Hi Tim, You will not be disappointed. When I went shopping for the “big boat” I went to a yard in VA to look at a Super Maramu that I had no intention of buying just to get the feel. The broker was a

Hi Chip. yes I was running the old dacron genoa while the regular Hydranet sail is in the shop...but I have run that dacron sail a bunch too. Let me know how it goes with the Q-sails. I have been eyeb

Hi All, on an easy sail (AWA 70deg, AWS 17kts, STW 7.5kts, 1.2m waves) I noted the main mast lower spreaders on both sides vibrating fore and aft.. Not enough to feel in the cockpit but obvious when l

Hi All, my SM-37 has the same gearbox. Alban told me he had just rebuilt it when I purchased the boat in 2016. He is in Martinique and may have a lead on parts for it. Regards, John SV Annie SM-37 St

Hi Scott, I too see the imbalance between first and second battery in a lithium 24v pair. I never saw that in the AGMs. One thing that minimizes the imbalance for me is to limit the charge rate near e

Hi Dean, You are spot on observant. The AGM bank was installed by previous owner in 2013 so it has seen a fair bit of use. Fully charged resting voltage on this aged bank is certainly lower than a fre

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Hi All, Some experience using a hybrid AGM/LiFePO bank. Annie (SM 37) came with a 300Ah (six 110Ah Victrons) bank. I added a solar arch with 630W. My experience while running three frig/freezers and g

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Hi Steve, Couple of thoughts: Do not drill holes near the winches. You don’t want to weaken the deck there. Do not drill through cored areas of the boat. I hate drilling holes but if you have to acces

Right, the interior of that “amel dorade” is coated with a black paint like material. I never gave it much thought. Glad to be alerted to a sensitive spot.

On Annie SM37 we have not experienced water pooling up in that space, nor do I see exposed plywood. Would a flexible rubberized paint be a good preventative? Think “flexseal” as a continuous membrane

Hi Paul and Bill, Am I wrong in thinking that the voltage readings are correct? Amperage through the bonding system would be a problem. My SM 37, has had varying anode lifetimes. Marinas and shore pow

Hi Arno, yes I have seen that on some SM2Ks as well and also with the poles inside the rail. The poles seem to work fine so I never gave it too much thought.

No Bill that was the long poles. They reported that the way Amel had them stowed they stuck out about a foot. They said they were shortened so that they fit inside the rail. The "short" poles were not

Annie's poles were reported to be shortened by original owner because the insurance company did not like them protruding past the rails. I never measured them but they work fine. John Clark Annie SM 3

Hi Paul, a few years ago we sailed north and had same issue. Cold weather makes a perfect incubator inside a warm boat. For routine cleaning I too use a vinegar-alcohol solution but for tough mildew l

Right the gray water bilge in the engine room, not under the floor in the galley. ;) John Clark SM 37 Annie St Thomas USVI

Hi Mark, As Bill says the Dessalator is a good design. There are parts available and support form Amel and the Amel Owners Group, I would suggest sticking with it and doing a ground up rebuild When I

Hi Rob, I know the owner. What's up?

My friend here in St Thomas has SM #24. He also has the aluminum drive. Didier in Martinique rebuilt his drive a couple of years ago. I will forward this to him and see if he has any insight. Regards,

Hi Paul, I instinctively say it is the DC circuit breaker, the red switch on the Generator panel in the ER. I see it looks to be on, try cycling it. My switch can be bumped when doing work in the ER a