Hi fellow Amelians, I'm servicing my engine and my engineer told me that my boat has an unusual amount of coorosion, all over the engine. He introduced me to his an electrician. This person told me th

Danny, If you use the wood block that I described, you do not need anyone at the stern. If you are sailing solo, you can put a rolling hitch on the drogue with a line that will fit the jaws and bring

I have an estimate to replace my standing rigging, including the masts. The estimate includes pulling the masts. This seems to me to be excessive. To my knowledge there are no issues with the masts an

-----Original Message----- From: kimberlite.ef@... Sent: Sunday, April 16, 2023 9:52 PM To: 'Charles Manfredi' <yachtmaster00@...> Subject: RE: Replace main engine on Super Maramu I st 2 photos the fr

This has work well to protect the Genoa during long passages Jose Gabriel Venegas Ipanema SM 2k 278 Currently in San Andrés Colombia

Would anybody have a retired (but functioning at last use) B & G Sonic Speed processor they'd be willing to sell me? Mine's gone haywire, possibly from a lightening strike. It's not the sensors, I rep

Bonjour à tous, je conserverais installer des lignes de vie sur "vanille" sm2000 de 2004... Je pense les réaliser en surgaine dyneema de 10/12 MM... Je ne trouve pas un "chemin" sur le pont qui soit s

I don't think there's a way to change the mounts without lifting the engine. Some (Craig Briggs) have lifted the engine with the main boom. Search his postings from a few years ago and I think you'll

Hi Everyone, I've noticed that some SMs have a desk in the aft cabin and others do not. As my partner is going to continue working once we move aboard, we'd prefer to buy an SM that has that desk. Doe

Hi all, Has anyone replaced the leather Amel logo in the center of the wheel? We just ordered from Maud, and it looks beautiful. But not sure how it’s installed, and whether there are any lessons lear

We have water intrusion at the base of the staysail tang on our A54 #69. See red circled area on attached photo. Water drips down into the bow thruster locker and while it drains out fine, I'd rather

Does anyone have a source for this that I can put in my book? CW Bill Rouse Amel Owners Yacht School +1 832-380-4970 | brouse@... 720 Winnie, Galveston Island, Texas 77550 www.AmelOwnersYachtSchool.co

Great Forum here as I search for a boat. Thank you. Does the shaft generator do what it says on the can? Any downside? Am I correct that it requires a solid propellor not folding? Is it a desirable fe

Hi James, Sorry for the delay in my response. Apart from many things going on getting ready for offshore again after almost 18-months in refit - I realise now that, upon reflection, a lot of what I do

Bonjour à vous tous, Je voudrais comprendre à quoi correspondent les 3 disjoncteurs qui sont sur mon panneau 24v... ? Celui du milieu commande le frigo de la cuisine (+/- sous l'évier) celui de gauche

I have decided to lighten my sail wardrobe. Most will probably agree that this will be a good idea. All sails are still working well with no visible wear and no repairs being done. These sails have on

We would like to have a forward Looking sonar, Almost ordered the Ecopilot Platinum sonar, but the technology seams very old and a bit obsolete. The Raymarine sonar presentations looks really great, b

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 th

Hi all, I am curious to know if anyone has any experience with Firefly batteries, and if so whether they are recommended. Cheers, Paul Paul Dowd & Sharon Brown S/Y Ya Fohi, Amel 54 #98 tel: +44 (0)771

Hi, can you please share what kind of alternator protection device do you use and any things to watch out for? I've been thinking of these two devices Balmar and Sterling. https://balmar.net/product/a