Porto mirabello off la spezia, we spent a winter there, expensive but great shipyard, very protected, nice town all winter....

Scott, This is excellent advice, and I suspect the previous owner hoped that Olivier’s advice was good! I will see if the alternator I have can be isolated from ground! Thank you. Ian

Excellent Bill. Thanks for the advice…..It’s the isolated ground that seems to be the issue.

Thank you very much Gary for your explanation; I was going crazy to find the second pipe below the table.... I have found on ebay a spare sensors and i will do the job this winter when the boat will

Hello and welcome to Italy I can suggest Cala Galera as winter port or Punta Ala more northerly . Both are expensive but both have a good yard for the annual maintenance. In addiction if you are

Ian, When you say "the alternator picks up the -ve from a case connection", do you mean alternator case? If so, there's a small chance that the alternator is isolated. Did you check continuity between

Ian, Look around for these. Alternators are very standardized. Once you know the size (50 Amp), and the type of mounting bracket (not sure for your engine, but there are only a few choices and are

Ian, I know this 54. You have a big job ahead of you. The original 12v alternator would have been attached to the engine by Volvo, and the isolation ground wired by Volvo France. But since there was

We are slowly working through the rehabilitation of our recent purchase of an Amel 54. This community has been an invaluable source of great advice and I'm constantly amazed at the body of knowledge

Just a cautionary tale for those of us that occasionally put off critical items that they know they should Address now but for whatever reason decide to wait. Several years ago I was traveling north

Dear jose Cala Galera is the best place You can ask for a berth to agenzia pianelli Cell 0039 0564 832344 Br Antonio Sn108 vagabundo Cala Galera Inviato da iPhone

There are two "elbows." One is the rotatable elbow integral to the muffler. That is a 45 degree elbow. The other is a 3 1/2" diameter, 90 degree elbow made by Trident Rubber that we sourced from

Dear Jose, Welcoming place the Tuscany coast for Amelians. During my cruising, I found Amel boats and knowledgeable owners based there in three consecutive marinas: Cala Dei Medici, San Vincenzo and

Jose, A couple of years ago while touring Italy we sailed from Porto Santo Stefano marina out to Giglio island in Tuscany. Seemed really nice, although I can't answer regarding the

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Dear Amelians Advice needed on marina in Tuscany to spend the winter ideally with a good shipyard. Thanks Jose Alegria Amel55 #03-MERIT +351918663037 Josealegr@...

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Hi all, I replaced 12x failing AGMs in Feb’20 with 10x Fireflys (wired as 5x series-pairs, no tie between the mid-point, and no battery balancers, but these upgrades are both planned for the coming

Bill, Not to be picky, but isn't that elbow less than 90 degrees?

Wow, that is a clean install. Thanks for that. I bet the white straps show stains! Bill