This is fine to do if you WANT to, but nobody should feel you HAVE to. I have been drinking water straight out of boat water tanks for the 20 plus years I have lived on aboard boats. Straight up, noth

#galley

I recently had a client who had major issues with his bow thruster motor. To the point that the rotor needed rewinding, and a new commutator was required. It took a while, but a wing and a prayer sugg

Good advice I got when we bought our boat for the care and feeding of the aft fender: Coat in annually with paint made for inflatable dinghies. We have always used the West Marine brand, just because

#replacement

We use a lot of "OxyClean"--an American brand of the sodium percarbonate based cleaners. Does an excellent job on a LOT of stuff. What ever local brand you find, will do as well. Bill Kinney SM160, Ha

Tom, I am not sure it matters, but the "official" Amel colors were: Foreguy: Blue Downhaul: Yellow AfterGuy: Red. Topping lift: White or tan On the Super Maramu, the topping lift was specified as 10mm

Tilo, I'd have a couple of questions: Were these high readings everywhere? or just in spots? Is there any evidence of blisters or gelcoat peeling? How long after coming out of the water was this testi

Courtney, Definitely a matter of taste. I don't think there is an objective reason to pick between the two. You'll find good docking options in both places. We really enjoyed our short stay in Sint Ma

Michael, When we first got our SM we thought about adding a hatch to the aft cabin, and are glad we did not. There are a number of complications. First, you are cutting a large hole in a cored deck. T

Nick, A vented loop can be a source of trouble, depending on exactly how it is made. The worst of the worst are the ones with the tiny little duckbill valve that is designed to allow air to flow in, b

Danny, Brilliant! I am very glad I wrote, "I couldn't do it." instead of, "It can't be done!" Bill Kinney Sm160, Harmonie Port Louis, Grenada. http://www.cruisingconsulting.com

Chip, I have never seen a finish that bad on a swage. I would agree with the cause, the dies in the swaging press were in TERRIBLE condition. Even if they are strong enough, the pits, scratches, hooks

Ken, Lots of non-standard things about that installation. On an Amel installed TMD22 there are no wood block spacers, and the mount used on most (if not all of them) was the Vetus Mitsuen. Based on st

Pat, As Sher describes, the screws are either slotted OR hex head depending on when they were installed. I have always had very poor luck with a hammer driven impact wrench. When I first serviced thes

Roger, Gebo in the Netherlands makes a 500 mm square hatch that might work. I have no experience with them but the cutout seems to match. Standard-Deckhatches-with-flange.pdf Otherwise, probably the L

As the owner of a 1996 Super Maramu that came with every piece of paper ever generated, I am pretty sure that there were NO owners manuals specifically prepared for Amels of this age. They DID come wi

The only time this even a thing on Harmonie is when we are in a marina, and the wind blows at us from the stern with enough fetch to make larger waves. This is this something we even notice at anchor,

Alibi, If you look for the Super Maramu Owners manual in this forum "Files" section you'll find a detailed description of the "official" Amel procedure for flying the ballooner. I am sure there will b

Sarah & Trev, What your yard is asking is the normal procedure for any travelift smaller than about 100 tons capacity. Without doing this the backstays will hit the crossbar on the back of the lift. I

In seven years we have been cruising full time, we have been in anchorages that were uncomfortably rolly less than a dozen times. On our Amel we carry a set of the Davis Flopper-stoppers. They do work

Just another quick thought here. It is important to remember what the "masse light" is actually testing for. It in NOT measuring "stray current". It is looking for connections that COULD allow for str