Hello JP! We will arrive to Marina bay Gibraltar 14 or 15 of August Paul S/Y Kerpa SM#259

Hi guys! We're new in the group and we hope someone could help us. We've a Santorini; we let doing a rollbar in order to hold 4 solar panels and a wind generator. Aesthetically it's very nice. But if

Enio, It sounds like your galvanic isolator is connected correctly. In that case it will not cause nor will it fix this problem. Not that long ago, Olivier posted an excellent summary of how battery

Hi Paul, Sorry to have missed you when you were in Palma… we were only 3 NM away in Portals Nous bay but had poor internet and could not communicate. We are headed west as well and expect to be in

Hello! When I change oil in my VP TMD 22, I never get out more than ca 4 liter, The manual say 6 liter. I use the on purpose "fixed" oil change pump, What do I do wrong? or is it similar for you

Thank you Bill, now I'm tryng to give you more informations. I think it depends of my boat because the phenomenon has been detected in 2 different marinas. Measuring in AC the Volts are 3,10V

I have a Mango that is in need of a high quality dinette cushion set. I have had a tough time finding a local source. Does anybody have a good vendor that could potentially do this replacement

I am assuming what you are seeing is a AC voltage. If it is DC, then the analysis would be different, starting with faulty wiring cross connecting your DC system with your bonding circuit. What you

Earendil, The Sterling charger/inverter is what I had installed on Kristy when I had severe electrolytic damage to my prop shaft. The grounding wire is connected internally to both the AC and DC

Hi all. Our Santorin 122 Earendil, have this problem : electrical shock. When we touch sea wather and metallic parts of the boat we have about 2V of tension. That happens only if the battery charger

Thomas, I am sure that anyone buying that Lady H does not understand the issues with her. Bill Be Be 387

We shall miss you too. Your contributions to this group will be remembered for long. Good luck for your next adventures. JP on Galacsea

Hello Bill, just saw Lady H has a sale pending. Looks like she may have a home. I hope they understand the issues with this boat. I did not see anyone ask any questions on the group. Any way, i hope

On my boat the toggle switch turns off both the furler and the windlass. Even though it is labeled "Guindeau". Maybe it was wired the day before the factory's summer vacation?

We have lifted our Santorin this way. We carry four 6 ton shackles that fit the holes. No need to remove the triatic stay, just ensure that the chains on one side is a couple of links longer than the

Thanks for the update Duane, This morning I was wondering how this was going! So the gear puller seems to be the way (for the gipsy and outer clutch). On the port side, if the washer doesn’t come

I need to haul out our Amel 54 using an hydraulic crane as no travelift is available in the Faroe Islands. Does anybody have experience using this method to haul out? If so, what set up for the

Hi Kent, I think that you will find the breaker for the port cockpit winch is on the forward bulkhead of the engine room. The breaker for the starboard winch is in the ceiling of the companion way to

I forgot to mention that while you are up looking at the winch motors. See if the motor moves when actuated. The motors on Kimberlite had the bolts holding them on to the winch break making a mess of

I am doing this from memory, As I am not on the boat at the moment. There are two separate circuits that control the Electric winches. One is powered by the DC panel which operates the solenoids