Bill , My tencents worth— we have a stainless anchor connected with two stainless shackles to a galvanised chain . In 23 years and more nights at anchor than I can count we have seen no evidence of el

Thanks , Andrew , Googling rewinds in the UK there seem to be a number of firms that still offer a full service , such as Robson & Francis Rewinds . Always useful to know , just in case ! Ian Sent fro

Hi Andrew , Do you remember the name of the company in Perpignan ? Our bow thruster is fine , but it’s always good to hear of a firm that can fix the motor . Ian and Judy , Pen Azen , SM 302, Kilada ,

I thought this might amuse . See the question to Chatbot and its answer below . Chatbot will translate this into any language you want , or verse , or as written by Shakespeare , all in the blink of a

On Bill's suggestion I bought a spare genoa furler gear from M. Vignando last November . He is very courteous but does benefit from gentle nudges . Ian and Judy, Pen Azen , SM 302, Kilada, Greece Sent

Hi Vladan , As a matter of interest , how did you get on with the 30 litre hot tank ? Did you find it adequate ? How many people do you normally sail with ? The reason I ask is that although we have a

Hi Eloi , I see that you are in Puerto Williams . That makes us very jealous ! We are in Ushuaia , alas on land as our boat is in Greece . We have come for a few days to walk down memory lane. 18 year

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Sent from Outlook for iOS Some more info in case it's of interest Ian and Judy , Pen Azen In May 2021 the costs were these: Carbon fibre top 2100 x 2800 x 28mm, , integrated cable channels for lights

Sent from Outlook for iOS Pen Azen’s Hard Top It is full Carbon foam sandwich composite. Foam only 20mm thick, Airex 60 kg/m³. 2layers of +/- 45%, 300g/m², straight fibres stitched together (not woven

We had this made from carbon fibre in Kilada , Greece . The front window folds down . Full headroom . Wouldn't be without it . More specs to follow Ian and Judy , Pen Azen , SM 302 , Kilada Sent from

Bill, I suspect that your experience is shared by many long term cruisers. It certainly reflects our own. The one part of the world where we did find SSB useful was in South America where there were a

Et maintenant vous etes plus riche! From: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io <main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io> on behalf of Stephane Lorenzi <stlorenzi@...> Sent: 27 January 2023 13:02 To: main@AmelY

Bienvenue, Stephane, Vous aurez de nombreux milles de navigation heureux devant vous. Ian and Judy, Pen Azen, SM 302, Kilada, Greece From: main@AmelYachtOwners.groups.io <main@...

Hi Porter, How lucky you are to buy in the US. One litre of this oil probably costs CAT pumps no more than $1.50, so you might think that $9 is a bit of a rip off---until you try to buy the same produ

A non-Amel friend ( we do have some!) bought a Chinese " Eberspacher ". It lasted a year. Not worth repairing. He has bought a second. Our Eberspacher ( a real one, made in Germany ) is 22 years old w

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Hi Giovanni, At the Basimapokoulos Shipyard in Kilada in the Peloppenese. The chief mechanic there is Dimitris. Not cheap, but excellent. The yard has no marina, just a large travellift and about 600

Hi Scott , It can be done ashore if you are lucky enough to find an exceptional mechanic . We found one in Greece . We had had a small amount of vibration between 1500 and 1900 revs . He eliminated it

Hello Marco, Welcome to the Amel family. We , too, started our sailing with a Vega, which we loved. Then we discovered Amel and our first Amel was a Sharki which we loved even more !. Your video broug

Hi Scott, In common with many SM owners we found ourselves having to clean the aft waterline too often. After studying a variety of waterlines on different yachts we took the plunge when we put Copper

Hi David, About 10 years ago we switched to an ordinary Jabsco model. Slightly noisier, more powerful ( we don't have showering teenagers on board ! ) . Cheaper than the original Amel pump. We carry a