Dear group, We have recently taken up the quest to find an Amel 54 for our future cruising plans. We joined this group hoping some of you can help us with this daunting plan. So last week we had a vie

Dear Group, Thanks for all responses. It seems to prove the principle of "use it or loose it" is very much valid for Amels as well. The Amel we've looked at has seen very little usage, less then 600 m

Hi Group, I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask but we would really like to have a day out on a Amel 54 to see what she's like to sail. We are living in the South-Caribbean and ideally would

Hi Bill, Thanks for you reply. I actually received a message from your client that is on this boat at present. He pointed me in the same direction. We are looking into it. Thanks again, Arno

I have no direct experience with Amel (yet) but looking at my own boat, I would say yes, it make a lot of sense. Looking at all parts up close always reveals things you can’t see when the masts are up

Thanks Alexandre, I don’t want to hijack the topic for the original poster, but it’s so sad you lost your pride and joy. Moreover because it actually happened on my birthday! You had such a great boat

Dear forum, I wonder if anyone can tell me the exact diameter of the upper tube that runs as safety guard around the deck. I think the US word is Lifeline and the UK word is Guardrail. I assume the Su

Great! Thanks for the speedy response. A great New Year to you as well! Arno

Hi, You could consider Curacao as well. Direct flights into Miami and New York available. The Marina in Curacao has special arrangenments for long term storage and are reasonably equipped. There is a

Well, you can start with checking out this website: http://www.curacaomarine.com/ Let me know if you have specific questions, I’ll try to answer them. Regards, Arno PS Happy New Year to you and all ot

To elaborate on this, Curacao Yacht Club and Curacao Marina are two different entities located at two different bays (Both in the southwest though). The Yacht club has no facilities for putting your b

Hi Marcel, Is it only me or did you forget to attach the picture? Where did you get the arch form? Regards, Arno

That looks very nice. What is the reason of the rectangular hooks on the inside of the flat strips? Any idea on the load bearing capacity of the davits? Do you have drawings/measurements available of

Clogged up elbows are pretty common. As said by others mainly because of under utilization of the engine's power. You need to push it into 70%-80% of it's power to achieve the high temperatures in the

Hi Alexandre, How is the situation in Philipsburg? Bobby’s Marina working again? Cheers, Arno

Hi Mark, We live on Curacao. Potentially you will have some problems here. This Island is not known for it's flawless organization. Although you are able to get your parts "tax-free" on your boat the

Hi Mark, Make sure you also have the document that shows the boat is in the "Entrepot" (what you call bond, I think). They may want to see that as well if you tell them the stuff is repair parts for t

Dear Forum, After quite some time lurking on this forum and provided unsollicited comments to Amel owners , we finally managed to get hold of one of our own. If all goes well we will gain the ownershi

Dear Forum, After quite some time lurking on this forum and provided unsollicited comments to Amel owners , we finally managed to get hold of one of our own. If all goes well we will gain the ownershi

Thanks to all the people for the advice and congrats. It seems the Micron 77-stuff is the way forward.