Amels

Sybarite said:
I spoke to an Amel's rep at the Salon Nautique 2 or 3 years ago and he said that they were working on a smaller one (around 12-13m). However it might take some time if they are already at full capacity with the 55 and the 64.
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Look forward to seeing that. Amazing that they are flat out with the bigger boats, must be unique in the industry. Especially when there are a lot of previously owned, very well sorted 50-55s on the market.
 
This prompted me to have a look at their website....nothing ugly about the latest offerings. Think the 55 is a very handsome machine.
 
Monique said:
Small correction needed. The Santorin is quite quick and if you want a faster Santorin, Amel built many as sloops. Apparently, those are quite faster then the ketch version. As for being dull... not sure I agree. I own an SM (53 footer) and did 2 days in excess of 200NM/Day and 4 days in excess of 190NM/Day during our Transat in Dec 16. Additionally, during a violent squall of 55 knots, we surfed at 17.1 knots without much fuss. If being dull is synonymous to safe, I'll take it thank you.

But the worst point on my boat is it's inability to point... but she is meant to sail downwind around our planet.

Fair winds.
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The super maramoo is a different boat that I have lots of respect for. Not the same boat as the 46. I maintain the 46 ketch is dull. Not your 53
 
KellysEye said:
Having been on an older one: Fake teak decks, cheap looking interior and not fast. The modern ones may be the same.
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I understand the later ones are quicker.
The older ones have this weird drop gearbox on the back of the iron keel. Its like an integral saildrive. You can see why they are not fast when you see one out of the water. They work for a lot of people but not my cup of tea
 
geem said:
I understand the later ones are quicker.
The older ones have this weird drop gearbox on the back of the iron keel. Its like an integral saildrive. You can see why they are not fast when you see one out of the water. They work for a lot of people but not my cup of tea
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Looks like the Delos crew might be getting a new one?
Stu
 
KellysEye said:
Having been on an older one: Fake teak decks, cheap looking interior and not fast. The modern ones may be the same.
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Cheap looking interior : don't agree.

The yard manager used to go to Gabon and would select the mahogany tree in the forest that he wanted. The felled tree would be left to mature several years before it was shipped to their yard where it wait a further number of years before being used.

Why do they not have real wood decks?

It was Henri Amel"s philosophy to keep maintenance to a minimum and therefore, no wood outside. Their mounded deck is actually more expensive than using teak and one is not faced with a mammoth replacement cost further down the line
 
Sybarite said:
Cheap looking interior : don't agree.
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The materials may be high quality and the workmanship superb, but the style is very different from the traditional dark wood and blue upholstery that was so popular in the UK - and to many UK eyes looks "cheap". Not helped by being set in an ugly utilitarian shell. But that is what the man intended, but you can't blame people for not liking it!

Tudorbethan as opposed to pseudomodernism.

Still, much of that has changed in the last 10 years or so and almost universally replaced by international modernism.
 
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