Hello proud owners of AMEL dry boats, from Sharki to AMEL 54, the companionway hatch slides into a wooden "box" that collects the potential water that could flow between the rubber "licker" seal and

Hi Craig, We like to keep cans and tools in the normally dry main bilge forward of the companionway slider so even a gallon of saltwater from a leaking companionway slider could do a lot of damage

Hi, As I have said before My companionway slider is varnished and I use furniture polish on it. The polish I use is Neopol original cream polish and I have had no trouble re varnishing. My rubber

Hi James, Wow, that's some scary arithmetic, which I'm sure is correct. If you've got a 1 foot head of water on your companionway hatch for an hour (let's see, that's like over the cockpit seats), uh,

The belted weather strip from Rockauto was "flocked" over the rubber so it is a felt-like material that touches the sliding hatch. Slides with much less friction than the original rubber against the

Bill Kinney, You make some very good points. A 22mm hole at a 1' head could flow around 615 GPH if my calculations are correct so there could be conditions where this could allow a lot of water

Well, Biil, actually, a 22mm round hole - call it an inch in diameter - takes in very little rain water unless you make a funnel to it from a tarp, like in the old days when sailors collected rain

Hi Eric, I get your point, but I'm really sure the catchment drain will more than compensate for any normal ingress from rain or deck washing or a rare cockpit pooping. Now, understand that I don't

100%!!! Agree John! Porter

Hi Bill, I want to say thank you for your efforts. I am sure even if not stated everyone agrees. Keep up the good work. Regards John SV Annie SM #37 preparing

As Bill R says, I think the weatherstrip is important to keep water out of the boat. If there is ANY gap, all the rain water that hits the surface of the slide will run down the surface of the slide

Well said Bill, the reality is that the insurers are distancing themselves from hurricane risk.Unfortunately many have policy wording that allows them to escape responsibility in many other

Well, he did say, "I never said most of the things I said" - so we'll give him that one too! Cheers, Craig ---In amelyachtowners@..., <brouse@...> wrote : Yogi has helped me also, especially with

Not really, Bill. 1 - the gap (at least on my boat) is barely 2mm so only a minuscule amount of water ever gets in. 2 - on my boat there's hardly ever water on the door, The most is when I wash the

Thanks, Bill Rouse, and good luck with your effort to put together a better product. I "get" the frustration and I do understand you really can't comment at this time. I, like Bill Kinney, was

Thanks Bill for sharing with us your finding and concerns regarding the insurance. I was going to switch to Y Insurance, but will point that they also ask for a 1 piece crate, etc. I promised I will

Yogi has helped me also, especially with mostly unsolved problems, which, as we all know, are unsolvable until solved. Didn't Yogi say that? Best, CW Bill Rouse Admiral, Texas Navy Commander

Perhaps we could create a self insured entity with various levels of coverage for Amel owners only? A thought. And a good bit of work as well! Porter A54-152 Excuse the errors. Sent from my IPhone

PantaeniusUSA has changed the language of their coverage for what they consider the "tropical storm zone." Unlike many insurance companies, they are still writing policies for that area of the world