John- on L'ORIENT polytrol looks great for 6-8 months, looks OK for another 3...then you need to reapply it. Others might have a different experience. The key for me is that it seems to protect my

John, You reminded me of an experience I had. I bought new galvanized chain from a marine shop in Europe. When it was delivered, it was obvious to me that it was old chain that had been regalvanized.

FWIW I never had a chain twist problem until I tried the arrangement described by Eamonn. With 10mm galvanised chain, three chain links followed by the kong swivel I immediately had twist problems and

Teun, I got lucky with my SM as she had brand new galvanized chain. Previous owner bought the chain in Martinique. Since then and innumerable anchorings I have taken to casual shopping for new

Hi Giovanni, In 2017 I addressed the deck on Annie SM37. The surface structure was sound but the colors had faded badly. Made the boat look rather shabby. I used a cream colored Interlux

Glad you solved it! Yes, there is a delay, especially in a hot oven, while the thermocouple cools off and stops generating the electricity that holds the valve open. Perfectly normal. Cheers, Craig

Eamonn, I will politely remind you of this: "We encourage you to support the Amel brand and be respectful to the brand in your postings. Care should be taken to not post anything that could be

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That sounds good. We’re about to head in now. See you soon.

Hi Mike, this is Michael from RIPPLE SM#417, I would like to join you for drinks at Davis' Pub (Eastport) and I am interested in dinner too. Looking forward Michael RIPPLE SM#417

Hi In 5 years I never had twisted chain issues, with 80m galvanised chain, anchoring about 120 times a year in the past 3 years. I personally installed a spade anchor, with a bow shackle to 3 links of

Hello, Yes I think my setup its a way to get rid of all the problems this old system had. Yes I carry these parts double as spares because I run a prototype. In total its so much cheaper than one

Hi Mark no, your box looks neater that my older box. I contacted Amel but they do not have the 20cm jack-screws anymore. Then we put the wires back the original way, and physically reinstalled the

Yes is still brown, but the pigment went partially away, so I can see the under layer as the deck color, after 11 years sailing around the sun/UV world. So I m planning to re paint it with

I see that Eutikia is 6 boats after L'ORIENT (422). My brown stripes were faded to a ghastly purple when I bought the boat in 2010, which is why I never considered that color when I repainted the

In Jan 2019, complete 54 ACMO kit 9990.0€ not including freight or VAT. Weight 141.7kg. --

Hi Peter; The 6 shrouds for the main ran right about 5,000 Euros with tax and without shipping. The labor will run at or about 1,000 euros or less, if Nicky does it for you. He is a really fast

Hi Mohammad, Can you give me a round number price indication for ACMO kit and install labour? I’m thinking of doing same next winter. Peter Forbes Carango Amel 54 #035 La Rochelle -- Best

Hi Nick; Amel has already worked out the pin size issues you are addressing. We had the same concerns, but after talking to ACMO, found out they have simply gone to a stronger material for the

Nick, ACMO will ship you what you need...they know what you need and have been doing this for a while. Regarding your question about substitutes of wire, etc., That needs to be answered by the 54's