Safe Travels Colin. We’d be heading to NC today but we have Chara on the market and there is supposed to be someone coming to look at this weekend. Bob

There is also a Maranu at Vuda Marina...S/V Chara. Glad to see si many Amelia here. Bob

Thanks Ian. I’m glad to say mirrors what I’ve heard from others. Bob

Thanks.

Thanks Pat!

Thanks Ken . I know that there are some who feel advertising of any kind is not appropriate for this site. That’s why I began with that comment. Bob

I hope I'm not offending fellow Amel owners by this post. I know that there are perspective owners who follow this site and wanted them to know that my wife and I are preparing to put our 1985 Maramu

We use a Magna brand flipper stopper and it works well. If we had a second one it would be even more effective. We store in the bow locker it doesn’t take up too much space. We have the older Maramu.

I agree with Erik...why weld the hole closed? The access port I have is gasketed and has never leaked a drop of diesel. I believe it comes in an 8" or 6" diameter. Bob

My 1985 Maramu has an 8 inch SeaBuilt brand access port in the top on my fuel tank. It has worked well and I have used it to polish my fuel twice in the 10 years that I've owned "Chara". The only issu

I'd check the brushes in the motor first. That is the issue I've had in the past. It can usually be fixed by gently tapping on the end of the Brush and/ or removing it and cleaning it. Good luck

Thanks Kent!

Great! Thanks for getting back to me. Bob

I can't find Mauds contact info....I've ordered before but it's been a while. Can you send it to me. Thanks in advance. Bob S/V Chara 1985 Maramu 173

Thanks Alan.

Thanks Alan I'm close by (Musket Cove) and will check with them when we get back from the Yasawas. I was hoping that an owner of an older Amel might have already gone through this and had a recommenda

I'm currently in Fiji and have a bad motor on my older (1985) Maramu. When this broke Last month while in Vanuatu I took the motor to a shop to see if they could repair it. They couldn't and in fact i

Thanks Bill. I'm not ready to redue the decks yet but was interested in the product because a friend had used it and was happy. Bob

Actually kiwi is a Acrylic Polymer not a rubber base. It just aha a "cushiony" feel.

Has anyone used a product called "Kiwi Grip on their decks? A previous owner on our 1985 Maramu painted the outer decks (not cabin top) and it gets very hot in the tropics. Huge difference between the