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Air Ops

1982 Amel Maramu, 46 foot blue water, ketch sailboat.

Henri Amel built 288 of these amazing blue water cruisers between 1978 and 1989. Air Ops is hull #104.

She has the following features:

  • 63 HP Perkins diesel
  • 1000L water tank
  • Nearly 500L diesel tank
  • Solar panels producing 470 Watts
  • Diesel generator
  • Air Conditioning
  • Watermaker, capable of producing 150L per hour of freshwater from seawater
  • Diesel heater
  • Electric windlass and main winch
  • Bow thruster
  • In-boom furling main
  • Lazy jacks on the Mizzen
  • Clothes washing machine
  • Additional clothes spinner
  • 2 staterooms
  • 2 heads
  • Easily sleeps 4 in staterooms, 2 in the saloon and 1 on the sea berth
  • Over 130 storage compartments
  • Mahogany joinery with teak cabin sole
  • 3 sealable watertight compartments
  • 6’5″ headroom
  • 4 burner Force 10 stove
  • Microwave
  • On demand water heater
  • Ham radio / Pactor modem for offshore communication
  • Full navigation electronics
  • Alpine stereo with Bose speakers
  • Stainless steel life lines surround the boat, with a custom gate installed
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