Dan, I recently replaced the bulbs on my AS 40 with a colored LEDs. Didn't want to deal with retrofitting the mount. https://store.marinebeam.com/aqua-signal-bi-color-led-replacement-bulb/ The

EXCELLENT Marine How To article. Thanks! ~~~⛵️~~~Matt

Glad to provide my experiences in hopes that it helps someone else. I have gotten so much value out of this forum that I'm happy to give back whenever I can, which admittedly isn't that often. By the

I agree with Scott entirely, from my experience now with five larger boats in the past 20 years and many issues with particularly batteries and chargers, when things go wrong it becomes a blame game

Dan, there are lots of people on the internet who make it seem easy and claim a high degree of success with various implementations of LiFePO4 but I urge a high degree of caution. There is a very

See here: https://www.svb24.com/en/aqua-signal-series-44-led-port-light-black-housing.html The 44 series has the same mounting plate and because they have LED lamps they use only 1 W power

Dan, Answers to your questions: 1) As I mentioned, I didn't want to mess around with different manufacturers in case the expensive batteries died. I learned this from when I was working - to the

Hi Willem, As Bill points out the circuit breaker is with the other 24V breakers in the engine room. If the pump still does not work try rotating it manually for a few rotations--this happened to us

Has anyone replaced the SM original Aqua Signal series 40 port and startboard bow nav lights with the Series 44 LED lights. It looks like it could be pretty straightforward, but: 1) I was not clear

Speed of Life Amel 50, #27 ~~~⛵️~~~Matt

Matt, Ok thats one vote for Fri. What is the name/model of your boat ? Pat SM #123

Hi all, I've been following the Lithium topic closely now and want to make the conversion this November when I return to BeBe. As I have followed this thread and also talked with other cruisers

Willem,Who is your Chinese battery source? Is there a website? ~~~⛵️~~~Matt

Cindy and I are driving in for the entire show. We have a previous engagement on Saturday, October 12, but Friday would be good....... ~~~⛵️~~~Matt

Hi Arno, I bought in China 8 100 Ah at 12 V LifePo4 batteries and imported these by myself into the Netherlands. The total coast was 400 euro per battery. So not cheap, but affordable. After 2 years

Diane and I will be sailing to the boat show this year, as we have for the last 35 yrs. We would be anchored in the main anchorage and would invite everyone out to the boat for drinks and pizza and we

Sorry, Ofer. It appears I didn’t post the pics. Here they are. Sorry for the delay.

Another try to attach the pictures.

Hello Jay, I am currently working on a complete refit of Mango #29, almost in eyesight of the boat show... If you would like to catch up at the show, I will be around and happy to chat. I have

I'm sure I'm using the wrong terminology, but Victron's intent (from their engineer's mouths) is that you put the "control wires" through the BP-220. For example, the thin wires leading from the bow