Hi yes, the Panasonic panels do not have a marine guarantee. If they were installed on a house they are guaranteed for 25 years. My take on that is, if they fail after 10 years I already have got my

Hi Mark The N330 and N325 were just released in Europe in April. They have exactly the same cell as the N285, just one row more. After assembly they are tested; if the Watts reach or exceed 330 they

Thanks Derick. How does the hinge part work? Kent

Kent, Although I currently use S-hooks on the support wires to hold them up and prevent the platform from accidentally deploying when it is stored, I have found that the platform lays flat against the

I have the most simple solution. I use portable steps for inflatable boat. It is commercial product. Normaly I keep the steps in the lazaret. I made a loop from 1/4" line and hang the steps on that

Hi Gang, We have a fairly simple solution; we added a 4 step telescopic ladder on the lower step of the stern. The setup allows the hinge to extend outside the Amel fender so to stop compressing the

That looks like it would be a great addition, Derick. I guess it's above the bumper, so still pretty high off the water. Can you deploy it from in the water? My insurance company wants me to add

In the Files section under "miscellaneous " there is a .pdf entitled "SM2K #400 stern swim ladder". It is actually a platform that swings down with a three step folding ladder attached. If there were

Thanks Alexandre. It looks like it would work. Ben Driver La Bella Vita SM #347 On Jul 5, 2016, at 12:01 PM, Alexandre Uster von Baar uster@... [amelyachtowners] <amelyachtowners@...> wrote:

Good morning Ben, Here is what the previous owner installed on my vessel. Personally I like it. It folds away completely and allow me to go down with scuba diving

It is true that Patrick is handling the replacement work for my battery explosion issue. I cannot say whether he understands the Amel systems directly, but I do trust his expertise on electrical

Jamie, I have spoke with Patrick at Marine Electric Systems about replacing damaged equipment resulting from lightning . From what he said ,I believe he is doing the work on your boat . Could you

Hello Amel friends. I don’t suppose it will surprise anyone to know that Amel designed the anti-syphon to make some noise on start-up and at low RPM, on purpose, in order for you to know that it is

Here is a link which covers some of the technical information behind battery gassing and venting. http://www.sonnenschein.org/Gassing.htm The article also explains some of the differences in gel

My experience with this was from an air leak on the intake side of the raw water system. It did get progressively worse until I figured it out. A small crack in the hose attaching to the transmission

From Annapolis, I sent mine off to Tinley's in Great Britain for repair of the internal backlight. It came back properly lit, but not registering speed. They offered to warranty the work, but having

Hi Bill that may well be the case. However it was some years into my ownership that encouraged by a techy friend I went searching. Very hard to find the adjuster, very small and hiding behind a

The selector is numbered 0 to 9. Consult the hand book to find which number does what. Regards Danny SM 299 Ocean Pearl From: "James Wendell ms42phantom54@... [amelyachtowners]" To:

Simply setting the chargers to AGM may not be sufficient in some cases. For example, our Trojan AGM batteries specifically require a float charge of 27V... which is less than the default Mastervolt

The gurgle under my feet also occurred when the main motor raw water flow was constricted. The cause was a weed blocked oil cooler on the transmission. We have a particularly nasty ribbon weed in our