Hi Dennis, Oh my, I'm not quite sure how to reply, but you seem still to be totally misunderstanding this measurement. Displacement is indeed, as you note, the weight of the boat. It is indeed equal

Brent, Thanks for sharing your own experiences with this issue and all of your points make sense. From what I am learning about this issue it is the Airlines here in Canada not wanting to be

Mark, This sounds like some great advice. I am not sure with all of the fine print of how to insure that a ticket is truly fully refundable but I will check into this. As it turns out we have a

Rob, Danny’s advice about not using your hand should be heeded, guess how I know! I had to smother a diesel once that broke all of it’s mounts plus the coupling so was laying on it’s side

Hi bernd, Yes, if the shaft alternator is not in use (it is used most of the time) the gear is in reverse. When the batteries are full during sailing or when the speed is too high we turn the

Thanks Bill- reminds me of one of my first projects as a new Amel owner and I used your equally prescriptive copper ground strap project plan successfully. Can't wait for your book.

Hi Rob, if that doesn't work blocking the air intake will. However do this with care, and NOT with your hand ( you will be injured) and NOT with a rag. (it is likely to finish up inside where you

L'ORIENT is listed as gross 21 and net 19 on the USCG docs; and not sure if everyone is aware that beginning recently you can now register for multi-year periods vs the old system requiring annual

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I am the one with the runaway motor. i tried the The lever on the side of the injector pump i held it over for a while but it did nothing.

I just spent several hours browsing through the newly organized Photos. Wow, it was a pleasure. I am really impressed, and while browsing the albums, I learned a few new "Amel things." A huge amount

Actually, there was an outlet clog also but several chemical treatments cured that. However, the macerator pump easily lifts water to fill the hose beyond the joker valve, then encounters a clog. Ive

Do you still have your shaft alternator. I always switch mine on when sailing. It keeps the batteries fully charged. When you turn the key on the 12v panel there is a very significant drop in the

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