Jim, I think there are plenty of screws to form a good seal without introducing a foreign element. I replaced mine a couple of years ago and did not use any sealants. I made sure the surfaces were

Hopesome can give me a little advice on replacing the gaskets on my original Amelinstalled bilge pump. I have a Super Maramu Hull #207. I have replaced the gaskets once before buthave developed a

This is why you should check with the battery manufacturer for charging specifications! Flooded batteries are pretty much all the same, but AGM varies depending on the details of internal

Paul, Bill Kinney reports his AGMs are to float at 26.6V (i.e. 13.3V). Trojan sternly warned my AGMs need to float at 27V (i.e. 13.5V) and not more, at 25 °C; less voltage at warmer battery

Amel installed a Leece Neville 175 amp 24VDC alternator as an option on BeBe 387. When I was considering going to AGM, I contacted Leece Neville. They told me that the alternator would need to be

I don't know about your alternator. We have the 60amp internally regulated unit, not the larger one that was a commonly factory installed option. It runs at 26.6 or 26.7 volts maximum. Not high

Paul, I am certainly no expert, but every Amel battery bank melt-down that I am familiar with was caused by an internal short in a single battery in the battery bank. I think that you will find it

Hello Paul, This was actually a question not really related to your situation, but generally about AGM batteries. And by the way, sorry about your problem… I was just reading an article from

Alexandra, That is indeed something which should also be checked, but the overheating happened when the boat was out of the water so I do not think it was the cause. Another possibility is the solar

How about the 24 volt alternator on the engine? What Voltage does it give? Is it appropriate for AGM batterie? Sincerely, Alexandre SM2K #289 NIKIMAT Harbor View Marina, Tortola,

Thanks for the replies. It seems that the float level of 13.6v is the general consensus. My chargers, Dolphin, which came with the boat, do not have a specific AGM setting. The nearest one is for

Thanks Bill, very informative. Kent

Because of their internal construction a full on classic thermal runaway is MUCH less likely to occur with good agm batteries. Lifeline claims they have never heard of it happening to their batteries.

Wow! You were lucky you didn't have a fire. I don't know the charge settings for AGM batteries, but whenever you hook your new batteries up you need to monitor the 30 amp charger closely. It's

Lifeline recommends a float voltage setting of 26.6v for their AGM batteries. They can stay indefinitely at that voltage. Higher voltages will cook them--sooner or later. If yours are a different

Hi, I just came back to my boat after three months and found that my entire bank of 12 AGM batteries melted. I had left the 30A charger running. I am in the processing of replacing them with new AGM

Thanks Ian!

My Santorin has a Perkins Prima 50. It was 19 years old when I bought the boat with 3,900 hours. It now has around 4,600 hrs. It always starts first turn of the starter motor, never had to use the

Hi Bill, With your linear drive giving no play vs the chain drive, it seems the play could be from two sources; cable slack and/or chain slack. On mine it was the chain that needed tensioning. Cheers,

Hi Eric, The upper lip seal is on the input shaft where it goes into the upper gear box. You need to uncouple the engine, slide it back a bit, pop off the coupling and a metal ring protecting the