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SV Morning Dove
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Home Port Seward, Alaska USA
AML 231-87
USCG #918420
46 foot AMEL Super Maramu, Ketch rigged sailing vessel
Designed for open ocean sailing
and world cruising
The boat, the search, the decision
March 2013 Diana and I reached the end of one road and the beginning a new adventure. My offer for the purchase of SV Morning Dove was accepted, agreement signed we are now committed. April 10th, Diana and I with the owners and broker conducted successful sea trial of SV Morning Dove and closed May 7th. New home port, Seward Alaska.
The end of this road has brought be to my chosen vessel. An AMEL Super Maramu 46' Ketch. The AMEL is a built in La Rochelle, France, Designer: Henri Amel and Jacques Carteau.
How do you choose the right sailboat? First step is having the dream, commitment and life's ambition to carry it to fruition. The rest will fall into place. Starting with a lot of research, accumulating sailing experience sailing on different boats, talking with many boat owners and experts, climbing in and out of every vessel type while not listening to closely to the Brokers. Assessing all the systems from electronics to toilets. Then assessing your budget and objective as well as your ability. Up to now it's been a dream. The difficult part is having the courage to make a decision which will change your life and put great demands on your family. With both feet we have made the plunge, at some point I'll come up for air...
Why the AMEL. Quite frankly I think they are the safest and highest quality built blue water sailing vessel on the market. No other fiberglass sailing vessel has the attention to detail, workmanship, functionality and safety as the AMEL, this is especially true of the earlier AMEL's as they are built up with more fiberglass and this sturdier. Start with the hull and deck matting. Most hull/deck joined with a seal, well this eventually leaks and every older boat I saw, leaked, plus these boats flex and creak. The AMEL joins the hull/deck and fibreglasses the joint, plus there are no teak decking screwed down to cause leaks. I assessed 5 different AMEL's and every one was dry. Bulkhead aft of V-birth is a crash bulkhead with strong-back door. Engine compartment under center cockpit sloe and has it's own vented secure compartment, not assessable from inside the boat. This means not the slightest engine, diesel or vapor fumes can reach the inside, ever... Huge water tank 264gal, low in the keel. Fuel 132gal. Dodger over center cockpit is an integral fiberglass structure, keeping you dry in the worst conditions. Large rudder hung on a skeg, structure capable of supporting the whole boat and no prop-walk. Deck lockers recessed and capable of storing all sailing gear, anchors, sales ect, so nothing inside the boat except storage of supplies and crew stuff. The hull is a deep V Monohull, 8000lb fin keel and has good sea motion and stability even the worst of sea state. Retractable bow thruster. Sails, in-mast electric roller-furling, 135% Genoa electric furling, with dual whisker poles for bloomer sail and spinnaker sail plus storm tri-sail. Many other sailing vessels have a lot these assets but none have them all. The Super Maramu in my opinion is the best built sailboat for Blue Water Cruising and my 1st choice.
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Specs Builder: Amel Designer: Henri Amel and Jacques Carteau Flag of Registry: United States Keel: Fin Hull Shape: Monohull Dimensions LOA: 46 ft 0 in Beam: 13 ft 1 in LWL: 35 ft 9 in Length on Deck: 44 ft 0 in Minimum Draft: 6 ft 6 in Maximum Draft: 6 ft 6 in Displacement: 28440 lbs Full Load Ballast: 8820 lbs Bridge Clearance: 55 ft 8 in Freeboard: 4 ft 2 in Dry Weight: 23150 lbs Engines Engine 1: Engine Brand: Perkins Year Built: 1987 Engine Model: 4.154 FWC Diesel Engine Type: Inboard Engine/Fuel Type: Diesel Engine Hours: 3900 Transmission rebuilt 2015 Propeller: Maxi Prop Folding propeller Tanks Fresh Water Tanks: 1 Fiberglass (264 Gallons) Fuel Tanks: 1 Stainless steel (132 Gallons) Holding Tanks: 1 Stainless steel (40 Gallons) Accommodations Number of single berths: 2 Number of double berths: 3 Number of cabins: 3 Number of heads: 2 Seating Capacity: 6 Sails and Sail Handling Gear:
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