IridiumGO has worked well on my boat. Of course there is the 2.4k bandwith limitation that comes with every Iridium connection.. Buy the external antenna and place it at a good spot where nothing

I had the same thing happen on my Amel 54 Amel in Martinique had them But as I am becoming more and more intimate with machine shops and hardware stores in the Caribbean and panama I have seen

Thank you Alan. The part I was missing is letting the knot go through the slot in the mast. I will experiment this weekend. Regarding the bottom batten pocket of the main. I’m planning to get a

Hi Barry and Penny, You can get a replacement from. al Meekens at gearsmade.com.He can make it in plastic, like the original, or you can choose metal. You may also be able to fix it yourself. My

Hello James As an Electric Engineer, I can trustful tell you. Lightening hit; has nothing to do what ever you do with your electrical/electronic installation on your boat. There is Nothing what you

Hello Alan I'm not O, nor B, nor B 2 :-) but have quit a long know how about the SM's The Amel bonding system is unique to Amel. No other boats with similar trough hole installation, even HR, Baltic,

AND...outside...run a rope through the bow thruster prop triangle and cleat to deck! Bob KAIMI

Re lightening: this subject opens a can of worms with lots of theories. You should read Nigel Calder’s book. He explains the various ideas. Personally I am not at all convinced of one argument nor

Peter, Vertical battens were added by the previous owner. The SM mast is not made for vertical battens. You will likely have continued issues with then. The majority of owners who have installed

Thank you for your input and experience. I waS also not originally planning to bond the frame. Your points about the other metallic fixtures are good. However, I wonder about how this situation may be

Interesting.... We have a stainless arch with solar panels and a wind generator on a separate mount, but none of this framework is connected to the bonding system. I'm not sure that this is

Hello Peter again, Regarding your batten having "broken through" the pocket... We have a vertical battened main and the pockets are such that the batten is inserted upwards towards the leech of the

Peter, On my boat, the main halyard exits the mast and is attached to the car on the short track with a bowline. The tail of the bowline dangles below the car and ends in another bowline. The trick is

Hi Peter, There was a famous new Zealand around the world racing sailor name of Peter Blake. His advice: off shore never sail close hauled, (racing or cruising) crack sheets and enjoy the better sea

Hi Danny, Thanks for your reply. I'm still in the familiarization stage with the SM doing weekend off shore day sailing. We're beating upwind for a relatively short down wind sail (heading back to

Another beginners question: During our last outing on La Querida (SM 207) upon deploying, the middle vertical batten on the mail sail had broke through the pocket and was dangling 3/4 out. Seas were

Hi. If you mean the seal at the top of the bow thruster case where the tube enters the boat. Easy, with care so long as your thruster isn't rusted to the motor .Doesn't take long. Put a large jubilee

Hi, Have to agree with Bill Kinney. However it comes down to how long you will be going to windward and when you next need the poles.Do you want to go through the process of putting them up and down

Hoi Kurt, ich wusste zwar das Du mit Freunden zusammen eine AMEL hast (dachte allerdings es sei eine Super Maramu), hatte Dich aber bisher nicht auf diesem Forum gesehen. Ich habe seit Nov15 auch

Hi James, I had built a solar arch and wind generator mount for Amelia. It is great. Love it. I bonded the frame to the rest of the bonding system. There should be no leak from the solar panels