we did not relieve the mechanism. This year, we let the motor down but cannot electrically raise it

I have a working Sharki electric roller furler motor (in housing) for sale for $250 plus shipping. It is not the original (Sharki was 1985 model) but a unit bought in the early 90s. I have a spare

Use a spare sheet -- run it from the line drum on the anchor windlass to the pulley at the bottom of the Genoa foil. Release the foil from the motor drive by moving the little lever on the port side

Alex, The Nicoll 100 vents may also be purchased directly from the manufacturer. They can be contacted at: www.nicoll.fr info@... The particular model number for the vents on our Maramu is

Can anyone tell me the procedure to follow in order to use the roller furler MANUALLY if power to the unit is ever lost? Thanks, Roy Sharki #123, Unwineding 175 Route 101 Bedford, NH 03110