I think it is a great idea. I had the great fun last summer sailing with three other SMs between Grenada and Trinidad. We "raced" a few legs for fun and of course took each other's pictures. I

Thanks again (with a special tip of the cap to Bill K and Mark E). Got my order ready- my Miami to Shelter Bay freighter leaves in a week so the project planning was urgent. Regarding people’s sage

Tom, I'd add three suggestions to Bill's excellent post: A.) put a prefabricated access panel in at least one side for easy access to the chain locker in the future B.) check the condition of your

Tom, 1) thickness of marine plywood for floor ? For this span, 1/2 inch ply should be fine. 2) My chainlocker bulkhead wall seems Ok. Precise name of product to seal it ? For the bulkhead, we just

Amen: “This was one of those jobs that I kept looking at andsaying... I'll do that. I know fiberglass, it's not hard. Karen insistedthat we hire someone. Watching him come up out of the locker

I wanted to thank all of you for the help. I’m planning on incorporating many/most of the ideas put forward. If I was in the E Carib I know where I could find competent help; Im headed for shelter

HI Tom.. We had to do ours too as part of our on going pan-mediterranean fit out. The locker floor repairs I started in Greece were finished in Tunisia. I filmed the whole thing but haven't edited it

Hi Mark, I actually ordered the arch at the Annapolis boat show. I have been talking to them on the show for a while and it seems they have a permanent 3rd party address for the powder coating as

Welcome to the group and congratulations on your Amel. You will find this forum a wonderful resource for all kinds of information that will help you learn your Amel's systems, and give you a great

Mark, Thank you, Fair Winds Eric Kimberlite Amel Super Maramu #376

In Fort Lauderdale, this cost us +/- US$1000. One guy--about 12 hours over 4 days. The only short cut we took was to skip a layer of cosmetic gel coat on the bottom of the locker. Bill Kinney

Tom, Last year when we were in Fort Lauderdale there were three Super Maramus that had this repair done, one after another. One guy went from one boat to another. By the time he got to ours (#3) he

Alan, I uploaded somepictures to the forum. With bestregards, Mark Skipper Sailing Vessel- Cream Puff www.creampuff.us From:amelyachtowners@... [mailto:amelyachtowners@...]

Eric, The total costof the locker floor replacement for both front lockers was right at 3,500 euros(inc. VAT tax). I took 5 days and two guys. We had some other stuff done(cosmetic gel coat stuff

Hi Mark, What was the total cost of the deck repair in the forward lockers in Martinique? Fair Winds Eric Kimberlite Amel Super Maramu #376

Thanks Mark, The pics didn't come through. Elyse has the same issue and I will do as you have and put a hatch in the floor on the port side. Cheers Alan Elyse SM437

Hi Tom, I would dry it out thoroughly and then glass right over it coving up the sides of the locker. Solid permanent fix. Regards Danny SM 299 Ocean Pearl

Tom, We had to makethis repair past year. It is not difficult any decent glass person would havethe capability. We had it done in Martinique at Amel. They sub-contracted thework to a local

As I was re-wiring my nav lights from the port bow locker (empty) I heard a crack. The top layer of the marine plywood floor separated from the rest and the floor is bowed but not cracked through. I

Hi Arno, We are interested in a stern arch also. Are you planning on straddling the sterncleat with the vertical struts or having the rear strut attach at the transom? I talked with Atlantic