Hi Steve, I see you are planning to go to Colombia. The Santa Marta marina is one of the nicest ones I have ever been in. Unfortunately across the bay is a coal fired plant. In 3 days you will be

Bill, It is a fairly efficient machine, and really starts to shine above 7 knots, but does OK at 6. I was fortunate to find one used, and with someone else having engineered a very solid bracket. We

Hi all, thanks for the reply. As always you are spot on. I did the job myself apart from filling the reservoir with the 8lts which was done by the local boat boy. I believe there was some air locks

Steve, I for one would love to see pictures of the hydrogenerator installation on your boat. My old boat had a water generator of a different brand, and with it as the only charging source, on a 21

In the USA they are carried by Jamestown Distributors https://www.jamestowndistributors.com/userportal/show_product.do?pid=56899&familyName=Marco+Electronic+Water+System+Pumps

Hi Stephen, Last weekend I bought a new mast top unit (wind sensor) on Ebay. I noticed one new for sale from a seller in Spain. The seller is living very close to where my boat is now (Ria de Arousa

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Island Moorings started kicking out liveaboards last year in favor of the large sport fisher type boats. They didn't fare well. Nothing is hurricane proof. Many of the big sport fishers are sitting

Yes the 12 battery system has significantly bigger wiring for the 100 A charger Alan Elyse SM437

Ron, I assume that you were questioning me. I have never been on a Meltem, nor do I know the plumbing of the sea chest on the Meltem. Best, CW Bill Rouse Admiral, Texas Navy Commander Emeritus Amel

Did you take photos of your service? How much oil total including any additional have you poured into the reservoir? Best, CW Bill Rouse Admiral, Texas Navy Commander Emeritus Amel School

From faraway New Zealand we send our love and care to the people of Texas. We feel for you in the disaster you all face and we know its not over yet.The stories of heroism reveal again the best of

Hi James, It is good toknow that the CCCM fared well. I understand they did a few improvements therein recent years. We kept a Cheoy Lee there many years ago and at the time itwas fixed old wooded

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Thank you Bill I will dig into this and learn more, I send a question to Jabsco about their pumps and placement below water line, If/When I get an answer I will post it. The pumps you suggest looks

Hi Bill, On our older SM, we have a single 100 amp Mastervolt charger which works well, and yes, we upgraded the wiring size. The charger does draw about 10 amps when it is putting 100 amps into the

John, Thanks for the input. That is pretty much the way we use ours. I believe Amel's rational for installing a small charger to use a the dock was a 100 Amp charger can draw almost 10 Amps @ 220VAC

James, Great news about your boat, sad news about your heart attack. I hope you get better Best, CW Bill Rouse Admiral, Texas Navy Commander Emeritus Amel School http://www.amelschool.com 720 Winnie

Longbow, in the Corpus Christi City Marina was extremely fortunate. At the last moment the eye of the storm turned and hit Rockport 25 miles away. Rockport, a lovely little place, was almost

I can not comment on the saltwater toilet pumps specifically, because my boat has manual toilets, but I am not aware of any diaphragm pumps that have a secondary seal backing the diaphragm. The case