Scott, There is astate owned marina in Maryland that is perfect choice. It is inexpensive andvery well protected on all sides. If I recall the rate was about $800 per monthwith electric and water

Hi all, We're in The Bahamas now heading to the Chesapeake area for a bit and plan to leave Tengah, our A54 for 2 months to visit family and travel overland. I know many of you are either from there

We had a Porta-Bote. They are great rowing boats and the factthey fold to the size of a paddle board is a plus. They can be folded orunfolded in less than ten minutes. However, these are not good

James No chafe on the sail or the rigging Make sure the sail edge is protected from UV. When we came back from our 1 year cruise I had to replace the edge material of most of the sail Lowest

Hi Eric, we are also considering purchasing a porta bote. What model and size do you have and how do you store it while underway? Would it be possible to post a photo showing the dinghy

Hi Willem No issues with the end cap. Everything Maud sent fitted perfectly EXCEPT the woodruff key! The slot in the new gear was smaller than the old one, so I filed the key down to make it

Hi Mark, Yes, I took a picture of the bigger gear wheel. Please find it attached. Kind regards, Willem SM#351 KAVANGA

Hi Alan, Yes, I know all parts of the kit need to be installed. That was done last October except the end cap. But dit the end cap fit on the foot of your bow thruster or did you had to drill other

When we first bought the boat we had leaks from the bowthruster in heavy seas. After haul out and replacing all the seals and adjusting the lifting mechanism as advised by Bill, Danny et al, we have

Hi Bill, After discussions with the mechanic here in Preveza and phone calls with Maud at the Amel factory the following is now clear (to me): Last year in October I experienced suddenly a screaming

Hi Alan, I'm with you on this. Until you've seen big seas breaking over a boat you just cant imagine the power in them. Eric knows more about that than ost I think. We store our 4 jerry cans of

Dear Amel Family, a small question; We intend to replace all four fixed port lights in the coming months . We see that the stainless cover / fixing plate is held with screws , not bolted through

Thanks Jose.

Wow. Much more difficult day than anticipated. Clog in the outlet riser to tank resisted every tool so had to ram through it using prop puller to force steel rod through to top of bronze pipe. Quite

Another question: Are you happy with the sail size, or would you have used an even longer foot if you could do it again? -James

Looks great. This is exactly what I’m looking to for! Thanks for your measurements. It looks to me like you’ve had the sail designed so that the foot easily clears the bow pulpit, while your

It uses the additional halliard above and the hole in the anchor chain roller that seems standard on my boat. Just enough distance from the genoa

FWIW, I had a set of gears machined by shop in NZ. Works well although we use it rarely as we anchor most times. GL with your repair. JP Germain, Eleuthera, SM 007

Willem, Can you post some pictures of your gears to show us the wear that you are seeing? I changed out the bearings on my bowthruster this past winter for no real reason other than the fact that

Hi Jose, That looks like a great system. How is the fuller attached at the bow, and at the mast? Thanks, Steve Davis Aloha SM 72 Hawaii