Another perspective: We have 630 Watts of solar panels on an arch that supply roughly half of our electrical needs. A good reliable, efficient system that greatly reduces our genset runtime. We

I have 600 watts (two series pairs) in hard panels on the stern arch that give a maximum of 16A at 24v on sunny days. I also have 250W of soft panels on the Bimini which produce a maximum of 3A in

I just located a new in the box set of Amel logoed cups and dishes. Anyone have have any idea what they are worth? Bill Reynolds Cloudstreet

Another lesson learned: Do NOT wait to replace your engine mounts. Bad things can happen. Engine vibration and noise creeps up on you, very slowly. You don't notice that it is a little bit worse

We installed the LSG Vetas waterlock, part of the repower, happy with the performance. You can have different diameter on the entry/exit. Moved to the fuel tank side, removed a little bit of foam

That was Amel's choice on the Yanmar SMs. Best, CW Bill Rouse Amel Owners Yacht School +1 832-380-4970 | brouse@... 720 Winnie, Galveston Island, Texas 77550 www.AmelOwnersYachtSchool.com Yacht

Our Amel made aluminum waterlift muffler has started a slow leak, that will not get better by itself. It has had a long and happy life, but now a replacement is needed. My inclination is to go with a

Paul, You don't mention anything about what kind of regulator you use (used) with your solar setup, if you used one at all. You imply that panels in series are not efficient, but I'm guessing your 2

Thanks for this JB. Good to know my 20 year old SM 299 is not even half way yet. Your comments about the quality of the interior wood work and the finish are what we in later models are still

In the spirit of sharing info' and sources..... This summer I replaced the gas strut of our galley work top fridge/freezer as the original one had worn out and didn't support the lid. I sourced a

Interesting the 4LHTE has almost 60% more displacement and a little less output in Hp/Kw. It was also used in Discovery 55. Probably a little heavy and bulky compared to the 4JH series. Envoyé de mon

From most of the data and tests I have seen over recent years rigid panels will give you at least a 30% real-world output advantage for the same advertised output vs. flexible panels - potentially

Bill The loss come from shadow, IF you have the panels in parallel and shadow on one, the other panels give good output, but if they are in serie the one in shadow negatively effect the other panel

Dear All, Just ordered the Mota G058-235-1 / CC32 oil cooler from Mota and their service is fantastic, very fast and friendly. Reasonable price at 117€ without VAT and shipping. You

Paul, What is the resulting loss of energy converted to? Remember E = mc2 I assume heat, so where is the heat, and what is its significance? Bill

Denis, I have the 125hp turbocharged 4Jh3-DTE Yanmar with 2,200 hours. It was installed in 2000. -- John Bernard "JB" Duler San Francisco Meltem # 19, Western Med

JB, is your engine à Yanmar 4LHTE 4cyl 3,6Liter engine ? I had surveyed the build of our Meltem in 1975-1976 and was very impressed, cost was never taken in consideration by Amel yard. Henri Amel

Paul, I did not realize that you lost efficiency or output by connecting the panels in series. I am far from an electrical engineer ,I wish I were,it would make owning an Amel easier. I may be better

Pat No it does not, and most 100 w panel's are 36 cell 18 v panels ( nominal 12 v) you need to have them in serie to charge 24 v, very inefficient. We replaced or 2x 100 watt panels with 2x150 w 36 v

Hi Everyone, Has anyone installed a ‘fuel polishing’ system on the SM 2K. If so we would appreciate comments : Where the ‘fuel polisher’ input was taken from. Where the returned