We had Permateak decking that looked just like Kristy’s on our Santorin Liesse which was installed by the previous owner in 2013 and basically looked as good as new when we sold her last month. Very g

Hello all, Since two people have recently posted about cracks in their booms, the occurrence of which I find surprising on an Amel, can anyone provide information on how this occurs and what if anythi

https://youtu.be/G8LmSX-vEys Thought this vid might be interesting to those noodling on how to fly 2 headsails or ballooner w 2 track foil. Dave Bruce Liesse SN006

Hi Rob and All, Tangential to the jackline discussion I would encourage folks to look at the Team O backtow lifejackets. Really seems to me all lifejackets should incorporate this feature. It’s a smal

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Thats great Martijn, congrats on the new boat. We are in the process of acquiring a private sale SM and have hired Jerome to do the paperwork and hold funds in escrow. He may have mentioned our Santor

On Jul 19, 2022, at 1:13 PM, Riccardo Reato <rreato@...> wrote: Hi Everyone I am now trying to access the broken gear.. which seems to be at the center of it all! After some initial success to w

Hi Mattijn, We purchased our Santorin in S France while in the US with the assistance of Jerome Fragnon in Antibes, very excellent and trustworthy broker. He speaks English quite well and although not

Hi Ulrich, If we had not read about grey water issue on Noonsite we would have no awareness of it from a practical standpoint. We do have a ‘bluecard’ and get it stamped when we pump out which, is som

Hi Eloi, We are in Marmaris, still perfecting our stern tying technique which indeed is very frequently needed so no expert here but we do really like our 18 mm bright yellow braided floating line, hi

Informative to read: Good lessons for us!

Hi Paul. We own a sloop and have been using the numbers 180K/20S, although not sure exactly where those figures came from. If you have questions re the sloop rig feel free to PM me. Dave

Hi Mohammad and Aty, We quite liked Gaeta Italy. Put Liesse on the hard there 3 years yrs ago. Nice beach in walking distance, cute town w great pizza. It s easy to access Rome, Naples, Pompei ( highl

Thanks Bill, Will follow advice to keep it well sealed and lubed, (perhaps a French fluent member inquiring of him regarding their SM might be kind enough to ask about Santorins as well some day?) Bes

We also have Topsail and when I consulted with them (4-6 most. ago) about adding lithium batteries I was told by the insurance broker that the underwriter said they were looking into a policy for Lith

Bill, (or anyone) While we’re discussing genoa furlers. Would you know if, regarding the irreparable nature and lack of replacement parts for early model year genoa furlers for SM’s, this would apply

Hi all, I purchased the packing gland wrench through Maud at Amel for 46.00 euros minus VAT and shipping about 2 yrs ago. Best Dave Liesse SN006

Hi Berndt, We have 2 large cutouts in the board under the portside saloon seat cushion, very useful storage. Have never thought these were not original but maybe not? Dave Dave Bruce Liesse SN006

Hi Paul, i absolutely second Jim’s advice below, we did this 6 weeks ago on Liesse, our Santorin to install the aftermarket silicone seals which seem to be working very well btw. It took me 3 full day

PS Would you have any pics of the support structure? I’d like to get a sense of how it might work with the traveler as well as ingress and egress to the cockpit. Thanks! Dave