Bill K, Not all Amels were made with the MAS system installed. With best regards, Mark Skipper Sailing Vessel - Cream Puff - SM2K - #275

Email sent. Regards, Ken Smith M202 Bon Edda

Kristy is an SM, her forwardmost attachment point on the boom is where a line goes from the base of the mast to the boom. It's where a vang would be attached and is there I presume to keep the boom

Hmm, happened to me just after I brought Renaissance 3, the fitted Genaker Halyard (still after 7 years,I have never raised this sail) came loose and wrapped around the Genoa as I was furling, by the

Bob, You might want to try Topsail Insurance. Stella is Australian registered and we found Charlotte Fenn from Topsail to be very helpful for insurance coverage in Europe. Sydney 43 Baroona Road,

Hi Guys, covid is over, borders are opening, so I start my circumnavigation of the globe this Sunday from Melbourne, my current Australian insurer won’t entertain more than 200 miles from Australian

Hi Scott, Wading into the weeds ... :-) Hitting the 4V limit is even more curious. You are correct that the LFP cells will "limit" current as they approach a full charge... however they do not cut

Hi Jose, Great advice, the 24V batteries are much preferable to the 12V batteries. The balancing process (I don't like using the term 'equalisation' in connection with LFP batteries!) is simpler and

Ian, Judy, I'm suspecting my refrigeration cooling circuit needs a clean out. Can you buy Rydlyme in Greece? I'm currently in Preveza. -- David Crisp SV Wilna Grace Amel 54 #58

Re: power produced by wind generators Our actual stats - Rutland1200 (400W) - since installation SXM: 17,443Ah (at nominal 24v) produced in 24,113 operating hours || ~420kWh produced. Which is,

Thank you very much Jose! Your post , I think, answers all my questions, in a very well sorted manner. My key concerns are answered by using the Victron monitor to turn the battery charger on and off,

Scott, I agree that this is the kind of project that needs a good understanding of the system before jumping into it. As far as I know, each drop-in Battleborn battery has its own BMS that works

Hello all, Once again Ladybug will be sailing from Martinique to Newport, RI. I plan to leave Martinique on the 20th May, and I would like one more crew person. The other crew person has made this

Scott, Small detail, but I think you misspoke. :-) "So as the batteries approach 100% SOC, the batteries naturally take less current." I think you meant "So as the batteries

Glad it's not cracked. Don't have a photo of my boom -sorry. How far is the first ring from the mast? Perhaps it can do double-duty as a purchase point for your main sheet and for your

Michael, On a Victron charger / BMS / battery system, additional balancing devices are not needed, but you do need to take the battery up to absorption voltages for a few hours now and then. I try

Scott, I appreciate your knowledge and based on your documentation I'm currently planning an Amel 54 Victron setup. I'm confused regarding the need of balancing the Victron Smart Lithium Batteries. In

Hi all, We sailed from Florida to the top of Maine and back down, through Long Island sound and New York to the Chesapeake, then to the Caribbean and Panama, Galapagos, Marquesas, French Polynesia

Thanks for the replies, I ended up grinding a little bit more paint and it seems that the metal, is not cracked. Hopefully our boom doesn’t break in half, do you have any pictures of your third

Thanks for the detailed response Martin. This is the most advanced stern anchor system I've seen on an Amel by far. -- Scott 2007 A54 #69 SV Tengah http://www.svtengah.com