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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 ·

AGM batteries - voltage falling 24

Dear Amelians Based on your long PV experience I would like to pose the following problem and receive your best inputs: I change my 8 MAstervolt AGM bateries less than 2 years ago. Bateries: 8 Masterv

By Jose Alegria ·

change of ball bearings of traveller cars on our 54 8

Hi all, we fear the balls of the Antal traveller cars on our 54 have reached the end of life. Does anyone have experience in replacing the ball bearings? Do the traveller cars have to be removed? Or c

By Martin Birkhoff ·

Generator not starting 5

Hello everybody I thought I had already posted this ,but I cannot see it ? Trying to start the generator ,I didn’t get even a cough, just a relay noise. The engine started fine ,and with the engine ru

By Nicolas Klene ·

Yesterdays grounding 10

Hi fellow Amel owners, I have been going over the events of yesterday evening and trying to work out what went wrong. We anchored beside Kas Marina. It is deep but completely protected from swell and

By Nick Newington ·

Bow thruster A54– IPC relay 2

Hi all Would you be so kind to check if my installation is right? The BT does not turn to Port or Stb when using the joystick at cockpit. IPC relay (Control Box 6-123xi) was faulty, and I replaced it

By Roque ·

laixoi@me.com 11

Hello everybody I am not able to start the generator , not even a cough ! starting the engine is easy , then With the engine running the generator can start ! ? my engine battery is only one year old

By Nicolas Klene ·

Upcoming zoom meetings

I am in the process of arranging a meeting and presentation from Sue Richards, editor of Noonsite.com I would also like to schedule a Predict Wind presentation, but need a contact at Predict wind. Let

By CW Bill Rouse ·

Circumnavigating Just Got Easier!

From Noonsite.com: Circumnavigating Just Got Easier! The Pacific finally opened this month with the surprise news that French Polynesia maritime borders no longer require pre-authorization to enter, p

By CW Bill Rouse ·

Bow Locker Upgrade from Amel Caraibes 4

I have always struggled to seal the forestry chainplate penetrations in our bow locker. It’s a difficult design to caulk, and it moves enough while sailing that even a perfect job has a short lifespan

By Bill Kinney ·

Santorin ketch vs sloop 5

Anyone know how many Santorin Ketches vs sloops we're made and when the last ketches were produced? Thankyou -- Paul Harries Prospective Amel Buyer

By Paul Harries ·

Refrigerator Freezer 13

Quick question for the group. I’m running all three refrigerators and freezers on my 54-113. I’m having intermittent problems with the top loading fridge/freezer. It isn’t getting cold now, but is coo

By Doug Smith ·

ACMO Rigging - Standing Rigging Supplier to Amel for 40 years 5

All, I am very pleased to announce that I am in direct contact with Philippe Gazzurelli, owner of ACMO France. His company has recently experienced difficulties beginning with COVID, then with Supply

By CW Bill Rouse ·

Oil in coolant tank 10

Hi Guys, didn’t get far on my trip before the first issue popped up, checking the engines before leaving Sydney, found oil in the coolant not the other way around, this is the Volvopenta D3. Had a mec

By Bob Grey ·

Replacing engine mounts while boat in the water 4

Hi all, I want to replace my engine mounts, Vetus coupler and the C-drive mounts and then re-align the whole thing on my SM2k with a Yanmar 4JH3-TE. I’ve read/downloaded everything I could find on the

By Raul Schleier ·

Dessalator support 🙂🙂 5

Hello, I feel I have to share my experience with Dessalator support. I hope I am not breaking any rules. Few weeks ago I changed membranes and was struggling with pressure switch the switches watermak

By Slavko Despotovic ·

Raw water jet in pipe outside companionway 7

Hi all There is a small jet of water from the raw water cooling system which is ejected into the seawater drain pipe just outside the companionway door. This has always been running since we bought th

By Dean Gillies ·

How to change the veneer on the companionway without removing the dodger 11

If you go to the photo section of our site and look at the large file of Kimberlite. You will see a series of photos of how I replaced the veneer on the companionway without removing the dodger. It to

By Sailormon ·

AMEL computers have been Hacked

I just got off the phone with Maud at Amel because I did not hear back on an e-mail for a few days, which is out of the norm. Aty had also mentioned that she saw something on Facebook that Amel was ha

By Mohammad Shirloo ·

Mizzen Balooner falls 16

Sailing with 10/12 kt downwind, Jib, Mizzen and the mizzen balloner. Calm sea.suddenly the mizzen balloner falls into the water! I retracted the sail and found that the halyard block that is on top of

By JOSE PRIETO ·