We replaced our main salon and aft unit with Marine Air by Dometic in June 2014. Both are still working well, and so far, zero issues. Steve Aloha SM 72 Hawaii

Thanks Kent !!

Michael we replaced ours with a Dometic 10- Almost plug and play. Fair Winds Eric Kimberlite Amel Super Maramu #376

Of course from the 55 production the door is plexiglass with a stainless frame of top and front sliders and allows lots of light Perhaps Amel could assist with a production or a design for a retrofit

Has anyone thought about replacing the door with a piece of Lexan or plexiglass? Maybe a teak frame with clear plastic insert? It would require some thought to make it seal well when closed and NOT

We lived aboard our previous boat in Florida. Air conditioning was a requirement, running pretty much non-stop through the summer. In 18 years, we went through 3 brands. Marine air was the first. It

I ordered 20 meters. It will do bow lockers, port deck locker, aft lazarette, and engine room hatches, with some left over....I hope ;-)> I’ve done all but the engine room and still have quite a

Greetings! Our CLIMMA 9EH AC unit in the Salon of SM2K #417 has failed. The compressor has a ground fault and trips the GFI. Has anyone successfully replaced the unit or rebuilt the compressor? We are

Hi all, Many years ago I read the misadventure of a cruiser who tried to untwist his chain by letting it and the anchor dangle out in deep water, only to find out his windlass couldn’t retrieve the

Hi Kent, How many meters of the gasket material did you order and what hatches will that quantity of Material repair? Fair Winds Eric Kimberlite Amel Super Maramu #376

Hi FF, Kimberlite has been underwater during our time in a hurricane for 36 hours. Nothing but the masts sticking up out of the water. I think we stopped counting at 20. The laminate is still

We just painted ours. Epoxy filler, Epoxy primer and awlgrip topcoat. Nordic white Regards Alan Grayson SM 406 Ora Pai From: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io <main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io> on behalf

Hi Paul, I ahree with Bill The foam luff is essential. I find sailmakers resist putting them in and suggest altenatives. I can only assume the foam luff is more difficult. My advice. Insist on the

As part of putting in new instruments, I was able to shut down the “permanent” Sailor. Unfortunately, we do not have an on/off switch anywhere on our Sailors. When I installed a new Raymarine

I agree Bill Danny

Make sure that Incidences cuts your mainsail to the proper size. The previous owner commissioned from Incidences and the "P" dimension (luff) was 45 cm too short. As a result the "E" (foot) was also

The horizontal orientation was primarily personal preference from the customary way companionway hatches have traditionally been fabricated; when they had to be removed and stowed. Also, if someone

Bill Thank you I will add a switch not to concerned to loose my radio settings Paul

I truly believe that a foam luff is needed on an Amel furling foresail, especially if you ever plan to reef the sail. --

Paul, I heard a humorous story about the "PERMANENT." Several owners of SMs, who knew Captain Amel well, complained about losing the memory in the AM/FM radio. Apparently they complained long enough