Alexander, I would be super careful with over insulating and no air circulation. You may discover later mold problems or create allergies. Can you fit a second heating unit (webasto or espar)? Create

Matt, I am so sorry to hear your story and so happy that you have recovered. I really appreciate you sharing your story. Very humbling. Of course, like most of us, I pushed things to the limits many,

Main table extension. But sometimes the table has been "modified" or removed, so thank extension will not fit anymore. What boat are you on Mark?

Eric, I agree with you. There are no financials, no valid auditors, no AM Best nor S&P rating.Even having Lloyds as a reinsurer means nothing. They are notorious to fight claims. Think for a second: m

Ken, How are the starting batteries holding up in the engine compartment? I had the replace all batteries after less than two years. One reason was the lack of care and bad monitoring from the yard (I

Aras, IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY, please help us by filling out the survey at: https://kivfinance.typeform.com/to/weCULvfW

Miles, IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY, please help us by filling out the survey at: https://kivfinance.typeform.com/to/weCULvfW

Denis, what kind of furler do you have for your genoa?

Courtney, no need to fill the questionnaire again. Kent was reminding people to fill out the questionnaire. We had a lot of answers, but the more the better. Thank you to all who have answered already

The Amel Yard seems to run a Forum/ Amel Club (http://www.club-amel.fr/home-community/). Does anybody know if that forum/club is still maintained? It takes forever to load (I am in San Francisco, so I

Rick, the subject of insurance is back on the table. A small group is looking into it (Teun BAAS, Kent Robertson, Ken Powers, Brent Cameron, David Kurtz, David Vogel and myself). We recently had a bra

Sometimes you only think about the bottom of the tank and the Raccor filters. But the actual hoses between the tank and the filters may have deteriorated INSIDE over the years. They look OK from the o

I reached out to Michel Charpentier last year as I was looking for boats in the Med. He put me in touch with the Encasta folks (I think they bought him out). I was from impressed by the Encasta broker

Thanks all for the advice. That helped me pushing back. I had to fight and nail with the yard, they wanted to drill another hole in the hull :-)

Ian, I found two pdf documents you may find useful. In French, but you get the point: http://www.forum-voiliers-amel.net/dossiers/Renovation_pont_Amel.pdf https://amelyachtowners.groups.io/g/main/topi

I agree, magnificent decks!! Steve, do you mind sharing what paint you picked (either the brand or color #) for both the brown and the white? Thks JB

Hello, We are rebuilding the whole plumbing system. 1. For the washing machine, where do you send the grey water? In the bilge and then you pump it out? There is an used thruhull above the water line

I am sorry to hear that. Were you motoring or sailing? If you were motoring, have you checked your regulator on the alternator? Maybe you were overcharging? When you charge batteries you have to go th

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Pat, In 1994 I kept my Swan 47 on the Sassafras River!!!! Love it, so peaceful, anchored surrounded by cows. At this time of the year the deck was frozen. At the time I was in Philly working for the I