Hi Paul; Can you please share your experience with your installation on your bimini top? This is the location we are looking at for our solar panels, but are concerned about the shadow effect of the b

Hi; The D150 HP pump is 2.2KW. So the pump itself consumes a bit below 10 Amps at 220V. Happy Sailing; Mohammad and Aty B&B Kokomo AMEL 54 #099

Hi Stefan; We have the 150 L/hr AC only version. On ours, we simply turn off the unit and then turn down the pressure valve. If we want to back flush, we turn down the pressure valve first and wait fo

When we were getting familiar with Kokomo, I had discussed when the back flush was necessary with Martin at Dessalator. He stated that it is unnecessary to back flush after making water, if you intend

Hi Barry; Caduceus’ hard top was made in Norfolk West Virginia. What did you think of the Emek installation? Do you know if it was insulated and how it has performed so far? Happy Sailing; Mohammad an

Thanks Barry; I got permission from the previous owner of Caduceus A54 #56 to share the pictures of his hardtop. The following is the link to the pictures. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/fr8okwqm43p6hsb/A

Thanks Barry; We ended up scrapping our season in the Med. They wouldn’t let us in anyway, since we are doing so great in the US. The new strategy is, stop looking and the problem will go away. It wou

Hi Barry; We have been looking at adding the hardtop for a while and plan on doing it in 2022 due delays caused by COVID-19. Since it appears you have added solar to your cockpit top, which is what we

Smart. Happy Sailing; Mohammad and Aty B&B Kokomo AMEL 54 #099

Hi Bernd; Amel sells the required wrench, or you can have any machine shop make one for you. Aluminum would work best as it is light and easy to work with. We had one fabricated and also purchased one

We had the read the same issues raised about Volvo in the 54, prior to our purchase. Upon further research and discussions with people who know the actual number of 54s that have had issues with their

I would definitely take Bill up on his offer. If we had access to Bill’s knowledge at the time we purchased our Amel, we would have had a much steeper learning curve. Happy Sailing; Mohammad and Aty B

We reviewed both boats thoroughly. For us, It really came down to staysail, which we have come to use in most conditions above 25 knots apparent with wind forward of the beam, a bit extra space due to

Hi Paul; Please let me know what you have. We may be interested in some of the spares you have left. My e-mail mshirloo at transpacific.us Happy Sailing; Mohammad and Aty B&B Kokomo AMEL 54 #099

Hi Scott; It is nice to hear you have had such success with the conversion to Lithium. We will be doing the same in the next battery change. I would consider running the generator periodically under 8

I second Tom’s opinion. When our element went out in 2016 (8 year old water heater), we decided to change for new. It was a 4 hour job, but hopefully don’t have to deal with this issue for another 8.

Thank you Thomas. I’ll review and am sure will have some questions. Happy Sailing; Mohammad and Aty B&B Kokomo AMEL 54 #099

Thanks Scott for the very useful information that has functioned well for 18 months. If you don’t mind, I may reach out to you when we get closer to our final design concept and pick you brains and in

Hi Arno; I think all of your questions and concerns are valid. We are going through the same questions as we plan our upgrade. You have to first really sit down and decide exactly what your optimum se

Hi Thomas; Unfortunately, we are not on board, so I cannot definitively answer your question. However, I do recall holding the gear box in my hands and wondering how to get into it. If there was a scr