Sorry Porter, Just going over the email again. You have max RPM of 2200 at WOT with the new fixed prop, right? If so that can not be correct. It should be around 2850. I doubt Amel would supply a spar

Paul, Not sure this will help but…. I had a similar situation on Amelia (an Amel 54). I checked it and it was salty, and only happened sailing upwind in a breeze or very very heavy rain. In other word

Hi Porter, I watched the video that is a massive reduction in RPM. Is their black smoke when it does that because it looks like the engine is seriously overloaded and about to stall? So the fixed blad

Possibly the anchor chain caught under a larger coral head right under the bow so that in effect there was 1:1 scope. If it was blowing 40kn across a coupe of miles of fetch then the sea might have be

Here is another story from noon site but another Amel. https://www.noonsite.com/Countries/CookIslands/Suwarrow

Shipwrecked in shelter | Stuff.co.nz Here is the 54 story http://i.stuff.co.nz/sport/boating/cruising/10639076/Shipwrecked-in-shelter Shipwrecked in shelter Brenda Webb The saloon was waist deep in wa

Breaking strain on Limousine G70 is 11+metric tons. I have never broken chain myself but I know of an Amel 54 that was lost in Suvarov Atol due to her chain breaking in a squall and pounding on a reef

Hi Paul, I too have an Amel 54 and am replacing my rusty chain. If you have the same as me it will be 10mm ISO and grade 70. There are two options on the galvanised chain readily available, namely gra

I am using old micron 66 (3 years at least)but have touched up the very bow and a bit of the bottom of the keel and rudder. The original paint is still good after multiple haul outs. I have not left t

On Amelia I love the helm seat. At sea in all weather I have found it great. The chart table seat on the other hand is awful! However as with all things in life afloat there is only so much space. The

Improvement or not Here is one that I have changed perspective on. When I first bought Amelia I saw stainless WASI anchor and Galvanised chain and went into shock. Do not mix the two..... Well recentl

Fellow Amel owners, Don’t get me wrong. I love my 54 and think she is a great boat well engineered, and well built, which is why I own her. I completely agree with Bill’s general philosophy. One shoul

To be fair Henri was pretty old in 2005. So one should not expect him to have kept up to date, but that is my point. His general philosophy was sound but as with everything time and tide waits for nob

So Bill what about solar power and LED lighting? Henri Amel never embraced either. Nick Amelia (54) in the Canary Islands. Enjoying not being a slave to the batteries.

I have used a tandem anchor arrangement two times in 30 years of ocean voyaging. Both times when I had to leave the boat at anchor for a month. Once at the Dar Es Salam yacht club in Tanzania and the

Apologies you are right. I just measured 13.5v at the circulating pump. Not sure how I got that wrong, anyway. So they need to be 12v pumps for sure. Nick Amelia (54)

Re Drain of drip tray. Under the floor below steps the hose is attached to the pipe that goes through to the bilge pump. Just unscrew the hoseclamp and pull off pipe. Then blow through it to clear any

Hi, As I understand it the 12vcirculating pumps for the fridge systems are standard 12v pumps but actually get 24v as measured. They work fine at the higher voltage and pump enough sea water to cool m

Hello fellow Amel owners, one of my aircon units is faulty. When it turns on there is a chattering on the relay switch that turns off/on the compressor. I have tested the compressor by bypassing the r

I have been at both Spice Island in Grenada and Peake yacht services In Trinidad. Hauled out and living aboard. In my opinion they are both good establishments but I prefer to live in Grenada by a lar