Ric, I will call him , Joel thinks he has dealt with him and is good. Thanks Pat

Thanks everyone for the support and suggestions. We are cleaning things up and it may not be as bad as I originally thought. Somehow one or two of the batteries failed and caused the explosion. I

Pat, Call marine electric systems in Severna Park, Md. Talk to Patrick. Knows Amels. Excellent! Ric Ric Gottschalk Kitchen Magic Refacers, Inc Office 410-923-5800 Fax 410-923-5802

Hi Pat, Have noted with sadness your lightning woes. I can’t believe you’ve never had to file a claim for anything at your ripe age; you are one lucky guy. That said, I agree with Alexandre that

Good morning Pat, Not going into detail, but I had an accident 2 years ago in Nassau (not at fault since I was stationary in my slip at the marina - someone lost control, panic and run into me). The

Alexandre, I have never dealt with an insurance claim , auto ,home ,health or boat . I will assume my insurance co. will do right by me ,unless I see evidence to the contrary. They are going to send

Good morning Bob, In January 2015 I installed the Oceanair Skyscreen 1080 in the salon and forward cabin. Oceanair SKYSCREEN Roller Surface Size 1080 - Beige-Oceanair SKYSCREEN Roller Surface Size

\has anyone ever installed a suface mount Ocean Air Skyscreen on the salon and fwd stateroom hatches of their Super Maramu? These are the combination screen and shade devices, I saw a posting for

Hi Jamie, Thank's for the information. We bought AMEL 54 #17 last year,the survey indicated 2 suspect batteries. A month later we noticed that they were getting hot when being charged, sweated and we

This has been an interesting thread to read. I only thought that I would add that while all lead acid batteries produce hydrogen, there are low gassing batteries using different chemistries that

Definitely sorry to read about this Pat, This is always my fear… and yes definitely lots things affected can not be apparent, so make sure the expert you use is not related with your insurance. 2

Hi James, I agree completely with your analysis of the venting and airflow. Just for everyones info we never get battery gas smell in the inside of the boat, even when undertaking the controlled

Kent, I will keep his contact info. I would like to find someone close to home so I could be available to help assess situations and oversee work . Sorry to say , but I little faith , thus like to

Dear Jamie, I had thermal runaway on a set of Vetus wet cell batteries that were eighteen months old. The incident happened at the top of the Sea of Cortez under sail, there was no

I think you are right Bill! Can't wait to hear from Jim is there was any barnacle !!! Alexandre --------------------------------------------

Jim, I am trying to imagine what could have caused that. I have an idea, actually two. Both involve the anti-torque boot that is above the propeller. 1.) If the bow thruster tube was not totally

Kent & the Group, Yes, the shaft was clear of the motor by at least 10". It jammed with about 4" of shaft remaining above the seal. I will report more when I re-install tomorrow, which I will do with

Paul, You should ask the country of origin and about isolated ground. This is not a part that I would risk on randomly good and bad manufacturing in China. Good luck! Bill Rouse BeBe Amel 53

Good morning Ian, Not really replying your question, but when you find out, would be interesting to know if they are similar to the SM2K. I only know the ones for the Genoa (on the SM2K), since I

does anyone know the size of the brushes for the furling motors on the mainsail, also the size of the Genoa motor brushes? Thanks Ian 'Ocean Hobo' Santorin 96