Ian, The really obvious one, overflow from the fresh water gauge? Best regards, Trevor Lusty Ireland PS I fell victim to the dishwater twice, destroying months of dry goods, so in the end took it out

Paul, Check out message NO 22128 an amazing story about Amel keels. Olivier told me this first hand years ago. Best regards, Trevor Cork Ireland

Patrick and Danny, With the exception of my initial visit to Amel at La Rochelle, and later having the lift pump and injectors calibrated, I too did all my own maintenance. The ship's log and the main

Paul, Danny's point is well made. My SM was three years old when I bought her. The boat was as new, cutlery still in the wrappers, dressing gowns never worn, water maker never used, engine just a few

Martijn, I totally refute that Olivier "left anyone with huge amounts of unexpected costs" it is simply not how he operates. Most of us who sail are dreamers. We must be, as logically, owning a boat f

Hi Bob, Best wishes and fair winds for your circumnavigation. Topsail will entertain global proposals. Keep in mind that whoever you go with, the laws and courts and language of the country where the

Peter, If you want to sleep soundly and save yourself a lot of hassle and money, slide an Angel down your anchor chain, 50 lbs weight will do it. One hundred and fifty nights on a Bugle anchor, three

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https://www.yachtingworld.com/features/a-jordan-series-drogue-63180 Jean Socrates in the above article and Eric Freedman, best advice you will get Trevor Lusty Ireland

Hi Kent, It sounds more like fuel than anything BUT, how many of us have been driven mad by those Onans. The other two obvious elements it needs to run are 1. air and 2. exhaust . I know it's a long s

Scott, The underwriters will tell you when you ask them directly why it is so much cheaper to insure in Europe than further afield, that it is due to repatriation costs involved in returning the vesse

Dear Chuck and Kim, This company have covered me and a number of other Amel owners. I have no association with him financially. Regards, Trevor Lusty Meaghan Farr Account Executive | Topsail Insurance

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Hi Tom, I had Hull number 425 2000 Redline for nine years. We put 30,000 miles on her. We live in Carrigillihy Harbour, Union Hall, there is a mooring here for you anytime. Or, if we can pass on any e

James, Check with several of your local area Volvo dealers if there is a trade in value for your old Volvo engine. The Irish Volvo dealer was using this as a ruse to justify substantial discounting of

Carlos, Foreign nationals can not arrive on any USA territory in a privately owned foreign registered boat or plane without being previously cleared before arrival. I have been deported twice from USA

Pat, I had exactly the same problem with my Yanmar, it drove me crazy for two years. It turned out to be the chamber in the seawater pump where the impeller sits, was worn by about 1.5 mm. Literally t

There are a number of cleaning products on the market that will flush crustations , mussel shells, etc from your seawater cooling system. What none of them tell you is that well worn transmission heat

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Hi Danny, Years ago it was also called a carving mark, when the official registration number along with the registered tonnage were literally carved into a structural member of the vessel in a manner

Hi Paul, You have it all with Joel and Bill. Olivier to survey. Even more importantly, what little these guys don't know, they have immediate resource available to fill the gaps. Coupled with the gene

Hi Bill, This all came about due to taking a detour into the Amazon for a few months. Loads of silt in the water, even sixty miles out of the delta the water was still chocolate brown. When I came to