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All Group Members and Moderators, We have added a Amel Yacht Owners Group Wiki which can hopefully answer any of your questions regarding how to use the new group and its tools. When you are online at

All Group Members and Moderators, We have added a Amel Yacht Owners Group Wiki which can hopefully answer any of your questions regarding how to use the new group and its tools. When you are online at https://amelyachtowners.groups.io/g/main you will notice "Wiki" in the left column at the bottom. Click on Wiki to discover what you can do. The Wiki also includes a section for Moderators. Most of the content in this Wiki was provided by group.io, our host. I hope this helps you. -- Best, Bill Rouse Yacht School 720 Winnie St Galveston Island, TX 77550 +1(832) 380-4970 My Calendar

By CW Bill Rouse ·

New Non-owner Members: 14

Just a short note to all New Non-owner Members of the group. Our Group now has over 1300 members worldwide. Almost all of our members currently own an Amel. However some of our members, like you, are

Just a short note to all New Non-owner Members of the group. Our Group now has over 1300 members worldwide. Almost all of our members currently own an Amel. However some of our members, like you, are considering purchasing an Amel. This note is mainly for you guys, but maybe some other owners will add to this. You are going to see many postings from owners about repairs and maintenance. Let me assure you that this does not mean that an Amel requires a lot of repair and maintenance nor does it mean that an Amel is not made well. In my experience while sailing around the world, I found that I had much more spare time than owners of all other brands. Our Amel SM was engineered in such a way that maintenance was as easy as possible, and systems were selected and installed in such a way that failures were not premature. All marine systems require a degree of care and most have a finite life. Please take into consideration that the postings almost never include a great sailing passage story because we owners know what to expect and it would be foolish for owners to tell other owners what they know. So, yes, we will bore some of you with sharing maintenance issues. If you choose to buy an Amel, you will be among the 99% that have no regrets. You might ask about the 1%. In my experience with Amel Owners Yacht School, occasionally some people buying an Amel have wrong expectations and these were never corrected before their purchase. The most common wrong expectation is that the parts and systems that are installed on an Amel do not need maintenance and/or a degree of care. As an example of unrealistic expectations, I am aware of more than a few Amel Super Maramus that are currently sailing with 30-year old Standing Rigging. Thirty years is technically three times the life expectancy of standing rigging wire. Most Amel models are over-rigged, but 30+ years is an unrealistic expectation. I hope this example explains what I am attempting to relate to you in terms of unrealistic expectations. Bill CW Bill Rouse Amel Owners Yacht School +1 832-380-4970 | brouse@... 720 Winnie, Galveston Island, Texas 77550 www.AmelOwnersYachtSchool.com Bio & References Create your own email signature

By CW Bill Rouse ·

StarLink on Amel 54 16

Hi All, I am very happy to report that my StarLink RV system bought in the UK and set up working in the UK is now working perfectly on our boat in the Caribbean. It is very fast. I have only set it on

By Barry Connor ·

Anyone in Antigua?

Hi, I'm currently working with Bill R to do a pre-purchase review on an SM in Antigua. I'm hoping I might find an Amelian in Antigua (or heading there soon) who might be willing to hop over to Jolly H

By Bill Schwanitz ·

Air con water flow stopped 10

Hi all, for the first time in our 14 years ownership I have an aircon problem. The units all run, I have checked that the cooling pump runs and delivers good water flow but the water circuit is blocke

By Danny and Yvonne SIMMS ·

Invitation to AMELIANS - Gathering at Whangarei Marina, NZ on Wed 29.3.23 at 5:30pm 12

Hi All, Dean & Jan Gillies from A54 STELLA will be in Whangarei on Wednesday 29 March. Dean suggested a catch up. Given that there are many other Amels nearby we decided to turn it into a general Amel

By Chris Paul ·

Onan genset problem 8

Hello, My Onan genset 7kv is starting normally, but when it comes to "normal" running temperature, it starts reeving up and down. I changed already the impeller and cleaned the water cooler. Any idea

By Eloi Bamberg ·

hot water boiler on A54 - what capacity? 10

Hello group, Can someone who owns A54 let me know what is the brand and model ( size in liters ) of hot water boiler originally installed on boat. On my boat is ISOTEMP BASIC 30L that start leaking an

By Vladan SV PAME ·

Watch out for this grounding issue 5

I have looked at two separate installations of Beta Marine engines in Amels recently. The engines were ordered with the isolated ground option (as they should have been) and with ann optional, second

By Bill Kinney ·

Chat box opinion on a SM , 54 and 50 2

I thought this might amuse . See the question to Chatbot and its answer below . Chatbot will translate this into any language you want , or verse , or as written by Shakespeare , all in the blink of a

By ianjenkins1946 <ianjudyjenkins@hotmail.com> ·

Mast led flood lights 10

Dear fellows For mel 55 mast where can I order 2 Mast flood lights like pics bellow. And the plastic pieces for guided ropes do the mast Thank you [image: unnamed.png][image: unnamed-1.png] [image: un

By Jose Alegria ·

C drif shaft 7

-- Hallo all I do have a broken cdrive shaft from the engine to the c drive. I found picture in the groop, but not a good drawing. Im in exmouth westaustralia in the moment and it is not easy to get p

By heinz@quetzal.berlin ·

tb/JORDAN DRGUE/AYOG 30

I purchased a JORDAN DROGUE from an AMEL owner and shipped it to AUSTRALIA without the chain. Can anybody tell me what length and maybe what size/weight of chain I need to add to the DROGUE when I get

By Teun BAAS ·

Fan for Cooling the Pilot Berth and Sirocco II Fans in Salon 2 #solution

The pilot berth is arguably the best berth for passages due to reduced pitching and yawing movement. It is handy at other times as well. HOWEVER it can also be the worst berth on the boat because it e

By rossirossix4 ·

Dessalator D60 Insufficient Pressure 9

Hello Fellow Amelians, We just came back to our boat after some time away and de-pickled the watermaker. After hooking up the new filter, we could not get the pump to engage and assumed we had an air

By Azimuth ·

Genoa Swivel Tongue Replacement 12 #replacement

My genoa swivel has quite a bit of rotational play. Top foil seems OK and otherwise the swivel seems OK. Am I correct in assuming that I can just unscrew the 2 screws that hold it in place and replace

By rossirossix4 ·

𝗦𝗠 & 𝗦𝗡 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗮 𝗙𝘂𝗿𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗗 3

I apologize for the links and photos not working. This email will work: All SM & SN owners who have an Amel Genoa that looks like this: There are currently only a few rebuild kits with no motors avail

By CW Bill Rouse ·

I AM ONE OF YOU AT LAST 9

G'day All, I am pleased to advise that I have moved from being a 2 or 3 year "lurker" to a "smirker", as Billy has sold me his A55 #56 "CODER", soon to be renamed ONYX. And it's not really a smirk, mo

By Geoff Kidd ·

Amel 54 deep fridge closing Southco latch 9

Hi All, I recently listed that I had a batch of new genuine Southco latches for the deep fridge in the galley. I sold them all very quickly. I obtained these from a supplier in Isreal who first sent t

By Barry Connor ·

Changing from 1200w to 1500w Lofrans Tigress 11

I'm currently servicing my Lofrans Tigress windlass. There is some distortion to the key that engages with the inner clutch cone of the chain gypsy, while at the same time I'm struggling to remove the

By Neil Meyrick ·