Hi Lior, Your tensioner looks as though it needs to be cleaned. You can buy a rebuild kit for the furler. Very expensive, about €600. When the tensioner is put back in you must use locktight to hold i

This is my gearbox, dropped down from the furler. I haven’t taken it apart yet but from previous experience with the boom gearbox I am sure the gear teeth are stripped. I have kept the old gearbox fro

My main mast gearbox has a gear that is now stripped. I remember that a member was able to get the gear made for them. I think that they had this done in Colombia. Does anyone have a contact to get th

Hi Arnold, Yes, I was very impressed with your new rigging when you showed me. Thank you for taking the time. I have a quote from Caraibe Marine already and will be asking them to include those new be

Hi Bill, Totally agree, I had a mild acid wash done to clear my refrigeration and a/c pipes last year in Le Marin, done by Caraibe Refrigeration. Lots of little shell bits came out. First time it was

Hi All, Just an update. We still have not received our full refund from QSails. My Visa credit card company are handling this now. I would recommend that if anyone has to send any money to QSails you

Thanks Bill, A SM near me is in need of a Main Sail. I have a spare Main for our 54. Looks like I won’t be able to help him. Very Best Barry

Hi All, I am still looking to replace my Genoa after my terrible experience with QSails. Any suggestions on a reliable sail maker would be appreciated. I still want the original material "Hydra-Net".

Thanks Jason, To me that puts the nail in the coffin as far as QSails is concerned. They can’t even fill a simple easy sail order. Best. Barry

Hi Jason, Did you order Hydra-Net? Is anyone waiting on other fabric sails from QSails? Best Barry

Hi Cenk, See below emails from the Amel forum. You told me over a month ago that you would be making my Hydra-Net Genoa sail about the 10th March and that you would send me photos of the making of the

Hi John, I ordered a Hydranet Genoa and paid a 50% deposit in September. Did you order Hydranet? First promised December and since then continued excuses. Looks like I might have to get a refund throu

Hi Ruedi, My pump were all running well. I first took the dock water, very high pressure and forced it through the raw water tube from the pump. Lots of stuff came out on the water line. I could see s

Hi Ruedi, The fridge freezer and A/C on our 54 was not cool enough. Had different people checking and adjusting gas levels then one guy suggested cleaning the raw water lines. This was a real messy jo

Hi again Eric (not Ken - sorry about that). I will have 1 of these Hightech temperature exhaust pipe cut out switches. I will email you with ship to details. Very Best Barry “SV Lady Penelope II” Amel

Sorry Eric,

Hi Ken, That sounds like it might be a good spare to have. I will check my list to see if it is one I could use. Very Best Barry

Hi Paul, My problem was sea growth in the pipes. Had the local very knowledgeable Caraibe Refrigeration run an acid mixture round the A/C and Refrigeration pipes, took a few hours. Unbelievable differ

Hi Paul, I am just getting my saloon ac checked this arvo. Mine is water cooled, the only fan is at the back of the cooling condenser that blows the air into the cabin. I could ask and have the guy gi

Hi Chuck and Kim, We are now using the WakeSpeed. Next to you on the dock. If you don’t have to make a decision before you get back you can actually look at the setup. We are having our cockpit side w