While that is Amel material, it was used on boats built a few years later than yours. I can tell by the drawer pulls and saloon lamps you have a "Classic" model SM 53. It is always helpful to place yo

There would have been a fiberglass shroud to protect it from the elements . JOEL F. POTTER CRUISING YACHT SPECIALIST LLC THE EXPERIENCED AMEL GUY Office 954-462-5869

In 1986, the Sharki, Maramu and Mango all shared the same rub rail. I believe they did throughout the entire production. I sold my first Amel in 1981 and am not sure of the years previous to that. All

That is one of the early aluminum transmissions that were very prone to failure. Amel offered to replace them all at Amel’s expense. Some of these affected boats had been resold and didn’t get the mem

I have owned two 53’ Super Maramus as well as a Amel 54, as have several other people in this group and can tell you all about the differences and relative pluses an minuses. I also sold all the 53’s

Hi Ryan and Kelly. All early Amel Super Maramu boats had stainless steel mufflers and the one in the picture of your boat is indeed original equipment. The change to Vetus plastic occurred when the Ya

Hello Paul and keep us posted on what you discover. Be sure to get a spectrographic test as it will tell precisely, in parts per million/ppm, of everything in the oil other than the oil itself. Most o

Hello Paul. I had Amel 54 # 14. I did all the maintenance myself and had the workshop manual for the Volvo. I actually read the whole thing to full familiarize myself with this engine as I also previo

Paul, a bit more information is needed to give you some help. How many hours are on the engine now? How many hours are on the oil in the crankcase now? Did you get maintenance logs at the purchase tha

Hi Craig and I was just on the phone with Roger Underwood and he does indeed have the special turnbuckle but neither one of us can remember if the one for the Santorin is the same as the one for the S

I would enjoy watching depending on when. Perhaps it could be recorded so all could watch the finished product ? JOEL F. POTTER CRUISING YACHT SPECIALIST LLC THE EXPERIENCED AMEL GUY Office 954-462-58

At least until the end of Amel 53 production , the varnish was single component and was applied by spray gun in a large spray booth with powerful extraction fans in the floor. The applicator could wor

Hello everyone and here is yet another installment of more than you ever wanted to know about… During my first visit to Chantiers Amel in the early 1980’s I spent several hours each day under the tute

There were a couple of different rub rails for the Mango and just one, all but certain, on the Sharks and Maramu. They share nothing in common with the Santorin and Super Maramu insert. JOEL F. POTTER

That’s the bolt and washer for the spare fixed pitch prop. Joel JOEL F. POTTER-CRUISING YACHT SPECIALIST~L.L.C. THE EXPERIENCED AMEL GUY UNSURPASSED AMEL MARKETING EXPERIENCE AND PRODUCT KNOWLEDGE Off

Congratulations on your achievement. Bill Rouse, maybe we should have a HALL OF FAME for Circumnavigators in this group? JOEL F. POTTER CRUISING YACHT SPECIALIST LLC THE EXPERIENCED AMEL GUY Office 95

Once again, more than you ever wanted to know about something Amel, As preparing Amel boats for resale has been a major part of my life for nearly 40 years now, putting the best face forward to new pr

Hello James. I did some digging around in old notes regarding Amel production during that time. The previous vinyl with the polyurethane foam was trade named Skai and still has a presence in the marin

It has come to my attention that I made a mistake when I represented that all the Amel boats built after 2006 have the desired spun cotton/felt backing on the vinyl overhead instead of the polyurethan

Here is some helpful information regarding the headliner with the foam backing. FIRST AND FOREMOST. THIS STUFF IS DEADLY POISONOUS AS IT IS MADE OF POLYURETHNE. IT TURNS INTO A FINE DUST AS IT DRIES O