Thanks Jose for this much appreciated recap. It will be most useful when time comes to replace the lead/acid batteries and to simultaneously upgrade the Electrical System. Louis

Hello Mark and Louis i was very happy with the design and excellent execution that the Carpenter came up with. His name is Maximo and I highly recommend him. Louis here you can find answers to your

Hello Jay and Nick. As with almost everything at Amel, there were very specific reasons for using a whip antenna. First, Captain Amel considered if you insulated a backstay and lost the mast, you

Thanks Bill R and Bill K, My preference at this stage is to fix/replace only the outlet HP fitting as I'm pretty sure that's the only problem I have. However, I now understand that to do this I need a

Thank you all for your inputs. Nothing goes easy in this part of the world. What is the diameter of the aluminium stand where the old lamp is installed? And, what kind of the is bulb installed in the

Hello Jose & Mark, Super look and quite practical. Thanks for sharing this great idea! I am also considering installing a bigger inverter on my A54. Please tell me what house battery pack (and

Hi Bill, To be sure I got the right information : You advise using Flairtite OR Loctite ? Or is it using both? Thanks Denis

Jay, When I bought Amelia in 2017, she came with an SSB but the whip antenna was broken off. I wanted to replace all the standing rigging anyway, so rather than replace the whip antenna I used the

Jose, that looks AWESOME! Nice job. With best regards, Mark Skipper Sailing Vessel - Cream Puff - SM2K - #275

Hi Alex, I can confirm what the others said: the square grounding plates you showed are meant for SSB. You want to do your grounding continuity test from zinc anodes. I would add one other

After installing the 5 KW inverter we decided to make a well-vented enclosure for the wet closet. I wanted to make sure that the handle next to the navigation table was preserved. Here is the result

Dean, I have never used those DIY fittings. I always had hoses made up at a local hydraulic mechanic. I bring them the old hose and say, "Make me one of these." Be sure to tell them what you are

Martin, This issue is a little confusing and it has more to do with the SSB Sintered Ground Plates Amel has installed on every Amel for many years through the production of the A55. Basically, Amel

Hi Bill, I am not a high-frequency engineer. If your statements about bonding are correct, I wonder what that means: Our 54 was delivered without SSB, so the copper sponges should be to be connected

Regrettably, it is confusing. Dessalator uses these non-crimping hydraulic fittings so that you can make up your own length of hoses when installing the system and/or if ordering new hoses from

My experience--- 1) Insurance- many insurance companies will drop you like a hat if you have LiFePo4 ( yes it is ridiculous) 2) Cables and connectivity need to be done correctly- Correct size, cables

Thanks Bill R, and Bill K, It sounds like I should order a spare Stainless Cone and Nut piece and brass union before I take everything apart? One other question. In Dessalator’s manual (pic

Hi Alex, I have a 500A main fuse for my lithium batteries (600AH). I never had a problem even with "to heavy" use of the bowthruster. regards, Eloi SM2K 426 RedLion

With this type of high pressure fitting, the most common failure I have seen is cracking of the flare on the hose side because of overtightening. There is very much such a thing as too tight! Do NOT

Hi, since my old bats will die soon I decided to go LiFePo. It will most likely done out of on hand, meaning the Victron main Importer in Turkey. please advise and let me know the little things to