Dear Bill, Arno, dear all, being absolutely unsatisfied with the incapability of not resolving the problems with Bamar overload security system not working properly and after a handful of mostly very

Dear all, I am planning to sail higher lattitudes in summer times in the coming years in Europe (Norway / Baltic) and globally later on (NZ South / Patagonia / Alaska / New Foundland etc.) where water

Hi Chris, difficult to have a clear diagnosis from remote, the system is complex. I tell you 2 experiences with the rinsing of the Watermaker (I have a 160 l/h Duo 230V / 24V) – and a similar topic. I

Hi Arno, yes, to center the most heavy stuff most middle and most deep in the ship, this is the main reason, why I will try out YOUR position of the sailrite under the dining table in instead of MINE

Hi Thomas, one of the reasons why I have my sailrite under the portside double berth in the front cabin is, that it fits in perfectly there. If you use the 2nd compartment, seen from the left hand sid

Hi Bob and Rob! This remembers me to the days, before I left La Rochelle after 3 years after buying my ship. As a proud and happy Amel owner I wanted to have the standing rigging in ‘bright shiny whit

Hello Arno, Scott and Domenique, Yes, funny indeed to exchange the few possible storage positions. Mine is under the front portside cabin's bed. But I think, Arno's suggestion is the best. Will think

Hi Brent This 'Gold Line' has been more or less a design study applied on the A54 for the future Amel boats, that I never would have bought. I rely on the 25 years experience of Amel with Santorin to

Hi Carina, did know Bruno, the former owner of ULTIMO, a bit, I have had a berth next to him in La Rochelle, and I have spied some good ideas he had had on equipment :-). Below you find the original a

Bonjour Olivier, hello Rudi and Scott, I want to add my observations of some years: The zinc anode of the Spurs line cutter is completely away after a year, if you do not have the zinc anode on the no

Hi Arno, Alan, Mohammad, I purchased my Amel 54 in 2013, she is on of the last production year from summer 2010. in 2015 the Sonic Speed System showed more and more failures (typical way of coming to

Hi Arno, thanks, very good ideas and descpription. Something to add. Olivier Beauté (Amel boat expert ond former SAV of Amel) instructed me so, and I do it with good success since over 4 years. Before

Hi Bill, I have just had this problem. My in-main-mast-furler from 2010 was blocking (September in Ponta Delagada) due to a broken lip seal. The lip seal did break into pieces, did fall apart and wate

Hi Kent, thanks for your advice. What Eric on Kimberlite reports is really impressive - and completely in line with what I have heard from other sailors with gale / storm / hurricane experiences. What

Thanks Alan, Miles, I am happy to learn from your experiences in heaing-to with the staysail and the mizzen. I did not use the mizzen yet for that, and it is just very logic that you can balance the A

Hi Paul, Sharon, Courtney AMEL has changed its advice for the batteries in about 2015. They advice the AGM 12V/110Ah. I have them onboard since years and I am very satisfied. Will change them after mo

Hi Amel 54 friends, my main mast furler did block due to corrosion inside, after 8 years of operation. The rubber sealing ring above was broken, and there has been no drain hole in the lower part. Fun

Hi Scott, thanks a lot, very helpful!!! If you navigate with TZ Navigator (former MaxSea), do you have the similar Polar Data stored for navigation (under "Polar" in the main menue line at the top of

Hey Amel54 owners! Who can send me a polar file which works well with Amel54 please? Thanks a lot in advance, Alexander SY Oceanica I Amel54#156 DACJ 211 625 220