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

Hi Chris, Thanks for your suggestions I have 12 new DEKA lead acid deep cycle batteries. About 630 Ah. My Dolphin 30 A charger works slowly up to 28.1,2 v. Than, I suppose, it should go down to about

Very good Chris! I too am a big believer in equalization but many battery chargers make it very inconvenient to access, namely MasteVolt, with activation dip switches almost impossible to access. I

Hi every body,     I've been reading all the posts about battery chargers and sizes etc etc with interest, and hark back to the "old days" when there was only one type of battery and one type,

Hi Ian and Judy, I would take their advice. Just make sure that the internal charge control switch is set for your type of batteries. Good Luck with it. Anne and John, SM 319.

Thanks, Eric, Rainer and Roque, This website is going to end up saving me a lot of money--as usual! Cheers, Ian and Judy, Pen Azen, SM 302, Spain

Thanks, JeanLuc. I shall bear that in mind, though on this occasion, as I am away from the boat, the good Sergio is sorting it out for me. Incidentally, he sticks to a pretty basic rule which I have