Reinhold, The most important thing is which boat is in the best condition and has the best history of care. They are all old. If you are thinking a lot about resale value my opinion is any of these bo

Welcome Jason, You asked about sailing Amels with kids. We have an older Maramu which we sail with 2 kids, 9 and 7 years and we all love the boat. We live ashore but sail a fair bit and have just fini

Just a note to anyone with an older Amel that needs the vinyl replacing rather than re-gluing what is already there. The choice of vinyl is as important as the glue. I have had great success with Naug

James and Leah, We changed a 45 lb CQR that our boat arrived with to a 60 lb Manson Supreme. It's roller bar touches the pulpit when it is snug but it fits ok. We have just returned from 3 months up t

Thanks, that's great. John

Thanks for the replies. A local marine electronics person has given me the impression is is really complicated as there are lots of wires between the control box and the relay box

Does anyone know how easy it is to use the NECO autopilot rotary motor but add an extra box of tricks, say a Raxmarine SPX30 with a Raymarine control and use the old NECO control as a back-up? &n

Graham, I have a Perkins M60 - same as a Volvo MD22 so in the same family as yours. I'm not sure the wiring is identical but I think it works on the same system of an isolated engine. I wonder have yo

There were some posts recently about spray adhesive for fixing vinyl headlining. Hopefully the following links are useful for those with headlining problems and trying to find the right glue. Although

Gary and Robin, I seriously looked at a Mango but it was very un-original and ended up with a 46 ft Maramu which I really like. I am starting to hanker after a Super Maramu though. On one hand it is b

My experience of Turkey is you that have to be particualarly careful of the Kilim sellers. Far too persuasive! On a more sensible note...I realise the original question was asking Bill and Judy's spec

Dave, My Maramu was rerigged a couple of years ago. Somewhere I have the riggers list of wire sizes but I think it is onboard. I will try to find it. John #91 Maramu Popeye

Ross, That is very kind of you. My 12v panel is all original. It all works but I am preparing the boat for a long trip...plan is from Australia to Europe. I am trying to build up a supply of spares so

Jer, I have a slightly older Maramu than yours. I'm pretty sure the brand is Diruptor like later boats. I haven't got new ones but suggest you try typing Diruptor in the search box. John Maramu #91

Joerg, My experience is with an older Maramu. I am very fond of it and like the simlicity for my location where Amels are unusual. I like my boat's standard transmission, fully battened mainsail and s

Deb and Mike, I have redone the vinyl on my Maramu. It is a long, messy and unpleasant job. The positives are that the wood trim is not hard to remove and the boat is vastly improved afterwards. You m

Colin, Thanks for posting the link. Beautiful boat. Towards the end (20.49 minutes the presenter says the sails should be furled for a tack?? John, Maramu #91

Tom, It makes sense that you would have a Hurth HBW250 like Stargazer. Typical Amel to put a larger one than the minimum, I have a HBW250 but on a 60 hp Perkins on my Maramu. If you need spares it is

Tom, I would guess it would likely be a Hurth HBW150 or HBW100. Try google and see if it looks like yours. They are now ZF. (HBW150 = ZF15M). Rather than make suggestions that may lead you on a wild g

Bruce and Diana, Congratulations! John, Maramu #91, Popeye