Alex, Be sure to check out Noonsite: https://www.noonsite.com/place/usa/ The lack of a holding tanks could be an issue for you as you cannot discharge "black water" within 3 miles of shore. It's a

I think the Maramu's air draft is only about 55', so, Alex, the ICW is totally accessible to you - we've "done the ditch" a few times in our similarly sized Santorin. It does offer some good

Confirming that the Vetus flexible rubber coupling type 6 #KO18 rubber doughnuts supplied by Amel were exactly the same dimensions as the original parts and fit perfectly. My boat is a 1987 Maramu

Miles, Thanks for your input. I now have my Vetus Flexible coupling apart. Removal of the forward half of the coupling is simply a matter of removal of the coupling bolts. This exposes the forward

Hi Barry; It was nice to finally meet and thanks for the drinks. Dessalator usually stocks most of their items. They are pretty good at shipping and you should receive it in just a few a days. While

Hi Bill, Another query on solenoids. I hope that you or another member might know options where I could get a good water solenoid on the back of the control panel for the Dessalotor 230v water

Hi James I watched a mechanic undo mine when I had the engine mounts replaced No special tools were used As far as I remember there were a series of bolts around the outer perimeter that connected

Alex, Be sure tocheck for visa requirements based on the passport you plan to use. When arrivingin the USA as a private foreign flagged vessel, you will need to call theCustoms Border

Hi Alex, As you probably noticed, it's made by Anderson Power Products. It is most likely the SB-50 model. If you unscrew it and look at the bottom, you'll be able to definitively identify the

Hi All, thanks for the comments, I have spoken with the rigger again today to verify what everyone has said. He said he did not mind doing the work with the mast up but said if I needed to do anything

I am considering sailing up to Florida early December, starting from my home port of La Guaira, Venezuela. I don´t think I would stop in Cuba in principle, but maybe Jamaica. Can anyone provide some

Hi Alan, I would go to another rigger. Your rig should be so tight that there will never be a shock load. I changed my rigging after 60,000 miles and 18 years (not quite as far as Eric, and it

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Ruedi, In your situation, I would look at the 24 volt solenoid switch for the 24 volt motor as being the most likely problem. I have noticed significant corrosion on these solenoid switches. If you

Dear all, I need to know the name/type of this connector and where I can source it. Can you help? Regards Alex Ramseyer SY NO STRESS AMEL54 #15

Alan Unless you have a very specific problem orreason to do it, I would not pull the masts. And 7 years old and re-rigging aredefinitely not good reasons. You will probably spend more and take more

Alan, With your new rigging coming from ACMO and therefore ready to hang, plus your plan to do it yourself anyway, just do it all yourself without pulling the mast. Katherine and I did ours in the

Dear Amel Group Friends I’m asking you guys if someone had thesame or similar experience and what is your advice for my question: I have a Negative Leak light on the 24VPump-Motor of the

Hi Allen, I had my rigging changed with mast up in Grenada by “Turbulence” rigging. It took a couple of days, and was done in pairs, so say both port and starboard cap shrouds were taken off,

Hi Alan, I had Kimberlite re-rigged by the Amel riggers in Martinique last year. It was beautiful to watch. It took two men 2 days to do with the mast in place. They took down the port and