All, I received an excellent suggestion from an Amel owner this morning. He suggested a ZOOM meeting for interested owners to discuss a few topics. I envision us meeting for a total of 30 minutes to

Hi Drew; Thanks for the info. Do you have an e-mail address for Chris McGeown? Happy Sailing; Mohammad and Aty B&B Kokomo AMEL 54 #099

Hi Drew, Chris McGeown of Topsail in the UK could also be worth a try. I moved to them around 2010 when Allianz stopped offering cover outside Europe and I have been with them ever

Hi Sue, Your post did not give your location, but your +61 phone suggest Australia. The reduction gear maker is Bonfiglioli and they have offices in NSW - you can google them. Good luck with it. Craig

Hi Drew, is your flag US or once of EU? My dealer inform me, that the problem here in EU is the US Law when your ship has a US flag. And this is the problem of some insurances from EU. When this is

Hello all. I can share my experience with Sergio Ponce, the insurance specialist located in Spain, who has done a superb job at finding the best insurance company in any given moment. He calls me

Second on recommending Gary Golden, Manifest Marine. He himself is a boat owner, Moody 46.... ~~~⛵️~~~Matt

Porter, In 2018 I was insured with a LLOYDS South Pacific syndicate via an agency in NOUMEA NC. Last year I was told by somebody in that NC agency that LLOYDS no longer wanted to renew/write

All US Amel Owners, Here is what I think: The change in the marine insurance business started in about 2011-2012 when large companies began to swallow smaller ones. The first sign we saw was the

Dear Amel Owners, We are in need of the main sail, manual furling gear box assy for an SM2000 model Amel 53’ – would anyone have either a second hand or new one that you could offer to us to

This “boat insurance companies dropping policies” movement since Maria and Irma evades my understanding. I’m wondering if someone has some insight. I understand how the real or perceived risk

Hi Drew; We insure through Alliance Marine Risk Managers in Florida. They seem to do OK for EU area for US flagged boats. Here’s our contact. Let her know I sent you and she should take good

Pantaenius has stopped offering insurance in the US and will not insure US Flagged boats, even imported in the EU. My previous carrier will not write new policies for countries currently in

Hi Nicolas, You inspired me, been getting a bit lazy under this French lockdown, With no sign of going sailing for some weeks I decided to put the seat back on the bow. Very simple and quick to do.

Haha.. you'd have to ask her for the truth, but she just remarked it was an experience she'd rather forget.. I like a challenging repair anyway, so the punishment didn't last long! James SV TITANIUM

Hi Tom, I don't know what your longer term electrical vision is, but I replaced mine with the Victron BMV 712. It has a nice Blue Tooth interface and app on your phone. I already had a Victron Blue

Hi Tom, I had the same amd since 2017 I am happy with this replacement for 130 euro incl. 21% tax: https://tbs-electronics.com/product/expert-lite-battery-monitor-12v-24v It is a modern

Hi Barry thank you for the nice photo of the bow but I was interested in the wooden seat itself ! thanks any way Nick -- Nicolas Klene DarNico SM2K # 471 In Marseille

The plastic over the buttons on my Link 10 is cracking and falling off so I'm considering replacing it. I'm wondering if I choose the Xantrex Link Pro or Link Lite if I need to change the shunt and

In the end i used a 12mm dowel and sanded it down (stuck it in a drill) so it just fit inside the broken pipe. Then with a full tank of water i used strong glue on half the length and stuck it in the