We are motorsailing downwind 12 kn true wind 90 miles east of Gibraltar. I have been so disappointed in the sailing performance of this boat…she just does not go..she has a clean bottom…my

I had one experience with a Beneteau Sense ,heading north past St.Vincent. I was very surprised , I came up from behind ,overtook him and in a matter of a couple of hours lost sight of him along with

Hi Brent, I was in Vuda Point Fiji a couple of years ago and a new Bene Oceanis 55 was alongside me. The professional skipper was delivering her. He had just completed an ocean passage to Fiji. He

I know this is a well covered topic, but where exactly can the silicone bowthruster seals be purchased? Many thanks George , # 434

I installed Fireflys on my previous boat. many of the benefits of Lithium, except the weight. They will also charge using your conventional chargers. I was pleased. I replaced a 600 amp hour, standard

Hi Bill, When you say this: All the batteries on the 0 to 12 volt side are tied together. Likewise, all of them on the 12 to 24 volt side Do you mean that the low side batteries of each

Hi Paul, Be careful with the size of the Firefly batteries. I did not manage to get 12 batteries in the cavity. I’m not sure how many I now have as I’m not close to the boat but I do know these

Thanks to Brent and Scott. I will try a "common" 230V relay (not a solid state relay) - like on the pictures. It will take some time until I get and give you the result, because I have not yet

Paul, Our electrical system is basically all Victron and we have installed their Cerbo GX to monitor and control all the bits and pieces. The key key piece for the batteries is the BMV Battery

I’ve had the opportunity to do long passages on both Amel Super Maramu’s and a Beneteau Sense 55 back to back and I agree that there isn’t much of a comparison. While the 55 had a lot more room

Thank you Bill and all others who have responded. The feedback has been very helpful, and it is quite likely that I will go for the Fireflys. I had in mind 12 x G31s so nice to have that

Google nikimat bow thruster. There is a complete walk thru with dozens of pics. Of course, bill's material too...

Thanks so much for all your valuable feedback! Is there any kind of handbook / documentation for the bow thruster available?

Fellow Amel owners I am so happy I bought an Amel 54… I am doing a delivery of a Beneteau 55. You would think that she would out-sail my 54….. No way….She just does not go without lots of wind.

Paul, We have a full set of Firefly batteries, and love them. We periodically do a complete discharge to dead flat, and a rapid recharge as Firefly recommends as a "restoration charge." Every time

Paul, I had them installed several years ago and they all failed to deliver for me after a couple of years. The issue was always voltage drop under high loads like bow thrusters, etc. Eventually, I

Installed ours in May 2019. I give them a thumbs up. It's comforting to know that they can be in a partial SOC without causing significant damage or drastically shortening their lifespan. Will be

James, Have owned my Maramu for 19 years in Greek waters. Can’t seem to escape heaven. My heater has not worked for the last three years, I am going to check out this glow plug recommendation.

Mark, Many thanks for the inspiration to look into rebuilding our D4. I hope to remove and inspect it over the weekend. Would you happen to know if service parts are still available for these

Hi Paul, we installed firefly batteries 2 years ago, happy with them, I have experience with wet cell batteries, firefly are easier to maintain. I can't compare them with gels or agm styles. We