LOL. Don’t know about the “wouldn’t know”. Most Dutch guys I’ve know have been pretty smart. Stubborn but smart. Anyway, it is no surprise that the TOP pops before the breaker. The

On my 54 hull number 019 there are no Thermal Overload Protectors installed. We only have the four breakers: Headsail Staysail Mainsail mast Boom outhaul I occasionally pop the outhaul and mast

Hi Amel cousins, Kristy's Main furler has been getting weaker until it finally would fuel under any load at all. It still turns when disconnected from the foil, no noise. The sail furls manually with

Slavko, If you have to]\he old wires in place, and can use them to pull the new ones through, there are no special challenges to running the new wires with the mast up. The only unusual thing is

Brent, Brian next to me on SV LOLA (SUPER MARAMU 2000) says exactly the same about me: wooden shoes, wooden head – wouldn’t know😊. In addition he proclaims to everybody on the dock that he

Thanks Tuen, I’m quite aware of the Dutch tendencies as one of my best friends and my brother in law both are stereotypical examples. I always tease them with “wooden shoes, wooden head,

Danny, I have the AMEL supplied 100A in place by-passing the AMEL sent 75A Thermal Overload Protector (which didn’t work on arrival); see picture. Honestly I now remember discussing with AMEL

Danny, Brent et al, Let me address a couple of possibly misunderstandings: Brent: the pictures I have seen so far are Courtney’s and the other one is from my boat AMELIT (#128). We haveNO

Geeks may be interested in this paper. It also explains why these breakers are not in enclosures. https://www.ecmag.com/section/safety/know-your-arc-dc-arc-flash-calculations -- Paul

On my 54, the Quattro 5kw inverter/120a charger fits perfectly where the old Dolphin 100 fit. And in the recommended vertical orientation. -- Scott 2007 A54 #69 SV Tengah http://www.svtengah.com

I’m an electrical engineer. Danny is absolutely correct: the fuse HAS to be sized according to the size of the wire that leads from the fuse or circuit breaker to the load. Don’t ever ignore this.

Thanks Teun, what is the amperage of the fuse that is in situ. I remain of the opinion that alternative (Particularly higher) amperage fuses should not be provided for the same circuit. There is a

Hi David, These sails made by Elvstrom Denmark. I ordered them via Elvstrom La Rochelle after a recommendation from a French A54 owner who already have for a few years and is very happy with them.

Jose Venegas <josegvenegas@...> updated the album Small AC unit in SM companionway: I originally bought a small window AC until in Panama to keep the boat dry while we were out for a month. It cost

Jose Venegas <josegvenegas@...> added the album Small AC unit in SM companionway: I originally bought a small window AC until in Panama to keep the boat dry while we were out for a month. It cost $80,

So, mission accomplished. 5l of 5% household chlorine for 1000l of tank 24 hours Discharged (with a 220v pump) and filled 2 times (there was some smell and foam left) another 48 with a fresh water

Hi Laurens I’m currently in the Aegean/ Greece and the Marina’s chandlery have this stuff in stock, just only 1 Ltr bottles. The main distributors here are all in Athens(>Nautilus). May it’s

Another update on Firefly Batteries: It looks like the manufacturer has been dropped by all of their marine market distributers in the USA. A few retailers do still list them, but there doesn't seem

Perfect!! Thanks for all the suggestions. Just got back on my boat after a cold 6 months in Alaska (had -70 wind chill factor for a bit there) and am just diving back into boat projects. Appreciate

Should consideration be given for installing DC arc-fault circuit protection for the very high amperage circuits close to the battery bank ? I gather this technology has come a long way in last 15