Hi, I have no qualms endorsing the PSS dripless shaft seal as I have had one on my Newport 41 for 10 yrs, with no problems at all. I inspect it frequently and have seen no actual wear and only slight

Thanks for sharing this Miles, helpful to those of us who have yet to experience such conditions and or are relative novice Amel owners. Best, Dave Liesse SN006

Hi Jarek, I second Craigs assessment, our SN has them and i am comfortable that they are cosmetic but haven t ground them out to fully explore. Dave Liesse SN006

Hi James, I would defer to Craig and Ian regarding the headliner replacement project since Liesse had this done professionally when we bought her. I appreciate your suggestion regarding the trim piece

Hi Miles, Just a thought here. I also have a small leak there and have temporarily sealed it externally so can not speak to the logistics of the headliner directly. Liesse has had the entire headliner

Hi Orion, We have a beautiful Santorin sloop well equipped for Med cruising (which coincidently we purchased after also seriously considering both a Contest or Hallberg Rassy). For instance she has an

Thank you Eric, Davi, Bill, Olivier and all for your suggestions regarding the align issue. At present it seems yo be well aligned, done fairly meticulously but sans tool. The vibration is completely

Hello all, We are in Gaeta Italy where mechanics are trying to alleviate a mild but distinct engine vibration noted under load. I'd rather not go into how this occurred but suffice it to say that movi

Hi All, Very interesting thread. Eric, the Ocean Navigator article did not specify, but for some reason I assumed you used the stock stern cleats to affix the JSD during your hurricane encounter, if s

We have Spade on our Santorin, so no help here on sizing for you, but i will say that we are planning on switching to 25 kg Rocna as i feel the Spade can be difficult to set in harder packed sand, ( h

Thank you for the recommendation Jean Pierre. Best, Dave sv Liesse SN 006

Hi Will, We have a Santorin sloop, purchased in southern France, early model, SN006, but w an incredible investment by the former owner in the 3 yrs prior to our purchase, equal to cost of boat actual

Hi Craig, On Liesse we have a simple T ball valve with a hose bib, on the intake side of the raw water inlet. Super easy to connect a hose and run either the engine or genset on the hard as long as ne

Thanks Danny, Going to order a few of the Eurton brushes and plan to modify if or more accurately when they are needed. Appreciate the advice. Best, Dave Liesse SN 006

Thanks Bill. Best regards, Dave. Liesse SN006

Thanks for this sourcing information Kelly and Ryan. Would anyone (Bill?) know if the brushes on all furling motors on a given boat as well as those on different model boats such as SM and SN are the

To whom this may concern, We had a 135% headsail built by Elvestrom in S France and were not pleased. Luff 8cm too long initially, and foot too full making good trim of foot and leach impossible. They

Great, thanks Stefano. Dave Bruce LIESSE SN006 Gaeta, Italy

Does anyone have contact info for Maud handy, i’d like a set of decals too. Thx Dave Bruce Liesse SN 006

Thanks Gerhard, I think I ll order two new switches just to get the rubber caps. Nevers hurts to replace parts before they fail. Best in the New Year to you, i appreciate the help. Dave Sv Liesse. SN