Good point. ________________________________ To: amelyachtowners@... Sent: Sat, February 6, 2010 10:15:55 AM Subject: RE: [Amel] the art of "hoving to"   Eric, I purchased one of

Eric, I purchased one of those load testers to test my last set of batteries. Most tested very good. However when I opened the batteries up many cells were almost totally dry. I believe the battery

Jean, Both the “sealed batteries” provided by Amel and their replacements can be opened and have water added . You can also test them with a hydrometer. Fair Winds Eric Amel Super Maramu

This is going to sound really petty and I'm sure I'm going to catch a lot of flak for saying this, but can we please start a new thread for this topic? It's making me crazy every time I see, "Hoving

I use a commercial battery tester. It puts a load on the battery and you get the result in about 10 seconds. Very accurate. You are supposed to check the battery when it is fully charged, but you can

Iv and Eric, Yes indeed you can measure batteries with a hydrometer assuming that they are not gel type or any other kind of so-called sealed batteries (although some of those can actually be

Hi Eric, I may have it on the boat and will be there next week--however, the cost I paid included acquiring and replacing the two cables as well as the rack and pinion so it may not be helpful.

Iv, You can also charge the batteries and measure them with a hydrometer. Fair Winds Eric Amel Super Maramu #376 Kimberlite _____ From:

Iv, I’ve had a similar problem to yours and, from experience, can tell you the advice given to you by Kent is sound. I will emphasize just one thing: it takes only a single bad battery to screw

Hi Ian, Do you recall the approximate cost of the repair? Fair Winds Eric Amel Super Maramu #376 Kimberlite _____ From:

Hi, Iv, Sorry to hear you're having problems.  I'm no expert at this, but am learning fast.  Here's what I know from my experience with Kristy's batteries.  Anyone else out there that sees

We are not on the boat this week when back I will email the instructions on setting the meter when you've got a full charge. Be very careful what you lust for when you get over 60 amps you need to

Hi Eric, I had a problem , not with my rack and pinion, but with a broken cable--once on a Sharki about 16 years ago and the second time on Pen Azen a year ago. The broken cable didn't stop us

Hi, RIchard, Iv the Amel meter go to 300 remaining I charg in a 35-40 min abb, to get 30-35A more.Iv the voltige gets 24V how long you charge?  Rey is a Dolfin I thing? Im thincing to instal a 150A

Pepe how are you determining your power remaining in your batteries. We find that the Amel meter is not 100% accurte we keep an eye on the Voltage meter when it gets to 24 volts we charge. Using the

Hi ,Kent, I have a SM223 with 105hp tamd22 and 60A alternator,you  my have the same engin? My problem is having a daily daily consumtiopn abb 150Ah, charging twice a day one hr.I get in batteries not

I believe that the fridge in the Santorin is the CR 100 Can anyone confirm Ivan Ocean Hobo Ivan Campbell [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

We installed a CR 195 in our Mango and it fit like a glove! We are very pleased with its performance and appearance, a very attractive addition to an

Eric we see some surplus grease but that is it. What are the problems you are having? Regards Richard SM 209 Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T

MY WATER HEATER IN SM349 SUFFERED HEAT EXCHANGER FAILURE. Go on internet to find company in new jersey . It was found under topic Quik-Nautic I believe. They shipped me a replacement at a reasonable