Has anyone seen or are aware of a Santorin galley that has been modified to U shaped or L shaped?

Does anyone know who owns the Supermaramu 2000 Friendship 2? She is in Trinidad and desperately needs TLC and attention. I would be very interested in knowing about her, her status and if she can be p

Bad ground is usually the case. Redo ALL grounds to windless motor, switches and breakers. Bill Reynolds S/ Baidarka

We have recently bought Cloudstreet, a 2001 SM 2000. We have been Amel web followers for several years and just jumped in. You may have met us. We have cruised the Eastern Caribbean for the past 10 ye

Being new to my SM2000 I was surprised at the lack of instrumentation for the generator. Having had 2 generator equipped boats that had oil pressure, temp. and A/C load I am curious if all SM are miss

As a newbie inn the pack I read and heed all the advice on the Owners site. the info on bow thruster service and maintenance is very informative and rewarding. There is mention and reference to 'THE T

I called Dessalator and had a new OEM pressure switch delivered to Martinique in 4 days. Cost was 238 Euros, 80 of which was shipping. Great folks to work with.

Brilliant solution. My 1st mate has stated several times that "Maybe we otter" do something to cover/protect the switches while underway. I see a great cottage industry opportunity here here. This sho

My chain counter is powered up anytime the 24/12 volt is on. I have interrupter switches on all my electronics but I cannot trace the counter power source. It's not in any of the Amel wiring schematic

The anchor wash switch is powered up all the time with everything turned off. Not good. Nothing in the Amel wiring schematics show the wiring . Anyone know where to interrupt the voltage with a separa

Several SM owners have inquired about clothes washers for SM's I have a Brandt Model WTQ 66735E. It fits in the space and is very accessible. It washers 6kg at a time, is quiet and energy efficient. A

I have an overhead port surround that needs refinishing. I removed it and was amazed at the quality of original finish of the undamaged portion of the wood. I had a Bob Perry boat for ten years and pr

With all the trials and tribulations the world is experiencing perhaps a few notes from Amelians relating some positive notes on their lock-downs, and some positive notes would be refreshing. Cloudstr

we suggest you always kill the power to the fresh water pump when leaving the boat.We check all clamps on the fresh water system every 6 months. I keep the water pressure at about 40 psi to reduce pre

The 24 vdc breaker on the 24 volt panel controls the power to activators on the windlass, the sail motors and winches but not to the anchor wash. The anchor wash has direct power from the C/B panel to

AWP should have a filter before it preferably a 60 mesh screen. I have filters on all my seawater pumps-, head (2) generator and even fresh water -10 microns. I rarely have a pump failure due to debri

I've looked at all the old topics concerning dropping the furling mainsail and found a lot of 'what was Amel thinking'? on the length of the main halyard. I've sailed many, many boats in my life but h

Bill Reynolds CloudStreet SM2K 331

You may find it a lot easier to head down to St. Augustine. Great marina,easy sea access and same distance to Jax airport. Transportation from Fernandina to Jax is iffy at the best. Bill CloudStreet V

It's time to replace my anchor roller. There have been a few inquires in the past but no suggestions. The shaft is welded on both sides. Poor installation. The only remedy I can see is to sabre saw on