Welcome mark and Jennifer. We believe you have made a great choice. After 2-1/2 years of owing our 54 we still cannot believe how well designed this vessel is for a couple cruising any where in the wo

Have a great first meal on board. We just got to Italy after 2 years in Greece. The med is a great cultural place to cruise. The wind and wind direction is usually pretty fickle, but the Amel is great

Hi Dean; We had the same issue with both our 1.02 bamar furlers. We had both of them removed, all bearings, seals and belts replaced. The access to the gears is the aft facing panel with the four scre

Hello porter, We replaced ours this year. I had to remove one of the hoses from the engine block close to the engine oil dipstick. Then there is sufficient access to undo the cover on the impeller and

Hi again porter; I just posted an album of photos. My first time, so let me know that you've received them.

Gary; It is hard to read your play by play as we see the potential of being in your shoes and having to go through what you and Alex have experienced. Wishing you both the best outcome and back on the

Hello every one; We are removing our sails for the winter and would appreciate ideas on how to prevent the Furler extrusions from hitting the mast when the sails are removed. We have tried different a

Hi JP. It's been a while. You guys just moved too fast and we have not had a chance to run into each other. We did try that but we furled as we raised the swivel to get some wraps on the Furler as wel

Thanks Ian. I'll give that a try. Mohammad and Aty

Thanks Paul, looks like most are furling a thicker line to keep the separation.

Thanks Eric.

Thanks bill. Have you tried this? Respectfully; Mohammad and Aty

Thanks everyone for sharing your experience. We did go with an 8mm line wrapped around the foil spaced about 6" between wraps and everything has been quiet. Saves some wear on the Furlers and masts an

Hi Peter; If you are referring to the U-shaped stainless steel tubing mounted in the engine room ceiling roughly above the generator, this is the anti-siphon or vacuum break for the generator exhaust.

Hello Wolfgang; We were in Marina Di Ragusa about 3 weeks ago for one night. We did not see you there, otherwise we would have stopped by to say hello, as we do with all Amels that we run into. We set

Hi Thomas; Our furler motor stopped working within a few months of purchasing Kokomo. When we wanted to furl the main in a 25 Knot Breeze in Turkey, the furler would not work and we had to disengage t

Hi Thomas; The seal is between the shaft and the end cap. You can see it in your picture. This seal is constantly exposed to the sun and the elements. When the rubber dries out, water gets in. The 54s

Hi Thomas; I did not attempt to open our furler motor due to the poor condition observed and the amount of water that came out of it. We sent it to a mechanic familiar with Amels and the furler motor.

Bill and Judy; We wish you the best and thanks once again for generously sharing your experiences with us and the group. Wishing you health, success and happiness in you next chapter. I'm sure you bot

Hi Porter; I cannot help much with the Bamar issue as we are still using the belt driven units and hoping to get a few more years out of them. As far as the bow locker, ours is very dry and no sign of