Paul, Our 1982 Maramu did not have a reefing line or the halyard led to the cockpit. There were winches on the main mast for the halyard and for the reefing lines. We also wanted the safety of

Thanks for that input! We will certainly shop your recommendations for next year, when our insurance expires in October. We are insured now with Pantaenius USA and would certainly entertain better

Hi Cindy and Matt, in German are second alternativ insurance or broker. First, there is firmenich-yacht.de and the other is yachtpool. Yachtpool is since many years my broker and I'm very happy with

Hi Paul I currently own a 1985 Maramu but the only rub it is currently in New Zealand. If you are interested contact me directly. Bill

Hi Jer, Have you considered going to Martinique for the upgrades? It might be worth the time. In Le Marin, the Amel people can fix anything quickly and well. The refrigerator and related are

Hello Mark, Congratulations on your new boat. If you are going to stay in Europe for a few years, I suggest that you look into Pantaenius in Europe. They are an different company and will not

Hello Brain Trust, We are in the market for a Maramu or Santorin within striking distance of the US East Coast. I have been focused on 1985 or later vessels with electric furling main and genoa, as

Hello Jeremy, Eleuthera (SM 007) was probably at your starting point when we bought her... Now also past new to use your words. For refrigerator replacement, we went with Frigoboat drawer

Hi paul I bought mine from Defender Marine If you want to replace them because they’re stuck and closed soap them in a bottle of Coca-Cola for 24 hours then hold them and hit the moving in on top

Hello Jer; Welcome to the Amel family. Sounds like you will have some fun times ahead. My parents live in Marina Del Rey and we are in Malibu. We visit our them often, so when you do get back,

check norelem.de it was a perfect fit in my case Amel 54/54 Carre d‘As Pos. Artikelnummer Bezeichnung Menge Preis PE Wert Kundenartikelnummer LiefKw

Paul. I looked everywhere Lots of misfires. Wrong excursions, compressions etc. I ended up ordering from Amel. $$ but worth it ultimately. Porter A54-152 Excuse the errors. Sent from my IPhone

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I had new wind screens made at Driftwood in Clarks Court Bay, Grenada – photo attached. The quality seems very good and they fit perfectly. They are slightly darker than the originals. They di

Hi all, I would greatly appreciate if someone could tell me where in the USA I can order replacement gas struts for the Amel 54 windscreens. I was about to go with a company called Ace Controls

I think the topic of insurance is a constantly changing beast, and needs to be reviewed, periodically. Very interesting comments from the group! ~~~⛵️~~~Matt

Jer, I would be interested in what you replaced the Sonic Speed with. My transducers no longer work and B&G no longer support this. Cheers, Paul S/Y Ya Fohi - Amel 54 #98

Hello Jeremy, Congratulations on your purchase! We wish you and your wife all the best on your new adventure. I don't know if your sonic speed sensor still works. If so I can relieve that burden of

Hello fellow Amelians! My Wife and I have purchased SM#180 (Anni Bea True). She's a project boat for sure, and has almost all original systems except for an Yanmar engine upgrade (similar to the one

Hi Mark, we had been with Pantaenius US since 2016 but had to change for the same reasons Mark & Debbie from Brassring described. Pantaenius US only offered Geico as underwriter. We looked into Boat