Ahhh, the joys of Ua Pou Despite several months based out of Taioha’e Bay (Nuku-Hiva) during cyclone season (as well as month on anchor there during lock-down) - Taioha’e Bay being notorious

On Mon, May 9, 2022 at 12:07 PM, Scott SV Tengah wrote: That damn 3 strand rode does not like to fall smoothly down the hawsepipe upon retrieval12 Strand plaited braid is the answer - it just falls

We have used the port bow anchor twice as a stern anchor in the last few weeks here in the Marquesas. I don't love it. In both instances, I took the dinghy up to the bow and the admiral drops the port

Jose, Could you draw this out to make sure we all understand exactly what you did? For my serial-parallel Victron system consisting of six 12.8v batteries, I fully charged and balanced each battery

Peter, My lack of engineering credentials shows up now and then.. :) I believe you are right. For my 220v chargers, I set the absorption voltage at the recommended 28.4v and given the settings on my

On my 54 I like to drop the port bow anchor where I want it and dump all the chain and rode including the bitter end and mark with a buoy. Then I anchor with the bow anchor and back up towards the

For you also: Thank you for the photo. -- Gerhard Mueller Amel Sharki #60 Currently North Sea, Germany

The best forum ever, thank you all so much and especially for the hints. I hesitated to use this lifting style but now I am tranquilized. -- Gerhard Mueller Amel Sharki #60 Currently North Sea,

Eamon, We use advance yacht systems in Romsey by Southampton. England (0)1794 523900. ‘Www.advanceyacht.co.uk’ Peter Forbes Amel 54 #035 lymington UK 07836 209730

Hi, I have the "Amel D50" Dessalator water maker. The tasting tap in the galley started leaking a lot. It is the quarter turn shut off valve type of tap. Where can a new replacement tap be bought

That looks like a good setup Craig, thanks for sharing the pics. On my 54 I have two anchors on the bow, and have used a similar maneouvre to what you describe, ie dropping the main bow anchor,

Hi José, As requested, here are a couple of pictures of the stern anchor arrangement we use with the Ankarolina spool of woven rode. (Oops, I forgot to move the electric cord draped over it.) On the

Bill, What a great upgrade to any boat, especially one that is not dockside and needs to produce it's own power. I am curious about how to dealt with the gaps and joints at the edges of the

I cam across this document titled "Overcoming Lithium-Ion Battery Obstacles for the Alternative Energy Revolution", produced by Perkins Elmer, which may be interesting to those following the

Thanks all for you input, I have a few leads now to follow up. I’ll let you know how I go. I will probably leave Australian waters in September from TI, so I have some time to put insurance in

Michael, After much consideration, I decided that the majority of issues people had with vacuum panels was the result of poor installation. The Panasonic panels are being sold as high performance

Thanks Bill, I will have to see what is available in Australia. Vacuum panels are much cheaper than the high tech blankets. I was concerned about how durable the vacuum panels are. I also have to

Hello All, I have the crew I need. Now I would like to announce that Ladybug is again for sale in Martinique and will be for sale in Newport in early June after I have imported her. Ladybug is a

Add two shackles to the port side and the SM tilts enough to remove the Triadic, or writee for instructions on how to easily remove the Triadic. Best, CW Bill Rouse Amel Owners Yacht School +1

Yes. When we loaded on a transport ship. The SM is amazing, but sadly every year getting older. Best, CW Bill Rouse Amel Owners Yacht School +1 832-380-4970 | brouse@... 720 Winnie, Galveston Island,