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