The design of the main propeller drive system on the Amel has many advantages, but good maneuverability is NOT one of them. The prop is...

If you ever have occasion to disassemble the Amel Super Maramu Jib Furler Gearbox, hopfully this will save you some time and trouble. The...

I was originally going to title this article "A Diet for Worms" but I figured the pun was so obscure it would confuse people instead of...

Designs for boat cockpit enclosures are even more varied than boats. It seems every boat owner uses their cockpit in a different way, and...

How We Got Here In 1996 our Amel Super Maramu was equipped at the factory with an Onan MDKD-P 220V/50Hz/6.5kW generator. This was a...

After our recent delivery of the Amel 54 we have been asked to give our impressions of the differences between the Amel 54 and her older...

With the popularization of electric induction cooking on land, a similar trend has been going on in the boating world. Electric...

Sometimes people have a boat located at Point A that they need at Point B and do not have the time themselves to do the move. People...

The subject of a boat's bonding system is a complex one and surrounded by a lot of mis-information and confusion. In this post, I make...

The insurance market for cruising sailboats has opened up a LITTLE in the past year as a few companies have come crawling back into the...

Once upon a time, before most of today's sailors were born, boats did not have knotmeters, or at least not inexpensive reliable ones like...

Sometimes a lesson that we learned a long time ago is, not forgotten, but not at the front of our minds. Sometimes re-learning the lesson...

The bow thruster that Amel designed for the Super Maramu and similar boats was far ahead of its time. It is still one of the best out...

Some boats that require AC power but do not have the space or financial resources for a “real” marine generator use these small gasoline...

This question in one variation or another, is probably the most commonly asked question on internet sailing forums. Since this is the...

How to connect large battery banks for long life and reliable service