There is likely no better Amel 55 on the market than VIVACE. Under the present owner, she has been fully shaken out and tuned up, with recent voyages to Alaska and Hawaii under her belt. Everywhere, she shows pride of ownership and a pilot’s attention to detail and preventative maintenance. With the desirable two stateroom layout in beautiful light oak, VIVACE presents a excellent opportunity, particularly for a buyer who will keep her in home waters – she is USA duty paid. She is fully up on maintenance, with engine service, rig tune, winch service, bottom paint and Prop Speed in 2024.
Highly optioned, she features a full 110v North American electrical system as well as 220v systems (plug into 50 amp 230v and 50 amp 125v and 30 amp 125v shore power), hydronic heat, air conditioning, upgraded generator and electronics packages, backup autopilot, electric furling, winches and davits, hard dodger, solar panels, sun awnings and cockpit enclosure and all the other popular options.
Cockpit hardtop with full enclosure – watermaker, hydronic heating system – air conditioning, 110v and 220v electrical systems – 11kw Onan generator – dishwasher – 2nd freezer in saloon – gennaker – electric furling and winches – electric davits – second anchor and windlass – upgraded electronics package with backup autopilot – solar panels - 24 bow thruster – Starlink – OC330 Carbon tender with Honda outboard
Interior Accommodations
The interior of the Amel 55 is finished in light oak with a durable laminate cabin sole and soft vinyl headliner and ceilings. All spaces are exceptionally bright as a result of numerous hatches, portlight and windows, including eight hull side windows that provide seated views to the outside. All windows are fitted with shades, including screens on those that open.
VIVACEis the two-stateroom version, featuring a well-appointed master stateroom in the stern and a spacious guest stateroom forward, both with walk around berths and their own ensuite heads. In the passageway to the aft cabin, there is a additional berth with lee cloth that makes a excellent sea berth. A guest/day head is located at the aft end of this passageway.
Starting forward, the guest stateroom’s size rivals master cabins on many comparably sized boats. The walk around island berth is located forward. There is a desk along the starboard side with swing out stool. Storage is ample in a large hanging locker and seven lockers above beneath the deck edge. There is also storage beneath the cabin sole and below the berth, which hinges up to reveal a large space for bulky items.
The forward ensuite head has its own separate shower stall. Teak treads cover the shower sump and a true sliding door separates the space. The head is located outboard with storage in lockers above. Aft of the head is a counter with a deep sink and single lever faucet. A large mirror is mounted on the bulkhead.
The saloon is configured in Amel’s typical arrangement with a deep dinette to port and a settee to starboard. The starboard settee features a fold down arm rest. Ample storage is available beneath the settees, below the cabin sole and in lockers and bookshelves. There is a retractable flat screen TV behind the settee to port that stows completely away. Four hull side windows – two in the saloon and two in the adjacent galley and nav station spaces give a bright feel in addition to cabin portlights and four large hatches. Four accent lamps and two reading lamps illuminate the space in addition to overhead lighting.
The galley is aft and to port, with a generous amount of counter space in a U-shaped arrangement. Fiddles surround the white Corian counters. At the forward, inboard end there are two drawer fridges and a front-loading fridge. A additional freezer is located beneath the starboard settee. The Force 10 propane three burner stove/oven is located outboard, with large top loading dry storage lockers under the counter fore and aft. A microwave is built in above the aft, outboard corner of the galley. A two bin stainless sink with single lever faucet/wand and fresh water tap is set in the aft counter space, with a dishwasher, drawers and large locker with trash bin below. Above the counter are lockers with separators for different size plates and glasswear. There is storage for twelve wind bottles at the inboard end of the forward counter.
The forward facing nav station is to starboard adjacent to the companionway stairs. The chart table has a lifting top, revealing storage below. A open locker and shelf outboard provide storage for regularly used items. The large Furuno radar/chartplotter screen, Furuno GPS display, B&G multi display and Garmin VHF radio are close at hand. 220v, 110v and 12v outlets are available. Outboard of the navigator’s seat is the DC electrical distribution panel with battery and tank monitors, alarms and graphical running light display.
Moving aft to the owner’s stateroom, there is a generously sized single bunk with lee cloth outboard. Bookshelves and lockers run along the hull side. At the head of the bunk is a accept lamp and reading light. There are 110v and 220v outlets available. A portlight opening into the cockpit provides some ventilation.
The guest head is located at the aft end of the passageway. The Jabsco Quiet Flush electric toilet is located outboard, with a counter aft and mirrored medicine cabinet above. A shower is integral to the space, using the wand from the sink. A teak tread covers the molded shower sump. Above and outboard of the toilet there is a locker housing the washing machine.
The aft stateroom has ample floor space with a true walk around berth. Windows in the hull sides, aft cabin, and opening ports and hatches make this cabin feel bright. To the side of the berth to port and starboard there are side tables with drawers below. Accent lamps and reading lamps are mounted on the bulkhead. Outboard along both sides of the hull there are two large lockers divided in the middle by a shelf and drawers below. There is additional storage beneath the cabin sole and in a locker at the forward end of the cabin – this is a custom arrangement replacing the desk as configured in the standard Amel 55 layout. As in the forward cabin, the entire bed hinges up to reveal a large storage area below.
The master stateroom head is accessed to port. Outboard there is a large counter with deep sink and single lever faucet. Mirrored locker doors conceal storage above and there are lockers below. A separate shower stall with solid door is located forward. A teak tread covers the shower sump. Outboard, there is a molded seat that fold to cover the toilet when the shower is in use.
Espresso machine
Aarke sparkling water maker built into countertop
Miele microwave
Force 10 three burner stove/oven
(1) 15.6 lb aluminum propane tank and (2) European style butane tanks
Bosch dishwasher
Seagull drinking water filter in galley
Stainless steel front loading refrigerator
Stainless steel refrigerator with two drawers
Top loading freezer compartment
(7) 24v DC fans
220v Climma air conditioning/reverse cycle heat for each cabin and saloon (new compressor/condenser/pump and control board)
Hydronic diesel furnace (new boiler and internal hose fittings)
LG washer/dryer in guest/day head
Fitted sheets for forward and aft staterooms
USB C outlets at forward and aft staterooms
Electronics and Navigation
At cockpit:
Furuno Navnet TZT2 radar/chartplotter
Garmin GHS 10i remote VHF mic
B&G Analog AWA and Magnified AWA displays
B&G multifunction display
(2) Furuno 711 C autopilots – two independent systems are installed for redundancy
Plastimo Olympic 135 compass
Starlink with Burnewinn mounts
At nav station:
Furuno Navnet TZT2 radar/chartplotter
Furuno GP-33 GPS display
B&G multifunction display
Garmin 200i VHF radio with loudhailer
Iridium Go satellite phone with external antenna
(2) Icom ICM35 handheld VHF radios
Garmin In-Reach with hard mount
Entertainment:
Fusion MS AV755 stereo received (new)
(2) subwoofers, (3) zones, and (8) speakers – (4) speakers (and sub) in salon, (2) speakers and vented subwoofer in aft stateroom, (2) speakers in cockpit that receive vented subwoofer ambient sound from aft stateroom
Retractable flat screen television behind port settee
Electrical Systems
12 and 24v DC, 230v 50/60hz and 110v 60 hz AC electrical systems
50 amp 230v and 50 amp 125v and 30 amp 125v shore power inlets
(2) 50’ 50amp shore power cords
(1) 50’ 30amp shore power cord
50amp 125/250v to 30 amp 125v adapter
30amp 125v to 15 amp 125 adapter
DC electrical distribution panel with battery monitor, Wema water and fuel level gauges, and alarms for voltage, bilge level, bilge pump running, engine water and alternator fault
AC electrical distribution panel
230v European and 110v North American outlets throughout the vessel
(2) 50’ 50 amp shore power cords
(1) 50’ 30 amp shore power cord
(1) 12v AGM start battery
(6) 12v 200ah house batteries (600 amp hours at 24v)
Mastervolt AC Master 24/500 230v 800 watt peak power inverter
Mastervolt 230v 2500 watt inverter
Mastervolt 110v 2000 watt inverter
Onan 11kw 220v generator (621 hours)
(2) 24v/200 watt solar panels mounted on davits
Victron MPPT control and display for solar panels
Mechanical Systems
Volvo D3 110hp diesel engine (834 hours)
ZF 25 reduction gear with SISP Gearboxes AMEL 01 drive
Variable pitch propeller
Spurs line cutter on propeller shaft
Volvo electronic throttle/shift control
Volvo tachometer and digital information display
Engine room fire suppression system
Dual Racor 75500 FGX primary fuel filters with vacuum gauge
Reverso oil change pump
Side Power 24v retractable bow thruster
Isotemp Basic 50l water heater
Pressure hot/cold water
New inspection plates fitted for water tanks
Manual bilge pump
New electric bilge pump (spare aboard)
(3) Jabsco Quiet Flush toilets with Gobius tank level monitors in each head
Holding tank capacities: 85l forward stateroom tank, 50l day head tank, 85l master stateroom tank
220v 240l/h Dessalator watermaker
Deck and Hull
The hull of the Amel 55 is finished in white gelcoat with a gold cove stripe and boot stripe with black antifouling paint. Tall, solid stainless handrails surround the deck from bow to stern with boarding gates amidships and at the stern. A folding swim platform provides easy access to the dinghy or the water. Sturdy Simpson Lawrence electric dinghy davits easily stow a generously sized tender. Solar panels are mounted on top of the davits. At the stern, a large lazarette locker provides a massive storage space to accommodate bicycles and other cruising gear. Additional storage space is available in lockers beneath the side decks and a large sail locker forward just aft of the anchoring gear. The decks are molded faux teak nonskid in the Amel style.
The center cockpit is well protected by the optional hard dodger. The centerline window opens to provide excellent ventilation in addition to hatches in the dodger top. A full winter enclosure provides good protection for the helm station in heavy weather and the retractable dodger roof provide additional sun protection for the cockpit when deployed. The forward bulkhead mounted helm station is a Amel signature, with a comfortable and secure seat and all navigation electronics, sail and system controls close at hand. The drop leaf cockpit table spreads to accommodate a full crew.
VIVACE’s bottom was painted in 2024 with three coats of Cukote. Her propeller was coated with Propspeed.
(2) 24v Quick vertical capstan anchor windlasses with chain gypsy and rope drums, remote controls at cockpit
