Hi Volker, My email is thelastoneever@...

On my Sharki I use a Windpilot with it’s own rudder...not cheap, but after 2 years it’s some of the best money I spent. My Neco is also 40 years old and still works perfect but I like the Windpilot fo

On my Sharki there is just a rubber house in the upper wooden runner, to keep the door from moving upwards, very easy to remove... If I remember right, the SM doesn’t have any sliding cabinet doors...

Hi Duane, I had a very good time in La Bahia de Luperon in 2014. Officials were coming aboard but they were very friendly and professional. Compared to the rest of the Caribbean it’s rather cheap and

Does anyone know about a keel bonding strap on a Sharki? I assume it should be the same as on a Maramu or Mango... Fair winds Rainer

Very impressive Bill, once more it shows that you are the leading authority about Amels...

Hi Pat, I had the same problem on my SM once, I just couldn’t find a leak. Turned out that the 3 way valve at the filter for the water maker didn’t close 100%. I simply installed a cock before the fil

Hi Colin, I had my SM 6 month in Chaguaramas stores, when I came back I had plants growing on the deck, my bimini was green and I had some mold inside the boat. A year later I had the boat in Curacao

Thanks again for all the feedback... Miles, I bought a normal car alternator and isolated the ground myself. It’s a small 30amp alternator which produces some charging at low revs. Then I put a 25 cm

Thank you all for the feedback, Unfortunately it’s not the alignment, which would have been quite easy to fix, nor the engine feet. The problem started after I installed a prop shaft alternator with a

Thank you gentlemen....

Hello Captains of Amels, I have to change the cutless bearing of my Sharki, because of vibrations under engine wich occurred after I was installing a shaft alternator... How do I pull the propshaft? D

Hi Kent, I tasted the coolant and it was pretty discusting but I didn't taste any salt. The strangest thing is that today with the boiler hooked up again everything went fine... Thanks for your respon

Hi everyone, After using my engine for about 2.5 h I found engine coolant coming out of the overflow house. When I opend the cap of the heat exchanger more coolant was coming out. The engine never cam

I bought a new turbo last year in Germany for €750.- including shipping... It was pretty easy to instal and runs perfect. Rainer Huthmacher SM#69 Yin Yang For sale €155000.-

Hi Malcom Welcome to the Group. You will see that this group can give you invaluable information.... I'll be back in Almerimar in mid July Fair winds Rainer Huthmacher SM#69 Yin Yang

Hello everyone, After 4 years of ownership I decided to sell my Amel. As far as I know it is the cheapest Supermaramu on the Planet. Price is €155000.- and the boat is described in bestboats24.net. Th

Singelhanded!!!! Respect. Rainer SM#69 Yin Yang

Thanks Craig

Hello everyone After my recent Atlantic crossing I did routine maintenance on my Perkins Prima and as I opened the water separator I noticed a black sludge on the bottom of it. I opened the diesel lif