Hi Sarah , hi Trev, We have an older Maramu (#79) and installed a holding tank in the forward head - the boat does not need go come out of the water for this work , as it uses the same sea cock with a

Good to hear you have solved the issue Dennis , Thanks for sharing- will check whether we also have the fuse ...!! Merry Caribbean Christmas Andy Maramu Paladin #75

Hi Tom, It is not such a daunting project as you may think. We did remove and replace our tank ( we had one custom fabricated to the exact same dimensions , however with the addition of inspection por

Hi Christian , Thanks for your feedback. Apologies for the unintended ambiguity. We are changing the four fixed a acrylic /Perspex windows, two port and starboard in the saloon and two in the aft cabi

Dear Amel Family, a small question; We intend to replace all four fixed port lights in the coming months . We see that the stainless cover / fixing plate is held with screws , not bolted through and t

Thanks for sharing in such detail Christian . All the best with the rebuild , it seems you are in good hands. We also have been pleasantly impressed with the thought that has taken place by Henri Amel

Hi Miles, Just wanted to add that when we opened and cleaned our water tank , on our 1980 Maramu, we found it to be made of coated steel ..?? Just by way of information . All the best Andy SV Paladin

Hi Christian, We found “Sheri Moon of Trans Atlantic Diesels “ very helpful with our rebuild a few years ago. tadinc@... All the best Andy SV Paladin Maramu #75

Hi , we own a 1980 Maramu and had similar concerns before taking her offshore- before we went I asked many boat builders and all the experts re-assured us that the build quality , redundancy in the nu

Congratulations Miles ! Welcome to this oasis of advice and information. We are sure you will make many , many happy memories with your ( new ) Maramu :-) Fair winds Andy and Fifi SV Paladin #75

Oops forget to sign off Andy on SV Paladin Maramu #75 Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.

Dear Amel community, We are toying with the idea of installing a second , back up, auto pilot on our older Maramu. The primary autopilot is a BandG connected to the original , bullet proof, rotary dri

Hi James, We carried out the work back in 2014. We decided to keep and refurbish our Perkins, after we removed it to fix an oil leak to the front of the engine and after the compression test the mecha

Hi Dennis, We have refurbished our old Perkins where by we had to remove the engine and then reinstall - all relatively easy due to the great design of an Amel. From our experience you should be able

Thanks for these insights , We went for the refurbishment route of our old Perkins 4154 engine, partly due to cost and advice from local mechanics plus many of the fishing boats and junks still have t

We also use a Rocna 33kg on our Maramu hull #75. It fits well and we are happy so far with the holding. Yes the roll bar may just touch the central pulpit bar, but this can be easily resolved . Fair w

Hi Deb, we are at replacing / upgrading all the soft fabrics on the boat hull , side of aft berths saloon lockers etc. We have also used this material extensively on Landside applications. You might w

Hi Alex, yes we installed a separate hose to the freshwater footpump and then to a whale faucet on the timber facing behind the sink. That the freshwater pressure system and footpump system are totall

Hi Alex, we replaced the original faucet with an italian make which fitted the plumbing behind the sink. ( please see attached image and note that the taps can swivel to 90 degrees .) We incorporated

Thanks for your feedback, We will go for a replica of the old tank in 316 Stainless Steel, with the addition of inspection openings - we are very lucky to still have skilled craftsman here able to fab