We have ours about 6 feet below the mizzen spreader. Easy to service and it looks like it belongs there as its a good compliment to the radar dome. A little problem with the mizzen ballloner, but very

Engle has just came out with a small 48 quart drop in freezer that would fit nicely in there. It only uses 1 and a half amps power. With the lift off top you wouldn't lose any counter space and its 24

Knowing how robust the amel drive is built, If you hit a heavy submerged object, would the propeller shaft key sheer off before any thing else broke? It's only made of 1/4 inch brass. John "Moon Dog"

I agree with richard on this. I owned a boat with an open bildge to the salon area for 30 years putting up with the smell of diesel and bildge odors. Now when any one comes aboard it's just the cookin

See if you can find "sew clean" its for cleaning sewer pipes etc. Put a 1/2 gallon into the toilet and flush gently using the flush only cycle on the switch. Make sure the holding tank is closed. This

My main gripe is that when people hit the reply button to address the subject and even if the subject has changed, they keep the subject title in the e-mail. When many e-mails were sent about the red

Get some muriatic acid, dilute it a little ,pour it in a wide bucket big enough to hold the base and let it set for a few minutes. It should free it without damage. Be careful, its strong stuff. It re

When you get the plastic housing out, be sure and coat the outside of it with some heavy grease before you put it back together. John "moon Dog" To: amelyachtowners@... From: ferrucciloren

Ian of Pen Azen told me of his system. Put a 1/2 inch long line and attache it to the main halyard swivel and hawl it above the upper spreader, then stand on the stern while your mate furls the main a

Mine is an Antal, Its made in Italy, but they have a distributor in the states. The Company name is Euro marine trading. I just bought some parts for my main outhaul car from them. I sent them picture

Hi Eric, really sorry to hear about your problems with your safe. We are lucky to have a Mottura safe aboard our boat. It came with 2 keys that fit behind a plastic plug on the front of the safe. It a

There is no kit for this. Buy some 3/8 inch stainless or aluminum rod and some one inch flat metal to match. Measure your hatch and get a welder to put the flat steel cut about 2 inches long on each e

I don't think any of your yacht club members have ever been to the Caribbean or the Pacific. Maybe they are talking about the Bahamas. This would surely be true of that shallow place. You won't have a

If you are in the Caribbean, go to Martinique, the big stores have at least 10 different makes and models in 220 volts that will fit perfectly in there. Buy one with an english manual. Also, You shoul

I bought mine from Amel, but I just goggled " British thread ball valves", and a bunch of sites turned up. Seems there are a lots of British threads around. Worth a try. John "Moon Dog" SM248 To: amel

Thanks Ian, I will try that when I get back to the boat. We are back home in Norfolk Virginia, taking a break ."Moon Dog" Is on the hard in Venezuela, also getting a rest. We have almost completed our

I put in a Jabsco veritable speed 4.5 gallons per minute. Very quiet, light weight,small, and uses very little amps. Its model no. 31755. The only problem is that I can't figure out how to wire it so

We spent a year in Isle of hope in Savannah Georgia. Its beautiful, quiet, calm, and they have never been hit by a hurricane. John, "Moon Dog" SM 248 To: amelyachtowners@... From: karkauai

If the boat is in the US they may be trying to replace the ball valve with a standard SAE thread. It won't work. Amels thru hulls are all British thread. Its easier to find a British valve then to rep

From: symoondog@... I guess now we can all take our Amels down the intercoastal waterway. Who wants to go first.? And his mast was 80 feet tall.!!!!! From: symoondog@... To: Subject: R