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

Please, please don't play with propane!!!! Up in the California Sierras where we have our winter cabin, every year we get one or two people who die in their van from bad stoves. The typical story is t

Hi Pat, Better late than never! Pantaenius is just a broker, even though they want to portray themselves as an insurer. They used to be one of our agents. I am still working and a bit busy (hopefully

Hello all, I wanted to introduce myself. I bought Bill Reilly's Meltem. What can I say? Just fell in love with her. Dealing directly with Bill instead of a broker was like day and night. I have been a

Hello Rafael & Taty, is your SM in Rosas/Empuriabrava? JB

Hello Amel 55 owners! I had a great chat with Jose Alegria who was nice enough to give me feedback on his 55. I am actively looking at several 55s in different parts of the world (travel is a challeng

Another reliable option is to hire a captain to take her to Tunisia. I have used the Marina Monestir in the past. If you are in the Med, it is an easy trip. Sometimes at this time of the year it invol