Hello Ian, Thanks for the comments. I've located a well used Oyster 54 but it would require extensive refit. I am considering other options including various Tayanas, Hylas, C & C, Van Den Stadt in al

Thanks. You could be right but I do want peace of mind…. :-) JP Jean-Pierre Germain Director Flight Operations NOCLAF Limited +44 7825 635 917 JPGermain@...

Hello Lior, Although I am not yet anAmel owner, I know a few things about boats and mechanics in general. It seems the D3 is indeed a transplant from the Volvo cars Here is what I have found on the PB

In my opinion, a Maramu would be wanting with a 55HP engine. My present boat (not an Amel and lighter) has a Volvo TMD 22 (78 HP) and it works a treat, especially when motoring head into wind with hea

Hello Everyone, Be careful with XM. Coverage is only for North America and some Caribbean. In my industry, it is well known XM is not as good as they suggest they are�.. Jean-Pierre Jean-Pierre Germai

Which Volvo is it? If it is the TMD 20, it is based on a Perkins and parts are available cheaply online as these engines were in Ford vans etc. Good luck Jean-Pierre No Amel yet! Jean-Pierre Germain D

Hello Jean, If Amel produced this type of clean uncluttered interior, they would have sold too many boats!! Looks very nice indeed. Jean-Pierre No Amel yet.. Jean-Pierre Germain Director Flight Operat

I have a suggestion: place it in the for sale section here� http://www.ybw.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?13-Practical-Boat-Owner-s-Reader-to-Reader Large forum of UK based raggies and wave makers :-) Je

Hi Thomas, As an opinion, I would not relaunch before getting a solution. So it works on launch... how about in 2 years?? Good luck

Hello Paul, We have an ACP 400 with Lecombe & Schmidt hydraulic drive; we are very pleased as it is much smoother and steers the boat well through the a single P70 control.(I have a spare P70 if neede

Hi Gary, I did my deck stripes in white: makes deck somewhat cooler underfoot, reduces heat down below too. However, mine being an old girl, I’ll grind down the entire deck to make it level with the b

Hi Barry and Robyn, AFAIK, Steve (Aloha) is the only SM to have done this. We know his boat and we can assure you it looks and feel great underfoot. However, if you wait until Steve sees this post, I’

Hello Alexandre, I am very sorry to hear about your continued difficulties with your insurer. As an aside, I now use Y Yachts in UK and their contracts are clear and concise. If I need to make a claim

Hello James, The link is to a well known UK metallurgist who also lives on his sailboat, usually in GR. I think you’ll like what you read… http://coxeng.co.uk/anchoring/chain/ Additionally, if you don

Hello Danny, Thread drift.... Nice to meet you this morning. Enjoy your northerly sail. Jean-Pierre Germain, Eleuthera, SM 007 Opua, NZ

Hi Danny, Put some beer in your fridge :-)

Hello Arno, I have the Duo 100 aboard and have had problems with corrosion as well. It was most noticeable at the small interconnects between the membranes and caused leakage. I discussed this with th

Hi Alan, I have the same mechanics and installed twin 7550. Work very well. Jean-Pierre , Eleuthera, SM007 Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.

Hi Alan, Ooops. You are correct. In our case, we run both the genset and the Volvo on one filter. I change over whenever I note grunge or when changing the little element filter at the top. Mounted on

Hi James, In company with another boat owned by a former Minister of the French Govt, we encountered few problems except the incredibly bureaucracy to check into the islands. MIND YOU, THIS WAS LAST Y