There are no springs as Bill stated. On ours we have a slide bolt at the top which we use mostly, we also have the black plastic nuts on the bar, however, the slide bolt is simply to deploy from the c

Eric, We keep a good supply of ginger gum aboard and my wife swears by its effectiveness! Mark Garver S/V It’s Good

Kent, Thanks I will reach out to him, it’s not too far for a day sail. Best, Mark and Jennifer S/V It’s Good SM #105

Bill and Bill, I completely agree. I already discovered the bonding straps that had been cut and have the new copper to run down to the bilge and will have to run new bonding wires because they were c

Bill, The PO replaced with a brand new Yanmar prior to our purchase. The house bank had multiple failed or weak batteries, wouldn’t maintain a charge although we had been a marina mostly. Of course be

The start battery was a bit over 12 Volt, I didn’t check it at the starter. Once I replaced the house bank everything worked fine, which I fine odd.

Okay, so recently I had a main bank failure, but what is disturbing is that the engine wouldn’t start. Confusing as I have a dedicated engine start battery, same for the generator. Has anyone experien

Welcome to a wonderful group of Amel owners and congratulations! Mark and Jennifer Garver S/V It’s Good SM #105

Wow! It is! Thanks! Who knew! Mark Garver S/V It’s Good SM #105

Greetings! This has been in the front hanging locker and I only saw part of it and had thought it was the small cockpit table. Today, I pulled it out and I have no idea what this is for. The stainless

Mark, I am heading down this path myself. Like you I have a friend that has his whole boat tricked out just as you describe and it is amazing and VERY inexpensive. Another incredible benefit is power

Great answer Mark! The USCG was doing an inspection on our boat and they asked :) Mark Garver S/V It’s Good SM #105

Bill, Last year a group of us did a “group” purchase of new decals and WOW! What a difference they made. Ours were from 1993, the original ones… at the recommendation of another cruiser we used oven c

Bill, Thank you so much for that, my wife has a super sniffer and things like bleach and other smells impact her for days. You just saved me a boat project and an unhappy wife! Best, Mark and Jennifer

Bob, I am 6’3” and have a Super Maramu and find the headroom ample throughout the interior of the boat. The pass thru area between the main salon and the aft cabin is a bit more restrictive, but I jus

Welcome aboard! I am sure you will find this group to be an incredible source of information and inspiration. Mark and Jennifer Garver S/V It’s Good SM #105

Picture posted by the USCG confirm is a SM so unfortunate!

Fellow Amelians, I am not sure who the current owners of Bali Hai are, but on Nov. 2 they abandoned her off Cape Hatteras as they were rescued by the US Coast Guard after their engine apparently faile

Thanks John Pierre, does anyone have the part number of the switch they used? I know Alan was going to try to locate it for me. Thanks again everyone! Mark S/V It’s Good SM #105 Gloucester, VA

Thanks guys I know how I’m proceeding! Fair Winds, Mark S/V It’s Good SM #105 Gloucester Point, VA