Description

S/V Mothership, a 1997 Amel Super Maramu, has returned home after an extraordinary 8-year family circumnavigation. With our adventure complete we are returning to land and priced her realistically for a quick and easy sale. She has been thoroughly serviced and now rests in the Ionian Sea, Greece, awaiting her next adventure, with you at the helm.

Hauled out in Aktio Yard, just five minutes by taxi from Aktion National Airport (Preveza Airport) and twenty minutes from the lively little town of Preveza, a fine spot to linger for a few days while viewing. A proven and respected bluewater cruiser, she has been upgraded where it counts: new LiFePO? Battle Born lithium batteries (2022), new tri-radial sails with full ACMO rigging replacement (2019), and a prized Yamaha 15hp 2-stroke outboard (2023).

Her design is true to Amel’s reputation for seaworthiness: a robust winged stud keel and full skeg-hung rudder provide excellent tracking, superior protection, and a reassuring seakindliness, all while keeping her surprisingly easy to handle. No flimsy bolt-on fin keels or fragile spade rudders here!

The engine shows 8,890 hours (an upper estimate), but has been meticulously cared for with annual or biannual servicing, most recently in August 2025. The injector pump and injectors were serviced in 2023, a new raw water pump installed in May 2025, and fresh engine mounts fitted in July 2025. Twin Racor filters were added in 2019. She carries a Volvo Penta TMD22 - essentially a rebadged Perkins Prima - making spares inexpensive and easily sourced, particularly from the UK.

Since her most recent haul-out, she has had a full round of maintenance: oil and filters replaced, propeller serviced, outboard serviced, fresh antifoul applied, new anodes fitted, and her hull, topsides, and deck waxed, polished, and detailed. Even the engine bay has been scrubbed clean. Inside, she boasts new carpets and a bright, refreshed feel throughout.

As a unique bonus, the YouTube archives “Mothership Adrift” and “Mothership Maintenance” document her entire voyage and upkeep, offering hundreds of hours of video footage—rare transparency for a buyer, and a ready-made instruction manual and video archive for her next skipper.

Video boat tour: https://youtu.be/Y2vUJ4xqErw

Specifications

Accommodation

Cabins: 2–3, depending on layout

Berths: 6–8

Heads: 2 Jabsco (Manual)

Showers: 2

Galley: Equipped with stove, oven, sink, refrigerator, and freezer

Air Conditioning: No

Washing Machine: Candy 4Kg

Hot Water System: 40L Quick Boiler

Pressurised Water System: Yes

Fresh Water Capacity: 264 gallons / 1,000 litres

Holding Tanks: Approximately 80 litres (2 × 40L tanks)

Aft Cabin

Aft Cabin Heads

Forepeak Cabin

Forepeak Heads

Galley

Nav Station

Pilot Berth

Saloon Seating

Galley and Saloon

Sallon and Galley

Construction

Model: Amel Super Maramu

Year: 1997

Builder: Chantiers Amel, La Rochelle, France

Designer: Henri Amel & Jacques Carteau

Hull Material: Fiberglass (GRP)

Hull Type: Monohull with wing keel

Rig Type: Ketch, masthead, in-mast furling

Steering: Hydraulically assisted wheel

Displacement: 35,274 lbs / 16,000 kg

Ballast: 12,125 lbs / 5,500 kg (Iron)

Cut away diagram showing layout

Side elevation showing sail configuration

Haulout August 2025

No flimsy bolt on keels or spade rudders here!

Sailing with Ballooner

At Anchor in Spain

Equipment

Autopilot: Raymarine S3 with head p70s head unit

Radar: Furuno - old but fully working

GPS/Chartplotter: Raymarine Axiom+ 7

VHF Radio: ICOM ICM330

Starlink: Yes

AIS Receiver: Raymarine AIS700

Instruments: Raymarine i70s System Pack (Wind/Depth/Speed)

Compass: Yes

Stereo System: Yes

Deck & Additional Equipment

Bimini: Sunbrellor fully enclosed

Sprayhood: Hard Dodger

Swim Platform: No

Swim Ladder: Yes

Passerelle: Yes

Bow Thruster: Yes

Stern Thruster: No

Anchor Windlass: Lofrans Tigress with 1500w (new 2024) motor

Anchor: 1 x Rocna 35kg (re-galvanised 2024) + 1 x Fortress

Chain: 95m (re-galvanised 2024)

Dinghy & Outboard

Dinghy: AB

Size: 2.9m

Material: Aluminium/Hypalon

Chaps Cover: Yes

Anchor: Yes

Outboard: Yamaha 15Hp 2 Stroke (new 2023) rare and highly desirable in USA and Europe.

AB 2.9 RIB with Yamaha 15Hp 2 Stroke (new 2023)

AB 2.9 Dinghy with Yamaha 15HP 2 Stroke 02

AB 2.9 Dinghy with Yamaha 15HP 2 Stroke 03

AB 2.9 Dinghy with Yamaha 15HP 2 Stroke 04

AB 2.9 Dinghy with Yamaha 15HP 2 Stroke 05

AB 2.9 Dinghy with Yamaha 15HP 2 Stroke 07

AB 2.9 Dinghy with Yamaha 15HP 2 Stroke 08

AB 2.9 Dinghy with Yamaha 15HP 2 Stroke 09

AB 2.9 Dinghy with Yamaha 15HP 2 Stroke 10

Navigation Equipment

Autopilot: Raymarine S3 with head p70s head unit

Radar: Furuno - old but fully working

GPS/Chartplotter: Raymarine Axiom+ 7

VHF Radio: ICOM ICM330

Starlink: Yes

AIS Receiver: Raymarine AIS700

Instruments: Raymarine i70s System Pack (Wind/Depth/Speed)

Compass: Yes

Stereo System: Yes

Nav Station

Helm

Engine(s)

Engine: Volvo Penta TMD22B diesel

Engine Hours: Approx. 8700

Fuel Capacity: 158 gallons / 600L

Fuel Consumption: Approx. 3.5L Cruising Speed

Cruising Speed: Approx. 6 knots

Max Speed: Approx.8 knots

Range: Approx. 1,000 nautical miles

Vovlvo Penta TMD 22 / Perkins Prima 01

Vovlvo Penta TMD 22 / Perkins Prima 02

Vovlvo Penta TMD 22 / Perkins Prima 03

Vovlvo Penta TMD 22 / Perkins Prima 04

Vovlvo Penta TMD 22 / Perkins Prima 05

Vovlvo Penta TMD 22 / Perkins Prima 05

Sails & Spars

Sail Area (Upwind): 1,302 sq ft / 121 m²

Mainsail: Q Sails, Pro-radial - 377 sq ft / 35 m² (new 2019)

Genoa: Q Sails, Pro-radial - 700 sq ft / 65 m² (new 2019)

Mizzen: Q Sails, Pro-radial - 205 sq ft / 19 m² (new 2019)

Sail Area (Downwind): Up to 2,045 sq ft / 190 m² with ballooners

Mast Height: 20.6m 67’6” to the top of VHF ant. (Air Draft)

Spars: Aluminum, deck-stepped

Standing Rigging: 1x19 strand wire, discontinuous

Spreaders: Two levels

Sail Handling: In-mast furling mainsail and mizzen

Ketch Rig

Whisker Poles

Ballooner

Port Tack

Starboard Tack

Spars and Rigging

Safety Equipment

Liferaft: Viking 8 man ISO9650 - serviced Oct 2024

Life Jackets: 2 adult Plastimo

EPIRB: 406MHz Global Fix E4

Lifebuoy Ring: Yes

Jackstays: Yes (new 2024)

Radar Reflector: Echomax EM230 (ARC compliant)

Rescue Sling: Seago MOB rescue sling

Location Map