We love sailing the genoa and ballooner on the poles. And easy to deploy single handed. This summer we sailed the English coast westwards for a week using this set up and turned east wards doing the s

Dear Amelians Does anybody have any experience of checking out of the EU on the island of Lampedusa, Italy. We are concerned about overnighting in Lampedusa if we were to check out in Malta. My wife s

Hello! My Amel SM #75 has just one downwind pole and no ballooner sail. However, I do have a spinnaker and a code 0 but I would like to upgrade to the Amel way of downwind sailing. I'm evaluating the

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 Rouse brouse@.

All, I am sure you remember the PredictWind zoom presentation from Keryn McMaster to our group on 18 June. If you did not see it or want to see it again, go to our YouTube channel and view it here: ht

Any Amel specific events at this year's show? -- Paul Harries Prospective Amel Buyer

Greetings All, Just a quick question. How thoroughly do you prep your running rigging for winter layup. No freezing concern. All blocks all lines? Some blocks? I will mouse Gen, ballooner, spare halya

Initially I thought the steering rack had simply worn out after 20 years based upon photos in Bill’s Amel book. Upon disassembly I think I overstressed a weak point in the steering/autopilot system an

I would like to have a spare motor for my genoa. Iskra no longer manufacture their 24v 2kw motor but there are suppliers who claim to have alternatives. One is Rotating Electrics Ltd in Northern Irela

Hi, For several months now I have been receiving two of every forum message. I’ve just checked my profile settings and do not see any obvious reason for this. Would anyone happen to know anything abou

Hi all, When servicing the automatic bilge pump I note that the spares kit also contained two stiff plastic parts the same shape as the flapper valves, attached photo. There were no such parts in the

If you are looking for a project that will benefit hundreds of Amel SN & SM owners, this email is for you. I believe all of the repair kits have been sold by Mr. Vignando. He may have some pieces, but

The Amel Yacht Owners Group will be down for maintenance on Wednesday, October 5th for approximately one hour, starting at 1600, UTC. -- Best, CW Bill Rouse Amel Owners Yacht School 720 Winnie St Galv

Hello Willy and Karen. Ian hit us hard but not at full strength. We had steady breeze over 100 mph and gusts up to 130 mph. We are almost done cutting up all the trees that got destroyed. If I don’t h

Hi, I have a brand new ballooner and would like to use it asap. However I dont really understand the procedure with the mouse and the other part. If someone could tell me what to do?! -- Bernd SN 119

I am interested in knowing what holds the tracks in place over the saloon table for the curtain that covers the hatch. They appear to be a nail, however they are too rusty to determine. I would also l

Hi, My current holder/case of the deck floodlight broke and needs replacement, including the halogen bulb (24V). It seems to be the same like the floodlight at the mizzen (Plastimo part number 526-156

Gary, When I bought Kimberlite from Amel, before I left LaRochelle I bought a spare Vetus muffler. After I melted down the first one as you did, There is a photo under Kimberlite of the melted Vetus.

An interesting read: https://panbo.com/abyc-ratifies-e-13-their-first-lithium-battery-standard/?fbclid=IwAR3-AT-GbBo7rJfU2voilljCzyCLS679BumrVTByjt6Z27TciXrYO31Uy0I With best regards, Mark Skipper Sai

Hello Everyone, The lines to support the downwind poles on our Sharki were missing (except for one) when we purchased our boat back in 2006. The setup I rigged up has worked for many years but is also