Thanks again everyone for your advice. To respond to a few questions, I have the ICOM M802 with the AT140 tuner. For the cable between the transmitter and the AT, Amel/Pochon installed RG213 and I rep

Thanks very much everyone for responding. I had thought I would disconnect the tank from the common ships ground and connect it to the SSB ground. I have been checking my connections since the boat wa

On my boat, I have the Amel provided SSB installation with the whip antenna and 2 dynaplates on the skeg as ground. I've participated in the MedNet a bit over the last couple of years and have noticed

I have the Bad Boy Unleashed WIFI extender system Amel offered as an option on the 55. It has worked well enough but I have found that in the Med, WIFI is usually useless because of lack of bandwidth.

Hi Scott, a few thoughts. 1. I agree with you that the bow pulpit is not strong enough to take the load of the guys. 2. I would do what you are suggesting - use the ring - with a few twists. When you

Pochon designs the electrical systems of all new Amels. They have one guy who is responsible for all things Amel, Stephane. stephane@.... Good luck! Cheers. Joerg Joerg Esdorn A55 #53, Kincsem

Thanks, Arno, for this post. I, too, have been using a wet vac and Kaercher to get the bad stuff out of the bilge. But I found that the Kaercher makes a bit of a mess with dirty water mist everywhere

Does anyone have a procedure to tune the rig on the A55? As is to be expected, my rig has stretched a bit after 4 seasons and I have tightened the lowers and the backstay on the main mast a few turns

Hi Aldo, we’ve hove to once to fix a staysail sheet which was not holding. Just had the reefed main up in 35 to 40 knots true. The boat would lie sideways to the seas and winds and sit very quietly dr

I asked Antal how to service the blocks on my boat. They said rinsing with fresh water and a little grease. joerg esdorn A55 Kincsem

It may be that they do not recommend AGM anymore. All 55s have Mastervolt gel batteries. Mine are fine after 4 seasons (never below 60%). I met another Amel 55 from 2011 still with the original batter

The manual for my Onan generator says that every two years I should change the radiator cap and the thermostat on my generator. That seems a tad excessive to me. Do I really need to do that or should

I'm planning to cruise the West Coast of Scotland next season and am wondering whether there are good places to leave the boat for the following winter. Any help would be much appreciated. Joerg Esdor

I have Furuno Tz as the main system using C map charts. I do all routing on a laptop Interfaced with the Furuno and running the same charts. I’ve come to appreciate Navionics app and charts on my iPad

My incidences Genoa does not have a foam luff. It’s not a thing of beauty when furled but it’s good enough even for upwind work. You can’t point as well in increased seas anyways, even in a 55. The Le

Hi Barry, the A55 comes with Incidences sails made from Hydranet. I have seen a lot of sails over my racing career and these are outstanding. No a single stitching has opened, no chafe, shape is still

On the 24V panel. Top of two round gauges. At least on my boat. joerg Esdorn A55 Kincsem

Hi Jean-Pierre, I have a Climma central chiller setup on A55 #53. Sorry to be of no help. Joerg

Yes, Paul I have an alarm. See pic.

Paul, i had a Little bit of water last Fall and tightened the nut 1/3 of a turn. No water so far this season. I would try to tighten the nut further before anything else. Joerg Esdorn A55 Kincsem