I have a sticker at the helmstand saying not to shift into forward gear while sailing with stopped engine. The reverse gear is not mentioned. To be sure you should tell us the engine type and gearbox

Hi! Please let me know if you stop your prop in reverse gear if shaft generator is not on use. By stopping you would get rid of the noise and also reduce wear of the gearbox and shaft seals... The

Hi Craig, Your statement that Gross and Net Tons have nothing to do with what your boat weighs is not quite acccurate. Displacement is the volume of water displaced when the vessel is freely floating

The easiest way to avoid the airport hassle or immigration constraintsis to purchase a fully refundable one-way return airline ticket within the visadates. Once you are in your location, refund the

Hi James. My wife Jen and I are in a similar situation right now. We flew out of Pearson but we were on Azores Airlines. We’re flying back out of Vienna on TAP so no cross linkages at all. Nobody

Mohammad and Aty, Thanks for taking the time to provide the email address for Chris. I have added this to my Greece file and will be contacting Chris soon. I do have another question to anyone

Hi James; Sorry for the late response. I was waiting to receive the e-mail address from Chris’s office. The e-mail address iscorfu@... Let me know if you need any further information

James, We use an ATN sock to launch and douse the sail. Very quick and simple. Fair Winds Eric Kimberlite Amel Super Maramu #376

I had our bowsprit fabricated in St Marten years ago. The pole is removable from the attachment fixture with one allen bolt. It was not expensive. It takes up no room on deck and works well with out

Dennis and Paul et al, Do note that Gross and Net Tons have nothing to do with what your boat weighs. They are volume measures originally used for tax to be paid on the volume of cargo. It has

A while back our 54 was weighed by a travel-lift at about 23 metric tons. Cheers, Paul S/Y Ya Fohi - Amel 54 #98

I was impacted by this issue in many marinas as well. The problem as I recall is due to a formula that USCG uses to compute your Gross and Net. The formula is based on the length, width, and depth.

Jose Well done for offering to replicate the seals for others. I would love 2 sets if possible. I would suggest using transferwise, or its equivalent, for payments - easy for international transfers

Tony, Yes, I added Acquamare Marine to Yacht School Preferred Vendors and they have locations in the UK, USA and Australia. Best, CW Bill Rouse Yacht School - Supporting Amel Owners 720 Winnie

Hi all Thanks for responses last month regarding my search for an Opacmare passerelle rope supplier. There is a firm in the UK charging approx 30% less than some Med-based suppliers. They are also

Lo Siento Jose, I thought it was Danny placing the order. Please order 2 sets for me. I can send you $$ via PayPal if you wish. Fair Winds Eric Kimberlite Amel Super Maramu #376

Hi eric its Jose who had the seals. Regsrds Dsnny

Hi Danny, I would also like 2 sets of seals. Sounds like a great idea and they can be changed while the boat is in the water. Fair Winds Eric Kimberlite Amel Super Maramu #376

Hi Jose, the seals are not expensive and why not change them while the boat is out on its very expensive haul out every two years. Look forward to welcoming you to the Pacific. Regards Danny SM

Also there was concern that the brushes in the new motor were not replaceable. They are. There is a complete 4 brush set, as attached, available from Amel for Eu 146.07 Alan Elyse SM437