Hi Mark, I have purchased a silver/silver chloride probe (look on boat zincs dot com) which is used with your multimeter to check "hull potential". It was about $125 U.S. plus shipping, and is the

Hi Mark: I visited your boat web site, very cool. Reading the "Frustration" post made me laugh out loud. Sooooo… familiar. As to the bonding system and seeing voltage on the green wires, I will

Hi Alan, Thanks for the response. I have a couple of issues going on here. Connected to this terminal are the yellow/green wires. Because there is 24v between these and the pos(+). I understand

Hi. We have a water problem on our '80 Sharki. When it rains there is water pouring onto the aft bulk head. We presume it is water running down the mizzen mast and somehow getting onto the

Sorry Mark / Bill I've just seen Bill's posts...good advice... Cheers Alan

Hi Mark, Somewhere you have a device that has an internal connection between 24V -ve and ground. Suspects are inverters, DC-DC converters, alternators, radios.... I would suggest disconnecting the

Bill, Thank you as always for taking the time. Am I correct in that the Green/Yellow wires should NOT have any connection to the battery neg(-)? I really wish I understood this better. But no

Mark, And look close at that inverter. There is no reason for it to be connected to the bonding system. Disconnect it completely and see if your problem with the voltage you described goes away. A

Hi I have a SM with a Tecpro 24v 50A battery charger. If the battery is low and this charger is switched on, initially the charge current is quite high but very quickly reduces to a trickle. I

Mark, I don't have the answers that you are looking for. If I were to guess, my guess would be that some electric device has been added to the battery bank and its case connected to the bonding

I have mentioned this before, but for the sake of those who did not see it, there is an alternative to drilling for a paddlewheel. Tinley Electronics in the UK manufactures a black box that coverts

Thanks Gary - very helpful. Best wishes Peter Forbes 00447836 209730

At the last Miami and Ft Lauderdale boat shows I spent a good deal of time with the B&G folks - both a product development engineer and sales team managers - all asserted that the Sonic Speed is no

Should be back in Huntington end of June early July. Lets hook up. Fair Winds Eric Kimberlite Amel Super Maramu #376

We have moved Gary's comment into a new topic so we can track this thread in future. On #332 our B&G Sonic speed has recently started playing up with readings either too high or too low randomly. We

Hi all, I need a little help please from the electrical minded people please. I’ll be the first to admit most of what was posted regarding Ground and bond circuits on this forum is over my head

Gary, I will be back on Brava June 2nd. Will you still be in St. Thomas then? I would love to meet up if we overlap. Derick SM2K #400 Brava Currently in Sapphire Beach Marina

Hi Peter: I just saw your post on the SSB whip antenna. The plastic mounting ball at the base of my original Amel fitted SSB antenna failed and was un-repairable. I was in St. Thomas, USVI at the

Hi Joel: Thanks for the expanded knowledge on the "sonic speed hose". I always thought the idea of chafe protection was a bit overdone by encasing the cable in a hose, but your explanation makes

Hello Group. This boat has an interesting story. The original owners/builders had a Sharki named Arc en Ciel (Rainbow) that I had the privilege of selling for them in Fort Lauderdale many (25?) years