Hi Paul go asking a proposal at Pantaenius, Hamburg. I'm since 15 years with them. kr Hanspeter SM16, Tamango 2 PS: i do not have any business relations with them. It is only my personal experiance

Herbert, Thanks for the detailed information on things to check with the bonding system. My boat is a later Maramu but perhaps the system is fairly similar? Does the aforementioned connection to

Hello Paul, Talk to Allianz… Jean-Pierre Germain Eleuthera SM007

Thank's Bill, but already offer that, but they did not accept Paul SY Kerpa SM#259

Paul, I had that issue and solved it by offering a rigging inspection report. The insurance company waived the 10 years with the report. All boats and all rigging is not equal. Bill BeBe

Hello! just found out that our insurance company would not insure our boat for sailing out of Europe as the standing rig is older than 10 years old. I have no time to change now. Has anyone of you

Hello not yet, some higher priority work right now, will let you now when ready Paul on S/Y Kerpa SM#259

Hello Paul and Bill, Did the splice suggested by Bill work? I have a similar-looking pump, a Jabsco Sensor-Max variable speed control with a solid state pressure sensor. People installed these pumps

hi enio, maybe not relevant to your current problem, but eventually some helpful thoughts. I spent some time in finding grounding issues :-) on different santorins (including our own). what I found

I believe that Rick's gmail account has been hijacked. I would not click on the link. Bill BeBe 387

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Kent, It’s not simple… Connecting the charger safety ground can be done to either the AC safety ground wire, or the bonding wires, assuming the bonding wires are big enough to take full current

James, Yes, that test you describe will tell you. All (properly wired) boats should have a “insulated return” which means that the DC negative should NOT show continuity with the case or the AC

Bill Kinney, Is it enough to do a continuity test between the negative lead on a prospective battery charger and the AC ground to determine if a particular charger is ok to use on an Amel? If

Well crap, I guess I still don't understand it all. So IF the charger has an AC only ground , it should be connected to the bonding system. What about the DC ground (I assume a charger would have a

Kent, It is not as simple as saying it is "OK as long as you don't connect the ground [of the charger] to the bonding system” You can not, and should not, remove all connections between the

Hi Paul, Depending on how long you stay in Gib, we may meet there.. if not it will be in Madeira.. or Canaries.. We expect to start crossing week of 5 Dec.. Cheers, Jean-Pierre

We are considering adding a UHMW Polyethylene strip to the groove in the rub rail. ¼” thick will leave it proud of the fiberglass rub rail about 1/8”, hopefully enough to take the majority of

Any news about the possibility to stay in Pithagorion Marina in Samos? Noosite.com not updated. Attilio SN #84 "Sisila" now in Gocek Inviato da iPad

I'm looking for a new charger now, too. My Charles 60 A charger doesn't have an equalization cycle. So far I've only been looking at chargers recommended by Amel owners on this forum, and for a