Jose, You might also consider locking the the mizzen traveller off the center line and tie a preventer line going from the end of the mizzen boom to an aft stanchion or pad-eye. Aldo Amel 55 Araucaria

Thank you, Miles. When you are back I Newport, we can hopefully sail together and get Araucaria to heave to. In the meantime, have a great time in Martinique!

Hi Amelians I ignore if the subject matter has been discussed before, but I would love to hear from the many of you that have heaved to your Amels. Some of the questions that come to mind ( am sure th

Question for the group. What is the size of the Reckman EF90 Genoa electric furler in the AMEL 55? I have been told it would be either a 2 or a 3, but which one? Aldo AMEL 55 Hull 36

Alan. Would you please provide the Dessalator US rep information? I was not aware they had one. Thank you . Aldo A55- Araucaria

Yeah! Your batteries have probably suffered. I had to replace mine

Regarding my previous post. My problem was much like the one described below by Bill. If wire connections are loose, when they flick the Mastercolt restart itself initializing it with a higher initial

Had a related problem once. It was blamed on the Mastervolt regulator. Replaced it. Problem continued. It was later determined that wire connections had become loose after 1200 miles passage.

Keen observation on most of the issues noted by Davi. I moved from a SM2000 to a 55 four years ago. While it took me sometime to get used to the change and I missed the SM2000, (who doesn’t experience

Have you tried vinegar (disolved with water in various proportions)? It works for cleaning, for glass, mirrors for mold, for musty wood, and for odors. For many applications it beats the manufactured

Does anyone have recommendations of where in the Caribbean to keep our SM year round? We will check out Martinique. Thank you kindly, Aldo Roldan Moonshot SM Princeton, NJ

We ordered the Samsung Smart tv on our new 55. It worked well in La Rochelle but gets no tv signal in US despite a large antenna. What kind of adapter or converter box will make it work? Thanks Aldo A

Gary This is great. The project speaks of an enormous potential and ease to harness the accumulated knowledge that has been poured in by the members. I am all for it. I encourage the group to speak. A

Thank you all who responded on solutions to restrain foil banging inside mast. I am changing the heading of the chain to invite replies to Bob's question regarding sail ( winter ) storage: is it advis

We are taking main down for winter storage and foils is banging loudly and furiously inside the mainmast hollow. Any suggestions on how to minimize noise and wear and tear? Thank you all Aldo

Look for either A) obstruction, excess dirt on filters B) breaker on compressor motor

We need to thank you Richard, for all your help and knowledge of Amel boats.

Amel will feature my brand new Amel 55 Araucaria in Newport, September 17-20 and Annapolis, October 8-12. We went to the Annapolis boat show just to have a look last year, instantly fell in love with

My original brochure says 16 tones ,loaded and 14 tons empty. A friend is telling me that those numbers are wrong and it is more like 24 tons fully loaded. Any well founded guesses from anybody? Aldo

Eric. Thank you for such a remarkable account. It certainly gives much peace of mind knowing what our boats can stand. One question: to what point(s) of the boat was the Jordan drogue attached to? I h