About 1.5 m above the block and tackle used to store the runners. I would start by using duct tape to tape some old line to the runners and see whether it makes a difference. You are correct that it’s

Seeing yesterday's post by Bill Rouse of the Amel article about runners reminded me that some of you might not know about the Amel Club website which contains that article as well as many other useful

Porter, on my boat the back stays stretched so much the first time I sailed upwind in more than 35 kn of TWS that I had to put a figure 8 knot into them to shorten them. I’ve never had a problem with

This setup proved a 2:1 purchase for the outhaul. Probably necessary given the massive mainsail. I don’t think the winch system used on the smaller boats would work Joerg Esdorn A55 Kincsem

I have gone all Mastervolt with my Lithium conversion, which was just completed by the local MV dealer. I have 3x200 Ah 24V batteries and I’m using the existing MV 60 A and 100 A chargers and existing

I can second Sarande in Albania. Very efficient and cheap. I did it twice. And Albania is a great tourist destination. Renting a car and exploring the countryside and national parks is highly recommen

Over the last several months, I've become an involuntary expert in all things VAT on boats in the EU. Marocco works, so does Gibraltar (that's a change since the UK left the EU) but the Channel Island

I tried this procedure during the winter of 2018/19 in Naftplion and was told it had been discontinued. It has been discontinued in Spain as well, by the way. Joerg Esdorn A55 Kincsem

My boat - US flagged - is in Spain on the hard and I am getting close to the maximum 18 months temporary importation period for VAT purposes. Keeping the boat in Europe past the 18 months would mean t

Stuart, I was not aware my boat had two shunts and I’m away from the boat so cannot check. But have you asked Amel (Thierry Billard - sav@...) or better yet, Stéphane at Pochon ( stephane@pochon.

Wow, Jose, I’ve never had this happen on Kincsem. I guess the answer is not to go to a marina and anchor instead! Seriously, maybe you deploy a bit of the mizzen sail to change the rhythm? Je Joerg Es

The Force 10 unit was available last summer - I saw it in Valencia. I’m also converting to LiFePO4, but going all Mastervolt like Paul has on Fortuna II. No changes to the chargers and inverters are n

Hi Barry, here is what I am looking at. http://www.force10.com/electric_gimballed_3burner.html. I met an A55 owner last year in Valencia who was in the process of installing this. It fits on the A55.

Hi Billy, welcome to ownership of a great boat! On my boat, the shower also seems to drain slower than the sink but it hasn’t clogged. Both drains feed into just one hose so the problem you are experi

On my A55, I have a number of book shelves which have substantial fiddles which prevent books from falling out under most conditions. In heavy air, however, the fiddles are not quite high enough and c

Scott, my procedure is similar to yours. Getting the main unfurled is helpful and easing the sheet is vital, although there is a point where easing it too much results in the sail coming down twisted.

Yes, but many thanks. Good thing to check. Cheers. Joerg

Thanks very much, Gary!

My boat is sheltering in place on the hard and the water maker has been pickled since November 2019. Dessalator instructions say that the maximum period of pickling is 6 months. After that, they say,

Good questions, Scott. Here are my answers: 1. I've not seen any chafe and I know literally thousands of boats use the Tacker for their cruising chutes. I know because my father had one in 1987! So I