HI Nick; I like your out of the box thinking. We think about batteries in very simplified terms. Voltage, current, charge and discharge rates, etc. However, batteries are more complex and one

Nick, Interesting but consider charging that mixed bank. I wonder how you can have mixed batteries and turn off charging to those in the mix that become fully charged and still charge the others in

I am going to throw this one out there to the community. it is just an idea... Has anyone tried a hybrid AGM and Lithium battery bank? I am thinking it to be 75% AGM and 25% Lithium. All connected

A 3.1 or up to 3.2 will stow on the aft deck like this on a SM: I believe that up to 2.6 with most dinghies you can carry them on the aft deck of a SM like this.

Richie, Your main concern with a dingy is one the size of the engine, how many people and stuff you want to carry, and how are you going to use it, ie short trips only in calm water for coastal

I am considering purchasing a Highfield Classic Hypalon and I’m debating the merits of CL290 vs CL310 with my co owner. We are not on our boat at the moment to eyeball fitting etc. The debate

Hi Bill, Is this bronze spur gear for the Genoa gearbox of a different size or the same size as the one for the main and outhaul gearbox? Best Regards Eric Sv Abayomi SM 158

Hi Bill, What do you know about this furler? Does it take the same spares you're talking about here? Cheers, Mike Longcor SV Trilogy SM23 NZ

Excellent Bill ! I emailed the Swiss guy, but never got an answer. I am in for a spur gear when they are available. Cheers Alan Elyse SM437

Bali Hai is still afloat! It was seen a few days ago by the Imoca boat Paprec, returning from Martinique to France, in the middle of the

Danny, Turn off the sea chest valve. Operate anything like a saltwater electric toilet, or AC The alarm should sound within 5-10 seconds. If the alarm doesn't sound, remove the switch, pipe, and hose

Hanspeter, Thanks for your email and your offer. I know the Swiss guy is 80 and not doing this anymore, but he has some parts inventory from when he was making this furler for Amel. I have had dozens

Kent, Doesn't this explain the furling and outhaul motors not working properly? Batteries are like anchors, there are lots of opinions and most opinions are based on limited comparative

Hi Kevin, I would be interested as to how you tested the vacuum sensor Danny SM 299 Ocean Pearl

Hi Bill Its Hanspeter, Tamango 2; Nr.16 The Swiss Guy you mentioned is not doing anymore this Spur Gear. He is more then 80 Years old. I got the last Spur Gear Amel had in stock from Albin in

Here I am again, singing the same tune... In 2018 I bought 8 Crown "deep cycle" group 31s. They were great for about a year, then slowly began to deteriorate. With 520 AHr and fully solar charged by

Our goals are: To document and confirm the size of the Spur gear and document the other parts included in the Amel-sourced rebuild kit To find a machine shop that can: Duplicate the Bronze Spur

Bill, That sounds great - thanks for coordinating. My understanding is the SM and SN furlers were identical except for 24v vs 12v motors. Can you (or others) confirm that? Many thanks, Craig Briggs -

Wow - many thanks, Ian! On my SN the support post is just a single length of pipe with no holes or bolts at the bottom. It just goes straight into the pyramid grp base. I think our SN's are similar

A member of this Group and SM owner is loaning us a new and never-used SM Genoa repair kit that was once offered by Amel. 2 other SM owners have volunteered to get the Spur Gear duplicated at a