Good deal Andrew, Having a "hard deadline" does help you stay on track and keep the years from slipping by, but don't let it push you into a purchase that you are not truly happy with. I found

On the old boat I had four 6V 220A-Hr batteries. Even the 12 caps to check was a pain, because they wen't easy to check or fill. On Harmonie we have Lifeline AGM batteries. Six years old now, and

There are two specifications when running a RO membrane. First is the pressure, and second is the flow rate. Neither should be exceeded. If you are processing fresh water the pressure will be MUCH

Been keeping up with these posts John, wish I knew you were in Charleston, dammit, was home for 2x weeks in May and looked at a Beneteau 473 there. I am from Pawleys Island. Going to get a SM for

You will find many conflicting opinions on this subject. I believe that you should never run a watermaker at pressure above the Filmtec rating, but more importantly, never above the production

Hi Chris, Congrats on Lena! My SM came with a mixed bag of electronics that don't interact with each other. Garmin chart plotter/AIS, Furuno radar and GPS. The previous owner installed a new

Once I get the aircon working, (amongst other things) I need to replace the Raymarine SL80c plotters' Radome/radar antenna. I need advice whether to search for a 2 or 4kw radar? (18 or 24") scanner.

I am pretty sure that the pressure needs to be lowered considerably when processing fresh water to avoid damage to the membranes. Perhaps Bill or someone else can clarify. James Alton SV Sueno,

I am not on board till Thursday afternoon. If you drop me a note then I will dig out my spare diodes and also try the start stop button thing. The diodes are very beefy Motorola diodes and are not

Chris, The Calpeda pump is a strong pump. I suspect the capacitor. When the AC is on and you put a screwdriver into the pump to turn it do you feel a small magnetic resistance? Just remove the 4

DUANE THE WHOLE ENGINE IS 12 VOLTS !!!!! Where did you measure 24 VOLTS??? Is there one or two wires on the solenoid? I am not on the boat till Thursday afternoon and would like to take a look at

Hi I have never used distilled water in any of my batteries. Boat, car or tractor. I don't use treated town water. Rain water, farm stream water and on the boat watermaker water. My lead acid

On the initial post Duane mentions a 10-minute cool-off period after a long motoring. Following advice I recall from this group, from years ago, we do a 5-minute cool-off period. What are people's

Bill Kinney, I did not know you could safely run fresh water through the desalinator... Good to know. The first year we cruised we had very good Deka lead acid batteries. But there were 78 caps to

Does anyone have the part number or specs or source for the diodes that are used with the Yanmar? I don't plan to spend the $300+ for a spare fuel cut solenoid and I'm told that failure is extremely

That is good advice. Funny enough the AC did not work. All units in the boat turned on, but were cutting out due to high pressure, checked the calpeda pump, it looked quite new, but was not running.

Hi Does Lena S have air conditioning? If so, make sure it's functioning well. If not, I strongly recommend you consider a portable a/c. If you plan to spend several months in Phuket working on

Eric, thanks for that part number. I've been looking for it for several hours. We found the solenoid (thanks!) and took off the wire to it. Pressing the stop button sends 24 volts to the solenoid,

Careful when tapping with a mallet around the injector pump it is a $3000+ part. Fair Winds Eric Kimberlite Amel Super Maramu #376

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