Scott, I believe that will work fine. Amel used "sail bolt" line. I am not sure why, but it was probably a decision of the sail subcontractor. As far as I know, Amel chose to never use metal

What are you all using to lash your sail heads/foots/clews? The previous owner put a stainless shackle on the Genoa swivel and then attached the head to that. Of course, stainless + aluminum resulted

Dominique, I agree with what most of the others have said here. It is highly unlikely that the cable itself is the problem. It is way more likely to be a loose, corroded, or damaged termination on

Anybody have the diode part number and a US source for the diodes? Seems like they are a popular enough problem with the Yanmar to merit carrying a spare. Bob and Suzanne, KAIMI is on the hard in

Altogether there are 15 diodes. -- Gerhard Mueller Amel Sharki #60 Currently Kalamata, Greece

We were in La Rochelle, looking at our boat being built (#27), in July. We spoke with the marketing director:Amel sailed it across a few months ago. They kept it in Mamaroneck, NY. They plan to show

Wow cool. Is Amel going to set up a US based service center?

Agree as well. I have had experiences with venders that was good and bad requiring explaination. No we shouldn't wontonly black list vendors without cause, and some discussion would be enlightening

Hi Dominique, I would first check that the battery connector at the starter motor is clean. I would also check The Valeo solenoid to see if it has clean connections both the battery cable and the

Hi Kent, My engine has 2 diodes. Fair Winds Eric Amel Super Maramu #376

Wow! I’ve had, maybe 3 connections, over the years, that I was investigating due to poor performance fridge, pump, light), where the termination was hot enough to ignite the surroundings.

Hi I am happy Tom found the problem before it became a big one. I added a 32A galvanic isolator in the aft lazarette, so the setup is complete. It is very handy having the rotary selection switch

Spot on, Matt. We had one actually ignite into flames - only time I ever had to use a fire extinguisher - scary. Corrosion-X etc on the shore power prongs wouldn't hurt either - that's where the heat

Clearly high resistance in that terminal block. Unfortunately, this isn’t so uncommon. In our 32 years of boat ownership, we found that electrical terminations are just another item to be

Once again, the value of this group astounds me. Because of this thread, I checked the contactor box in the cockpit lazarette. The terminal block connecting three wires was close to failing and/or

I’ve had insurance through Pantaenius US since my boat was new. Excellent experience and excellent pricing at a little more than .5% of insured value this year. Coverage was all of the Med,

Thanks. 1st definitive positive feedback I’ve heard about Pantaenius USA. ~~~⛵️~~~Matt

Pantaenius UK referred us to USA when they saw we were US flagged. ~~~⛵️~~~Matt

I have also had good experiences with Pantaenius, both Pantaenius US and Pantaenius Europe. I had Pantaenius Europe from 2000 to 2008. At that time they would cover me for anywhere in the world

Craig, We vemently agree! :-) ~~~⛵️~~~Matt