It´s time to introduce ourselves. We are Anke and Martin Birkhoff from Worpswede in Germany. Homeport of our Amel is Bremen, Germany. We started our sailing careers in 1978 (Anke) and (1985) Martin. S

Unfortunately I can add a similar accident. 6 years ago the heating system in the house of one of my cousins had been broken down. For some odd reasons he refused to ask for a repair. It was winter an

Meanwhile I got an answer from Olivier Beaute. It might be of interest for you. Below Oliviers email. Martin SV Mago del Sur - 54#40 Hello Martin, I've seen this case twice on an AMEL 54. In both case

Thanks Bill, the new rudder packing is tight, There is no water ingressing at the top of the rudder stock tube. Using a gopro camera in time lapse mode we could see the ingressing water appearing at t

Dear Amelians after renewing the packings of the stuffing box three weeks ago we recognized water ingress in the aft compartment of our 54. By drilling two inspection holes in the upper plywood cover