Hello, My boys used sand blasting for my baghira. But they blasted sand in three or more steps. So it's not that difficult for the ship. After that, the Baghira has some very small holes. But this

I am having trouble sourcing brushes and springs for the 12v furling motor. It is made by Bosch but the serial number on the motor is not recognised by Bosch. Does anyone know any more detail about

I hired 2 guys in Turkey...2 days at about 6 hours a day and one of them worked twice as hard/fast as the other.

It is likely that it is the B&G Hydra 2000 Processor. You should consider it at end-of-life at 18 years old. You are in a beautiful spot. There is a place in England

Bill, Come on,you are too young to be in that old school. I stood back today and looked at that big hull and thought about how long it would take me to scrape and sand it down to the gel coat

Hi together! We have on our SM from 2002 the original B&G Hydra 2000 system. This morning, I switched it on and all 4 displays on the helmstaition showing nothing at all. But down at the navstation

Well, in this case, I am more old-fashion than Eric! Scrape, then sand.

Thank you. I’m sure more questions will pop up as we get more involved in the design. Happy Sailing; Mohammad and Aty B&B Kokomo AMEL 54 #099

Mohammed, The panels are SunPower semi flexible 170 watt panels. The controllers are 100/15 Victron MPPT’s The panels were about $500 each and the controllers were about 140 each. If you are

I ordered some parts from Amel last week and they arrived two days later. Regards Bill

Eric, I would think with 13 gallons you would be able to coat the boat 4 times. Did it take multiple coats to get it down to the gel coat,was it the kind of stripper you place plastic over ? It seems

I preferred to do it the old fashioned way. I brought Kimberlite down to gel coat using 13 gallons of chemical stripper. It is tedious and 100% safe. You just don't know how good the operator of the

Pat, Soda Blasting is significantly less aggressive then Sand Blasting and is much less likely to cause damage to your gelcoat. Personally, I would not have my boat bottom Sand Blasted. When I was

That is great Paul. Do you mind sharing the manufacturer and model number of the panels you used and the cost of the panels? Happy Sailing; Mohammad and Aty B&B Kokomo AMEL 54 #099

My boat's topsides are about to be painted with awlcraft ,and I would like to remove a couple of layers of old bottom paint prior to that being done. The marina only does sand blasting. I have gotten

Hello Mohammad Yes, that is at 24 volts. So far the output has been exceeding my expectations. Feel free to reach out with any additional questions. All the Best, Paul Stascavage S/V Rita

Hi Paul; I read your blog, thanks for the link. Is the 100-150 amp hours/day you are seeing at 24Volts? That would translate to 2.4KW to 3.6KW yield/day from your 680W total solar array. Does

Hello Kent i hope all is well with you and Iris. We have 680 watts on the Bimini (four 170 watt panels). 340 Port and 340 Sartboard. The panels on each side are connected in series with each side

Thanks Kent. Trying hard not to affect the design and lines of the 54 with an Arch. Even though the stern is the most logical place for it. I think some of the new solar panels are less sensitive to

Hi Mohammad, I put 600W of hard panels on my arch, and 250W soft panels on my cockpit enclosure. The soft ones are mounted aft of the boom, but still contribute only 7% of my total solar charging