Hello all, I have just signed a contract on Maramu hull 91 "Popeye". She is lying in Brisbane and as soon as the sale is finalised I will deliver her to her new home in Port Douglas in far north Queen

Thankyou for the welcome and the information, and thankyou Joel for the offer of more information. If you can find more that would be great. What you have already remembered is nice to know. Joel's co

Thanks for the answer. It makes so much sense when you know! Does anyone have advice on spares such as the galley taps which are a bit unusual. Do Amel still after all these years supply older parts l

Maramu #91 Popeye is now at her new home in Port Douglas. Two of us sailed the 800 miles from Brisbane in 6 days including one stop in Mourylian for 12 hours (to time our arrival for the day time for

In Australia the rigid gas piping has to be plastic coated copper or stainless steel. In order to get a gas certificate I therefore need to change what is there despite it being in good condition. I w

I am thinking of getting some Kato davits for Popeye Maramu #91. Kato have replied to my inquiry stating they have not had Kato davits installed on a Maramu so do not have instalation details on their

Popeye (Maramu #91) has a solent stay which attaches with a pelican hook to a "D ring" type arrangement that is part of the stainless bow fitting but a few inches behind the forestay. It easily attach

Dave, We have an Isomat mast with the solent stay attached to the masthead fitting. The forestay has a Profurl unit. John

Jean-Paul I think keel bolts can corrode due to anaerobic corrosion whether the keel is lead or iron. The important thing is the quality of the bolt and the way it is fitted. I am very confident with

Bob and Joyce, I have a 4KVA generator mounted on a shelf above the aft end of the engine and the control box by the battery switches in the aft walkway. There is a Sea Recovery watermaker. The pumps

Bob, The generator is Zeise which has a Faryman engine. It came with the boat. It is in a soundproof cocoon. The shelf is made of brackets attached to the vertical tubular supports behind the engine.

Bob, I will check on how the brackets are welded and get back to you. Onan seems to come out well as a brand in the reviews from the Atlantic Rally cruisers. This link might be interesting if you are

Ross, Congratulations. I have a box shaped holding tank in the aft head only. It is near floor level attached to the bulkhead between the sink and the hull. The vent comes out on the near-vertical par

Ross, Not sure if this link will work but it is a photo of a neat holding tank in a 1986 maramu for sale on yachtworld.com in Baie de Sanary http://www.yachtworld.com/core/listing/photoGallery.jsp??ac

Geza, Here is a link to the spec sheet for a MD21A in case you don't have it. http://www.volvo.com/NR/rdonlyres/D31B4531-5ABF-48D2-A08A-8104E5946F2A/0/MD21A_RB_BW_19741_en.pdf As you can see you are g

Geza, This is a link to the spec sheet showing the power curve for your engine if you don't have it already... http://www.volvo.com/NR/rdonlyres/D31B4531-5ABF-48D2-A08A-8104E5946F2A/0/MD21A_RB_BW_1974

Lars, If you are just interested in the older style, the era you are considering (1980's) has a Sharki at 39ft, a Maramu at 46ft (sometimes called 48ft but the same boat) and the Mango at 52ft. They a

Hi Andy, If cruising different tropical areas for me the Maramu's draft is not too much and not too little. I bought a 1981 Maramu last year and am very happy. My previous yacht was a Southerly 115 wi

Bob, I have a maramu with a Perkins M60 and have also looked at repowering as I have recently bought a new engine for another boat. I installed a 75 hp yanmar in my non-amel boat and for various reaso

Bob, Some more thoughts on your engine change based on my recent searches for an engine for my boat... Both the 54 or 75 hp yanmars can be had standard with a ZF30M box rather than a ZF25M but this is