No 53. USA flagged. Joerg Esdorn Mobile +1-914-707-1814

First of all sorry for the message which was intended for the administrator only. Im learning how the Forum works. But yes, my boat is named after the most successful race horse of all time, The Hunga

My Amel 55 is on the hard in Marina di Ragusa and I'm trying to line up an SSB specialist who can look at my installation this spring/summer as I make my way west in the Med to Gibraltar. I seem to ha

Thanks, Mark!! What model would I get and where would I get it? Joerg

Hi Ken, sorry for the late reply but as an owner of a recent Amel 55, I wanted to share a few thoughts with you. I have not sailed a A53 or A54, and I bet Joel's extensive summary of the differences i

I would like to sail my A55 to Tunesia in May and am looking at 2 ports near Tunis. Sidi Bou Said or Marina de Gammarth. Anybody have any recent experience with either port? I’m particularly concerned

Thanks very much for the advice. I am focused on Marina De Gammarth since wéll be coming from Western Sicily and sailing on to Sardinia and want to see Carthage. Port Jasmine is a bit out of- the way

This is very helpful advice, many thanks! My conclusion is to go to Hammamet/Port Jasmine, rather than Gammarth or Sidi Bou Said. Joerg

When I bought my A55 four years ago, I received the standard advice that it's good for a diesel to be run at full throttle once a day for something like 3 minutes. I've followed that advice when I've

I just completed servicing the Amel drive on my A55 for the first time. It was a difficult experience. Trying to get the bushing out was very hard and the official Amel instructions didn't provide muc

It’s bronze - but it has a silver shine to it. There was heavy wear on the bushing when I took it out after 750 hours. Both the old bushing from 2016 and the new spare i just received have the threade

Hi Arno, I was discussing this issue in person with two A54 owners this morning. It seems that their spare bushings don't have the holes for the long bolts. Maybe there's a design difference. If I wer

Thanks, Teun. I will try to confirm this with Volvo. Cheers Joerg

Hi, I have the light colored oak interior on my boat and am wondering whether to treat the wood in some way. There are some corners where a bit of dirt has accumulated. Any suggestions would be most w

I have had very good experiences with my Superwind half way up the mizzen mast. It substantially contributes to balancing the power needs on Kincsem on most days without anyone noticing it is there. M

My Superwind does not create any noises or vibrations. It is attached to the mizzen mast via a decoupling device that does not transmit vibrations. It is expensive, though. Joerg Esdorn A55 #53 Kincse

Hi, I have owned my boat for three years now and would be happy to talk with you. Please send me an email and I’ll share my contact details. Joerg Esdorn Amel 55 Kincsem #53

Hi, I’ve owned a 55 for 3 years now. I disagree with just about everything that Davi says about the 55. I wont put up a post trashing the Sm. Let me say just one thing. The 55 is a terrific further de

Davi, I appreciate the white flag but given what you have written, I still feel the need to correct some of the misstatements in your posts. For the record, I have spent 4 hours with Joel potter going

Lindy, i thought I had responded before but don’t see my reply here. So send me an email and I’d be happy to talk with you. Best. Joerg A55 Kincsem, currently in Cagliari Sardinia