Another vote for Topsail (5% discount to OCC members). However, they will not cover US flagged boats in the USA. Perhaps a consideration once you get there or a least worth a conversation in the meant

Something to consider: if you are in paying for named storm coverage in the Caribbean and your insurance company requires you to be out of the hurricane zone, you are paying a lot of money for somethi

Brent, This is TopSail from the UK. The policy is Global Yacht Cover underwritten by Great Lake Insurance SE (AM Best A+ rating) sold with a 5% discount to OCC members. I don’t have lithium batteries

This was just added to our insurance policy update: 8.3 Lithium Batteries It is a condition of this insurance that the use and maintenance of lithium batteries is carried out in strict accordance with

Welcome! With best regards, Mark Skipper Sailing Vessel - Cream Puff - SM2K - #275 Currently cruising - Tahiti, French Polynesia www.creampuff.us From: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io [mailto:main@Amel

Welcome! We hope to see you out here someday soon. With best regards, Mark Skipper Sailing Vessel - Cream Puff - SM2K - #275 Currently cruising - Tahiti, French Polynesia www.creampuff.us From: main@A

Eric, I know your frustration. In addition, FedEx is the absolute worst for customer service. They will only deal with the shipper and offer the receiver nothing. Just curious, have you showed this to

Perhaps a friendly and helpful Amel owner in the US would be willing to receive and then forward the seals to you. Or worst case, you can use a freight forwarding company like myus.com With best regar

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It might be help to others to share the company names of those you evaluated. With best regards, Mark Skipper Sailing Vessel - Cream Puff www.creampuff.us From: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io [mailto:

I don’t think anyone is actively looking to overload their vessel. But, I do think a great many of us got very tired of scrubbing the waterline, me included. The only time our vessel had a good amount

We raised our anti-fowling to the top of the original orange stripe and then painted an Awlgrip red stripe. For us, this has worked perfectly. With best regards, Mark Skipper Sailing Vessel - Cream Pu

Be sure to check with your insurance company before changing your battery technology. You may find yourself with a voided policy if you file a claim. Some insurance companies now have very strict poli

Bertrand, Our experience (7 years and counting) is in 110v countries the marinas offer a 220 shore-power source. Without 220v, they will seriously limit their appeal for boats docking with them. We ha

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Thank you for the help and suggestions. This went pretty well. Like Mark’s, my aft tank ball-valve was not glassed in like the front. A massive set of channel locks is definitely the right tool for re

Hi Kevin, Glad to see you are back in Panama. It sounds like a fuel flow issue. If you bypassed the fuel shutoff solenoid and it works, have you tried replacing it. Dumb question but worth asking. Is

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Hi Everyone, Next week I being the joyous task of changing out the seacock in the aft head. For those who have done this, do you have any advice on the best way to remove the fiberglass overlay allowi

We replaced ours with a confection toaster oven. I can count on one hand how often we used the microwave. Now we have a vastly expanded menu thanks this. With best regards, Mark Skipper Sailing Vessel

If you search this group you will find extensive postings regarding Fireflys from sv Harmonie. Or you can look on their website: https://fetchinketch.net With best regards, Mark Skipper Sailing Vessel

The specs for the struts are: A1A1N40-250-608/400N 316L Stainless Steel Meaning a stroke of 250 mm with 608 mm overall 400 NM resistance The stroke is 8 mm The Diameter of the cylinder is 19 mm With 8

For “proof of competency” you can take a free Florida boating test online. At the end it prints out a very nice official looking certificate and they mail you a license (with no expiration date) https