While on the subject of batteries, be sure to make a cover for at least one of and preferably both of the threaded "posts" that the main positive and negative battery cables are connected to inside

Thanks, Craig and Katherine, I will reread my Calder bible! Cheers, Ian and Judy, Pen Azen, SM 302, Spain

Hi Richard, I have to say that my 30 Ah charger worked perfectly for 10 years before the surge in the marina took it out. In case it proves entirely beyond repair I have been looking at the

Not to drag this on to long however when you speak to battery people you may very well find that none will suggest a 30 amp charger for the size battery banks we feed. We have for the last 5 years

We had the same experience when we bought Revelation. The previous owner had Reya repair his 30A charger. A few months later, when we met to inspect Revelation prior to purchase, the Dolphin had

Machine shops make all kinds of parts out of plastic, nylon, etc. I'm not sure they could make this part, but it wouldn't cost anything to ask. I personally have never seen anything they couldn't

Paul, We are interested. We have a pump with a broken nylon gear also. Keep us in mind. We will be in Turkey in April. Contact us at svbebe"at"gmail.com. I have an exploded view of the pump and

Gary, My 30 amp charger did the same thing, It burned up my whole bank. I returned it to reya and for about 125 US they repaired it. I also replaced my batteries with group 31 sealed lead acid

Good thanks; great to hear from you. Where are you? Andy Roy the boat VAT expert also told me he thought liable for further payment. However since sending just found out on a boat related website

We recently split our battery bank into 2 separate units mainly for charging purposes. Our vessel is used 12 months of the year and is rarely on shore power. Amel provided the vessel with 12-12V lead

1- Why AMEL do that, I don't know perhaps it was no space enough on the switch to make a good work ! 2- on the charge I had a few mili-volts between the diodesand their radiators (I cleaned the pcb

Thanks to all who replied to our bilge pump repair inquiry. We were able to find a used pump from another Amel owner who had replaced his. After a day taking their unit apart and rebuilding ours it

Hi Frank, Why don't you ask Customs and Excise? They were very helpful during the re-importation of one of my boats. Also, as far as I know, there are some islands in the Caribbean that are part

Many thanks for your detailed response. I wonder whether anyone else can add to your comments on this apparent double VAT hit on EU registered and VAT paid boats that have spent three years outside

Hi Garry, we are now in Panama, Colon. With us an other SM ABORA with the same problem. But we don't have the solution. I'll ask directly to REYA FR. all the best Gianni EUTIKIA ----Messaggio

Hi Gianni: I installed 12 new Trojan SCS225 deep cycle batteries about 9 months ago. They are flooded lead acid batteries. I chose to have these since I had understood that absorbed gas matt (aka gel

=========================== Ian & Judy, This is all about eliminating sparks near the battery that could ignite hydrogen and cause an explosion. The rule comes from working with cars where the body

Jean Luc: Regarding your post: My boat is SM335 so I am assuming that it is wired the same as yours. If I understand correctly your statement, the chargers are wired directly to the batteries and

Chris If you are at 28.1 volts for a long time check you charger that is to high. Also keep an eye on battery heat as well as the condition of the acid. It should be around 1250. Regards Richard sm

*The best is to disconnect one or best the 2 poles direct in the battery box. * 1- I found my electrical installation is to dangerous (If I go away and switch the battery to off there was power in the