Hi Gary, The Perkins/Volvo equivalents are always confusing to me, but I thought the Perkins Prima M50, which Amel fit on some Santorins (including mine) was equivalent to the Volvo MD22, both of

Bill, The picture is of Paloma getting built. One more month till handover. Theo. s/v Paloma A50 #18

Thanks, but I should have added "totally open to discussion....and other ideas". -- Duncan Hagemeyer 24 Rock Creek Road Emigrant, MT 59027 1-615-478-6006 1-406-848-9866 Ashling Ranch

In the meantime, it is possible to delay or prevent having to replace the floors by minimizing the amount of mold growing on the bottom of the floors. I do two things. 1, I always open the

Adagio will be in Leverick Bay, North Sound, Virgin Gorda BVIs from 16th March to 31st March and would of course welcome any other Amel owners for meet-n-greet and maybe a lunch at Hog Heaven! Gary

If your MD22 setup is the same as mine, the heat exchanger is a long assembly runninh the length of the starboard side of the motor. Most of the heat exchanger is for cooling water, but the aft-most

Hi Miles, First, congrats on your amazing experience! Second, hope to meet you in April for the Amel Rally. Third, if you'd like I can send you some contact information on crew members that I have

I have slept on this for a couple of days but I find myself stuck and on the idea that in a true sense, having advertisers paying for the expenses of the site is actually "sponsorship" .. and, I am

Our boat's original owner installed a dual filter long ago, a Racor 75500MAX. It gives me a lot of peace of mind. I'm pretty sure it never gave him any trouble and it hasn't given us any either. It's

When we set up the Group on Groups.io, we had the option to create what they call a Subgroup. We chose to create a sub-group called YachtsForSale. If you are looking at our homepage for Amel Yacht

Pen Azen is not for sale--but I think Duncan's suggestion is worth serious consideration. This website, the wise counsel of Olivier and Joel , the engagement of Bill and the Yacht School and the

I rather agree and Carango is currently for sale with Amel la Rochelle. Peter Forbes 0044 7836 209730 ppsforbes@... Carango Sailing Ketch Amel 54 #035 In La Rochelle

I think Duncan’s idea has a lot of merit. Nick Amelia (Amel 54-019)

I have a suggestion. I own hull #9 Amel 54. I have not bee very active over the years in this group as my boat is very lightly used. Now health issues have me considering selling her. I have seen

Hi Herbert, On our Perkins M50 we would fill the oil filter as full as we could and take several minutes doing it to allow it to fully soak in. EVEN after doing that and running the engine a few

Thomas did post pictures already (perhaps he will post more). They are in the Photos Section and in a folder entitled "Repairs - Amel SM 53 - Bow Locker Floor Repairs" If you search the photos

Dear Thomas, This is great, thank you for posting! Could you also post pictures of the different stages if you have them ? This replacement is something I have to do one day, so the more info to

Herbert I’m the same as Craig. Never get near 6 litres on an oil change. The engine was developed as one of the first diesels for British Leyland cars - the Austin Montego. I have a Haynes manual

Hi Bill, Yes - Agree that it would be a sensible way of funding the site. I tried the Poll site but could vote. Regards Mike & Peta Solitude SM2K 461

Hi Herb, Although your post doesn't seem to mention it, let me assume you did run the engine after the first 5 or so liters so as to refill the oil filter, which takes, say, a half liter or so. Then