Pat, They are making a killing even at that price as it takes them only one day and it is pretty much just one guy doing the work. However, it was still worth the cost when you compare it to the time

Pat, Contact JJ at Osprey Marine Composites at Herrington Harbor North in Deale, MD: Local: 410-867-3022 E-mail: jj@... Web: www.ospreycomposites.com They soda blasted my Amel down to

Bill Kinney and Karen Smith from Harmonie are SM owners who sailed a 54 up from Florida to the Chesapeake Bay with the owner earlier this year. Blog post here: https://fetchinketch.net/2020/05/17/comp

Are you talking about the thread shown in the picture below? I am not 100% sure because the print is really small, but it looks like it is 55mm x 3.5 Thread Pitch from this diagram: To be 100% sure ha

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No problem. All of the old Yahoo messages, files, and photos can still be found here on the new forum. You just have to use the "search" function. Search Messages, Files, and Photos separately using k

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There are several threads on this forum on the topic. Here is one with a description of the alignment process after changing out engine mounts: https://amelyachtowners.groups.io/g/main/topic/29770137#

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Ulrich, You are welcome! Alex really did a great job documenting many of the systems on his Amel. To see the complete list go to https://nikimat.com/

Ulrich, If your boat had it installed, the socket for the dive compressor would be in the upper aft of the cockpit locker. Alex from Nikimat has some good photos here: https://nikimat.com/scuba_compre

Pat, I think the picture that you are looking for is in the Photos section of the forum, not the Files section. Look in the folder called "Bonding System - Bilge Ground Strap" and you will find the pi

Scott, First off, thank you for sharing both the details of your LiFePO4 setup and your "real-world" experiences with the system. It's been extremely helpful to me in planning my electrical system upg

Pat, I did not have them blast the keel down to bare metal. However, they did have to epoxy coat the keel right after blasting since there were some spots where the iron was already exposed before sod

Pat, The cost was $2,861.52. It was done in December 2018. That does not include the cost of haul-out and re-launch. That is just the cost from Osprey to do the soda blasting of the hull. Mark

Pat, I have the exact amount somewhere but I do remember that it was under $3000. I will check and let you know.

As Doug said, it's not close to your desired location but there is a good company that does hull soda-blasting located at our marina Herrington Harbor North located in Deale, MD (~20 miles south of An

Mike, I have what I would call a "European" spec SM so I don't even have a pumpout riser in my holding tank at all. I just have a hole in the deck with a plug. I actually had to make a hose with a pum

Mike, Thankfully, I have not needed to tackle this job yet. However, I did remember seeing a post by Gary Silver posted that had a sketch of his holding tank system. You can find it here: https://amel

There were no good options for purchasing batteries in Le Marin, Martinique when I purchased my boat back in June 2017. Things may have changed since then and others might have some more current advic

Pat, Gary Silver uploaded a file with an excellent write-up on overhauling the Mizzen Furler called "SM Mizzen Furling Gearbox Overhaul". You can find it in the files section if you search for "SM Miz

Duane, I second Craig's suggestion. Plus, if it fails in less than 50 years Craig will come and personally fix it for you. ;) 3M 5200 is known as "The Devil's Glue" and should really only be used on t

Bill, No good deed goes unpunished, indeed! Thanks for continuing to look out for us. I hope this misunderstanding with Thierry and Maud at Amel is cleared up and that this does not deter you from con