Hi Everyone,<br>We have 15MB of storage space allocated by Yahoo for posting digital photographs, so feel free to upload any photos that may be of interest to the members. We can create 'albums' by ya

Hi Charlie aboard svmalaika ...<br><br>I was wondering where M. DeHaro is located. In the US or France?<br><br>Although we have a skilled cabinet maker here in Columbia, SC producing funiture quality

Thanks Charlie for the info on the cabinetry work and description of the storage underneath the companionway steps. The runged drawer is what I had in mind. On the Sharki at the present I can fit a mi

About a year ago we happened to come across acquiring a spinnaker off a J-24 for a laughable sum. The sail fits just right when flown deep off the wind as a mizzen spinnaker on our Sharki. Even though

Does anyone have any advice for erratic speed log readings on a sonic B&G. Also, is the 2 deg list to port on my SM normal, I have noticed others but seem less so. Majority of the heavy equipment is s

We renewed our healining (foam backed) with the new (same looking) stuff with felt backing. Took us 4 weeks work (2 people), but the result is "as new". <br>If I knew then what I know now we could hav

We are about to compound and wax the topsides and coach roof of our Sharki. The coach roof is pretty oxidized, and I would like to spruce up the non-skid areas of the coach as well. Does anyone know o

Hi Rich!<br><br>Thanks BTW for setting up the website for us Amel owners!<br><br>Concerning the batteries ... we have installed 4 (Trojan) T125 golf batteries in the orignal area. We installed a start

We are Martha and Joe Graf. Our SV is Sharki, hull #54. She is currently in dry dock in the Chesapeake, we live in New Mexico. Hopefully, next summer we will move aboard. After sailing the Chesapeake

We're Ruthe and Arnold Grubin sailing a 7 year old Super Maramu, Pagan, now lying in Tortola. We have a problem that seems to have been stumping the best minds in Tortola. The engine will not rev high

Hello all together<br><br>this Message board is a good idea ...<br><br>We had big problems with our original CQR anchor from Amel. Therefore we decided this summer to change it. After some attempts (w

Hi,<br>Greetings to all Amel owners and friends<br><br>We're Roy & Toni, owners of SM 195 "Excalibur", currently in Port Grimaud, France after 5 seasons in the Med. Also owned Maramu of same name, sai

After reading the threads about running the diesel in the SM at full rpm regularly, is this true for our Perkins 4-108 in the Sharki? And what max rpm have other Sharki owners run their Perkins contin

Hello all together<br><br>Our engine has 1300 run hours without any problems. But nevertheless I have a few questions: <br>1) Is that what must be done: let the engine run every 15-20 hours for 10 to

Has anyone come up with a way to properly lockdown the floor boards on a SM2000. I know that Amel now makes a kit for this. Unfortunatly they claim that I cannot use this on my boat because my boat ca

David,<br><br>Check out the Heart Inverter 2500. I believe it handles both 110 volt and 220 volt. If the boat was wired for only 220 volt, you will need to run a separate wire for the 110. The 220 can

I need to replace the propellor shaft alternator on my Maramu. It is made by Valeo, and is very expensive if purchased from Amel. Does anyone know a supplier of this alternator other than Amel? Also,

Bonjour, mes amis les Amels...I sail 1989 Maramu 258, which I moor on the Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake Bay, on the East Coast of the US. I am sailing the Chesapeake now as I rebuild this boat, whic

Greetings from Australia. We'd be delighted if we could find a second hand Maramu, and would appreciate our contact details being given to any prospective 'seller'. Our email address is brennan@...<br

I regret I have to part with "Hanalei". If you are interested or know someone who is, you can see her at<br><a href=http://www.starboardtack.com/amel46.htm target=new>http://www.starboardtack.com/amel