Dean, you are referring to the mizzen backstay I assume? if so it is not 10mm, more like 7mm. I will check my records Nick

Hi Dean, The little stand off spacers are on my list of “things to do”. No leakage problems. Nick “Amelia”

Hi Dean, My 54 had a whip antenna that had broken off at deck level when I bought the boat. Since I replaced all the standing rigging anyway I included backstay isolators for the starboard mizzen back

Hi Porter, You really have been through the mill. Virtually all turbo diesels have an aftercooler because compressed air warms up due to Boyles Law. Within the aftercooler coolant runs through a speci

Hi Fohi, I purchased mine in the UK from Marine Scene (sales@...) Ocean Toilet Solenoid Valve 24v 9-53081 I purchased two for £107.98 delivered to UK address. It is not a Burkert brand b

Hi Fohi, I think this is quite a common occurrence. On my 54 I had the same problem and now carry several extra spare solenoid valves. They are easy and quick to change and located behind the velcro’d

Hello fellow Amel owners as promised: The findings regarding the Leak from the alternator as described in the July 1 email. I have been in touch with the service centre in the UK and they have advised

For storage ashore Preveza is good with two big yards Cleopatra and one next door. I left my last boat there and it was good. Nick Amelia (54)

Hi Jay, My 54 is from 2006. The bulkheads are all veneered marine ply. The varnish is perfect. The doors are all perfect, actually all the woodwork below is perfect but for a few scruff marks on the h

Porter, Honestly carrying an extra ton will not make much difference. There is nothing wrong with the boat itself. It has to be the electronically controlled command to the common rail. Or some sensor

We all feel for you Porter, "There but for the grace of God go I” In your video, at first view, it looked like overload, but was there black smoke at the same time? I doubt it as you would have said,

Porter, Yes pull the prop and run it in gear. If it gets to 3100 rpm or near then it is not the c drive. You need a three legged prop puller or some other contraption, but it is something you can do i

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