Hi Joerg, Thank's for your info on the Parasailor. I have attached a photo of my bowsprit. I would not have the light weight sail up when using the Parasailor. My thought is that if the Parasailor was

Hi Ian, I am also wanting to hear from any Amel 54 or other Amel owners of experience with a Parasailor. I am currently talking to Parasailor French distributor who is advising to get a bow sprit exte

Hi Mohammad, Hope your sailing is going well, we are now in Sardinia. Stopping at Antibes (Dessalator), Hyeres (Amel parts) soon. Had a very successful haul out in Monastir, cleaned and checked the 2

Hi Ruedi, Should have checked that hose when we were together. Nicholas at Dessolator gave me the fitting needed to retighten these hoses. My hose covers peeled off last year. Nicholas actually made u

Hi Bill, I was told to clean out the tank from the opening on top. After doing a clean with a sponge then I also have used Vodka, have about 100 liters of water then pour in 4 liters of Vodka, let it

Hi Stefan, To clean the inside of that water tank you take the top cover off and put your hand inside. Are you getting fresh water around that area? I had a leak under the sink which had fresh water i

Thank’s Bill and Mohammed, I spoke to Nicholas at Dessalator who confirmed they have it. Trouble I have is doing a bank transfer from the boat, bank need to text me before doing transfer and I can’t g

Hi Bill, Another query on solenoids. I hope that you or another member might know options where I could get a good water solenoid on the back of the control panel for the Dessalotor 230v water maker.

No Bill, Sorry, I bent my 33kg Wasi, see “How to straighten a bent boat anchor” on YouTube”, the Wasi bent when I lifted it after it dragged in weed during a 35 - 40 knot blow at night and then snagge

Hi Nick, we are anchored outside next to the power boat. Would you like to come for coffee. Barry and Penny “Lady Penelope II” Amel 54. #17 Paxos Greece

Hi Mohammed, We will be in Corfu around this time. Which marina are you going to be in? Not sure if I need anything but might think of something that should be checked. I do need to replace my mast pa

Hi Joerg, You did not mention that you can walk under your Mizzen and not hit your head.😅😅 Best Regards Barry AMEL 54 #17

Food for thought. On our Amel 54 "Lady Penelope II" # 17 we have the rope boom attachment and on Ruedi's Amel 54 "Wasabi #55 he does not have the rope boom attachment. We are sailing together at this

Hi Alex, My large additional alternator is on the Port side with extra pulleys attached to the engine. On the later 54’s the additional alternator is on the Starboard side and uses the engine belt. If

Re: Bonding Earthing Connection to Keel. We have completed the re-attachment of the earth bonding keel strap to Amel 54 "Lady Penelope II" and Amel 54 "Wasabi" here at Marina di Ragusa. Rudi and I use

I just chased up Sonja at Amel Hyeres again about the replacement for my 6mm bow furler connection. She assured me that they are making a new 10mm stem for me. Hope to be able to fit this in August wh

Hi Rick, Thank's for that info. When I go tomorrow I will be looking for something stronger than a thin strap. Maybe get the pipe and just flatten it with a solid hammer and bend it to shape, no need

Thank you. Problem no more, now a clear way forward. The video does show how to go about it. I will start to assemble the bits and let you know how we get on. Best Regards Barry AMEL 54. #17 I will ne

I have a problem with my keel grounding strap. Any help and advise would be greatly appreciated. After cleaning out my bilge I saw the earthing strap was broken at the bottom. Rudi (Amel 54 "Wasabi")

Hi Bill and All, My 220v low pressure Dessalator pump started leaking after 10 years. The pump started leaking at the shaft motor connection going into the pump and needed to be rebuilt, the stainless