By the way, Trans-Ocean e.V. is open to everyone. The annual membership fee is 90 euros. So a membership can be well worth. ,-)

Scott, all sails are made of different laminates. Main 44.2 m²: 40% Polyester Sandwich DCX-L 320 g/m² 20% Dyneema DYS-14 Offshore 435 g/m² 40% Dyneema DYS-23 Offshore 450 g/m² Mizzen 25,0 m²: 40% Poly

All the best for 2022 to all Amelians For those who are interested, here a supplement on the subject of fully battened main: By chance, I spoke to the former owner of the Super Maramu Stenella today.

Hi Bill, I have to apologize. I made a simple miscalculation. The result of 6 years (battery replacement three times) for the DEKA batteries would be 963 or 845 USD according the prices you have given

Hello Bill, sorry for my late response but I would like to add a different aspect to the discussion. I'm sorry, but I have to disagree about your opinion concerning household batteries. If the batteri

Hi Robin, did you mount the machine in the space of the former dryer? How did you manage the process of pushing the LG to its place? It seems to be extremely challanging to me. Best regards Martin Mag

Hi Paolo, please don´t hesitate to ask. There is enough space left. The admiral and I can stand in front of the seat to steer the boat without any problems. The same if going backwards. I always steer

Hi Joan, hi Paolo, the model is Besonzoni Pilot Seat P 246 Amel (meaning special width) fabric: silvetek graphite Logo: Amel If you look to the catalogue you will not find exactly this helm seat. It i

Hi all, I am only 180 cm tall and, at 86 kg, of reasonably normal build. During the test drives with Mago del Sur (Amel 54), nothing was noticeable. Later, however, I realised that my sitting position

Hi Ian, I fully agree with Craig. You will find a lot of information worth to know here: https://support.seldenmast.com/files/595-540-E.pdf Regards Martin SY Mago del Sur - 54#40 currently Marina di R

Hi Denis, from Franck Chivée, La Rochelle, Greement, I got the numbers you can see in the sheet when he checked our rigging. Franck Chivée is rigger and very familiar with Amel and Amel rigs. Franck's

Hi Dean, if you talk of the cleats accessable from the lazarette: in our boat it is a 24 mm nut. Regards Martin SY Mago del Sur - 54#40

Hi Nick, the deck passage of the baby stay also leaked on Mago del Sur. We reset the chaine plate and sealed it. If my memory is correct 2 screws fixed the plate to the deck. Both located aft of the c

Hi all, we had the same problems with all Southco-locks. Some of the O-rings were worn out, most of the pins were bent. It was a problem to get O-rings with the same specifications. Finally we used O-

Hi Ruslan, the floor boards of our 54 are made of panels of plywood. The surfaces of the panels are coated by synthetic material. More or less undestroyable. It may happen that the edges become loose

Hi all, is there a technical drawing or sketch showing the components of a SM or 54 connected to the bonding system. If a sketch doesn´t exist a list of components would be helpful too. Background is

Hello Stefan, of course we reported the encounter with the orcas to orcasibericas.com. From my point of view it is interesting to collect as much information as possible about comparable orca interact

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Hello Dean, The companys name is La Rochelle Greement Martin SY Mago del SSur - 54#40 currently Cartagena

Hello Dean, From Franck Chivée, La Rochelle, Greement, I got the numbers you can see in the sheet. I got thenumbers when he checked our rigging. Franck Chivée is a rigger and very familiar with Amel a

Hi Slavko, as others have already said, I am also convinced that a 33 kg anchor is too light for a Super Maramu. Besides the design of an anchor, the weight is essential. The Bügel anchor and the Rocn