Good day all. I am sure this is on the forum somewhere, but I have not been able to find it. I know the proper landing location for the up position, but as far as the down position is concerned: Shoul

Reminder: Sue Richards, managing editor of Noonsite.com presents Noonsite to Amel Owners When: Thursday, November 17, 2022 18:00 to 19:00 (UTC+00:00) UTC Where: Group Zoom Meeting Organizer: Bill Rous

Hello Amelians, I have the spars out of my Amel and am considering refinishing them. Amazingly 95% of the mainmast still looks good and even has a shine with the original 1987 paint. Both spars do hav

All, If you missed this meeting and if you have plans to sail anywhere in the world that you are not familiar with, you should spend an hour watching the recording of the zoom meeting: Here’s the link

Good morning all, We just had our bottom paint done and the yard needed to disconnect the mizzen backstays for the travel lift We now have two different tensions on them which both seem looser than be

All, This short message to let you know that if you are interested in an arch from Emek, there is a new contact on site to assist you with the design and quote. His name is Cyril Sauzeau, he is very p

Hi All, I have just replaced my Engine and C-Drive mounts and the rubber doughnuts in the Vetus flexible coupling and then realigned. I had some local talent replace the engine mounts when we first bo

It does not look too bad but I had the same problem and suffered some damage to the laminate. You will have to take off all gel coat to examine. If it is damaged it will be “fussy” as you penetrate th

I'm sure I'm over thinking this but I figure the downside risk is possibly too great not to check with those that know the answer. My rudder shaft has a slight leak which only shows up when out sailin

Our watermaker has over 3,500 hours since new in 2000. We love it. Although it was still working last week the CAT pump had started to leak and needs servicing . ( One of the longest jobs ever to take

Has anyone taken an AMEL 54 through this canal - the minimum bridge air height is 22m? Peter Forbes AMEL 54 #035 Carango Lymington UK 07836 209730

Hello all, for some time now we have been wondering about the enormous amount of rust in our chain lockers. The rust definitely does not come from the chains. Both chains are made of duplex. Does anyo

Hi all, I think this will be of general interest. Currently we have encountered an interesting problem. Attached are three photos. Two show a damaged chain link, one photo the direct adjacent chain li

Hi, Where can I purchase Carbon brushes for sail engines? Any hint is most welcome. Regards, Roland SM150 Aventura

Good morning, Bill. I am an happy owner of an SM ( hull 214) since 5 years , and I would like to better know my sailboat. Is it possible to buy your book ? Is it only with English-language? ( I am Fre

Super Maramu 2002 for sale. Very low usage. 211hrs 7kw Onan Generator, 1731hrs 100hp Yanmar eng.For more information email: bd.mainland@...

Hello, New project Installing Solar panels on our Simpson Davits After some homework my idea is to use Solbian semi flexible panels that seem to be good quality and lightweight. I want to do an instal

Hello group members, I am a new owner of A55 #34 (2015 model) and am discovering specific items, connections, settings and other "secrets" of Amel 55. It looks like I have the User manual for some rec

Dear all, there are these small Goiot hatches on our Amel Santorin which need a rain protection gutter. I saw a good solution (see attached picture) on another Santorin but could not ask the owner. Th

Hi all, The LCD display on my Volvo instrument panel has become unreadable. I note that there are a number of different versions of this control panel in use. The photo below shows mine. According to