Excellent Rob. I only looked at Maramu and Mango. Really liked the extra room on the Mango but ended up with an older Maramu; mainly cost factors = just do it!

We have looked into a maramu, mango and supermaramu before deciding on a mango. The mango is comparable to a maramu, but slightly larger. The difference between a mango and super maramu depends, since

Hope the new pump works out, it would be nice to find a substitute for the Flojet. When you get it installed if you have a question about the flow due to the head pressure measure the discharge rate

Hello Scott, I realize your posting was from awhile ago, but I am getting ready to convert my Amel 54 (Phantom) to LifePO4 batteries. I have read your "dissertation" with great interest and am

Regarding past thread on Lewmar winch switching, we had same problem here in wet, wet Pacific Northwest. Opened passageway access to control boxes and stbd winch motor and observed quite a bit of

Hello Ruedi, I’ll try that. Thus far I’ve used diluted HCL to achieve some success. Rinsed thoroughly after a short time Jean-Pierre Germain, SY Eleuthera SM007, NZ

I was unaware Amel made a houseboat... The Mango is older and a model enhanced became SM. Someone who has sailed extensively on both should be able to describe the nuances of each. Cheers

Seems odd that Amel would not use a flush latch,the pics show what looks like a pain in toe. Pat SM#123

....I am extreme SM is a sailing boat... Mango is a house boat! Max Patchouli II SM#84

I used a Steel-Brush to get rid of all the growth on it. Cheers Ruedi SY WASABI AMEL 54 #55

Hi Steven, We are still waiting for delivery of our 47kg Mantus anchor, but the research I did on the working load of the 1200W Lofrans winch provided proof that the winch will handle raising the

Hello, I am on the market for Amel. Have seen Mango and Super Maramu. At first I was very much into Mango but after inspecting Super Maramu I am more into SM now. I would very much appreciate any

Many thanks Alan Cheers

I use a wire brush Cheers Alan Elyse SM437

Hi Stephen, We have the 47kg Mantus and the windlass handles it just fine. We did install the Mantus Anchor Mate so that it sits properly when raised. We also use their swivel, snubber, headlamps and

Hi all & Bill, I recommend that this kind of conversation and personal opinion of a fellow Amel owner Is kept out of this forum. This is obviously a matter between the two persons and are better kept

Hi Joel, Disagreeing is good for communications. However, what I wrote is a true anecdote to which you were obviously not a party. `Cheers, Jean-Pierre Germain, SY Eleuthera, NZ

Hello Bill et al, These latches were installed by Amel at the yard during the build. (Sometimes... Amel did some customisation to get a sale) The first owner was a Luxemburger (Jean-Pierre Friedrich)

Hello Ross, Many thanks for your reply about fitting a 105 Mantus anchor! I would be very grateful if you would advise me if you, or other Amel owners you know, increased chain size or windlass size

JP, Ken, et al None of the other hundred or more SMs that I have been aboard had PERKO latches. Perco is a Florida company. If anyone is interested in the latches shown in the photos that were added