Eric, Great idea. I met a guy in Cartagena who did the same thing. Someone has got to have an old board that would send it to an address for you. Bill

Billy, On the output side of the pump (where the pipes come in and go out), there is a pressure switch which turns the pump on and off as the pressure dictates. When the pressure goes down to

If it’s anything like our 50, there is a lever on the pressure switch plumbed into the fresh water pump. Turn the breaker on, then lift the lever. The pump should start. This might or might not

Hello Stefan, Just a note.. The Interphase sonar is stand alone and the screen is mounted on the cockpit side by the left arm of the helmsman. I went to a different solution when I replaced the

We turned off the fresh water pump from the DC panel and let a tap run which lowered the water pressure to 0 before doing some plumbing work today. I expected that when I turned back on the fresh

Dear Amelians, thanks to Ken (SV Aquarius) and Oliver (SV Nautica) and others we know there are good (stand alone or B&G) solutions for a forward looking sonar. But do you know a possibility/

Oliver, that has not been my experience. Perhaps Victron makes bad internal cell-cell connections but I surmise it might have to do with my keeping the Amel configuration of 12v batteries paired up in

I spoke with my friend in Bogota and he would like to look at a defective board and give an estimate for its repair. Does anyone have a board that they would like me to send to him in Bogota for an

I forgot to mention that I used a Dremel tool with a cutting blade to remove a few thousands of an inch from the key that is on the shaft. I removed metal from the sides and the top. Eric

Try looking for a compound in a metal can called https://www.amazon.com/Never-Seez-NSBT-8-Regular-Anti-Seize-Compound/dp/B000KZCU26 I put it on the drive shaft of the outhaul twice a year. It

I have a friend in Bogota that repairs expensive circuit boards. Mostly for mining and the oil business. I asked him how he gets the schematics. He replied with the cheap labor in Colombia ($1.00 an

Just a related comment...seems these boards fail alot....my MDKAV has this expensive board as well. There has been at least one posting claiming that heat "melts" these boards. When I run the

Well done Bill. Hadn’t thought of the real simple job of removing just the shaft. It’s on the schedule now. Thank you! Feel a bit like Homer! Doooh!!

I agree with Ian about removing the outhaul gearbox shaft regularly to keep it free. However, I recommend once a year minimum. I had to replace the outhaul gearbox after two years of ocean sailing

I've ordered several sets of these gearboxes from Bonfiglioli and they all were delivered with no finish. I finished them the same or similar way I would have finished an aluminum part at Boeing.

24 V alternator recently requires higher RPM before producing voltage. Any suggestions about where to start troubleshooting? Exciter circuitry? Thanks! Mike Ondra Aletes SM240

Jeff, Thanks for sharing. I checked and that PCB, part number 327-1533, is also used in MDKAV, MDKAW, & MDKAZ...maybe others. Bill

Hi Oliver, If you are talking about the small pulley on the alternator itself, it is very tight, so you may have to take the alternator off to a garage that changes car tyres and ask them to use the

Hello Nick, Can you describe the process to remouve the alternator pulley wheel a bit closer. Its hard to remouve... Oliver from Vela Nautica A54#39 Martinique

I know you've probably done this but I wanted to share my experience. My MDKAV gave me a "call tech/bad cpu" message once. But when I kept testing it became apparent that only the AC units caused