Hi Steve, I suspect some previous owner coated the gearboxes in something, as they do not come from either the manufacturer or Amel that way. When I purchased new gear boxes from bonfiglioli, they cam

Hi Dan, We repowered Aloha (hull 72) at a yard in St Augustine, FL in August 2015 with a Yanmar 4JH-80CR. The engine itself was a little over $16,000, and installation was about $4000. Frequently, the

First, all the tan gel coat is sanded of by several workers over a period of a week. After some prep work, the boat is masked, and decks sprayed with a white primer. More finish prep work is done to t

We painted the boot stripe on Aloha in Awlgrip Desert sand in the style of the Amel 54. The hull was painted in Awlgrip eggshell white. The rubrail was custom mixed Awlgrip with the color of a Trojan

I think your paint was done quite a few years ago, and the cost now is more like 60% of US prices, but still a very good deal. Steve Davis Aloha SM 72

Hi Gary, We used awlgrip 2000 on the hull, and the traditional awlgrip on the decks since it’s a harder paint, and holds up better under foot. On deck, they mixed the fine awlgrip grit for non skid, a

Hi Kent, We had the decks and hull painted on Aloha while in Trinidad in 2016. We hauled at Powerboats, used a contractor located in there yard, and have been very pleased with the result. We wanted t

Hi Mark, If the extras have not already been spoken for, I’ll take a set. Let me know if you still have some available, and I will provide you with shipping info and payment. Thanks for taking on this

Hi Kent, I can’t help you with expertise in the area you are in, but if you are willing to backtrack to St Augustine, you can get some help. We had some work performed at St Augustine Marine in 2015,

Hi Ian, The distributor for Bonfiglilio is in Fort Lauderdale. I purchased 2 of them about 6 months ago shipped to Hawaii for a little over $250/ea. Let me know if you need help finding that source, a

Hi James, We also have the 40 kg Rocna, and have found it to be a fantastic anchor. I know Munjack Cay very well, and most of the bottom there is a thin layer of sand, and a very hard bottom below the

Thanks Bill....a good photo of the how Amel does it would be great. Steve

Thanks Ian...had not seen it done that way before, and it sounds quite simple. Hope you two are doing well, and looking forward to another sailing season next year. Aloha, Steve And Liz Hawaii

Thanks Duane...Happy Thanksgiving. Steve

Does anyone have a good picture of how the looped end of the ballooner halyard is spliced by Amel. The one on our boat is not original, and probably not correct. Thanks for the help. Steve Davis Aloha

I pay just under $150/mo with all taxes for unlimited data and texting, and 150 min of sat phone talk time per month. They have less expensive plans, but I don’t like to worry about data usage. Steve

We have both, and a Pactor 4 modem. I like redundancy, and would not be content relying on a sole source. We keep our sail mail account up to date, and generally use the Iridium Go and sail docs for w

I’m no expert, but I think you are on the edge of where some electronic components may be damaged by long term exposure to that much voltage. For example, my Mastervolt battery charger has a max input

Hello Tadeja and Herbert, We sailed from Panama to Hawaii in January 2018, and are currently in Hawaii until next year. Why don’t you email me at flyboyscd at gmail dot com, and we can talk about your

Hi Duane, I just bought a 1.5” to 1.25” reducer at West Marine. If it’s not at your local store, check the catalog. Steve Davis Aloha SM72 Hawaii