Thanks for being polite... I'll be more straightforward, my first answer was just plain wrong... if I had read your post all the way to the end instead of jumping to a conclusion I (might) not have

Congratulations on your new to you Amel, Mark &Denise! Welcome to the Group! With Bill and Olivier as your mentors, you are well along the curve of learning your boat. I am in St Michaels, MD

Hi Bill. I don't think that's the issue. I've had the boat 9 years and it's only been doing this the last month. Also, as I said in my first post, there is a separate thru-hull for the intake just

Good write up. I was told by Olivier Beauté that the task takes a full day. I'll have to do this in about 2 weeks Arrgghhh

Hello all, My name is Mark McGovern and I would like to introduce myself as one of the new owners of Amel Super Maramu Hull #440. My wife Denise McGovern is the co-owner. The boat's current name

Paul, Waiting for the zinc to fully dissolve has two problems. First, as the zinc becomes smaller and smaller it will protect the other metal parts of the system less and less--including the brass

The past two days we have had the joy of cleaning our watertank including the forward portion. Gaining access to the forward porthad its' challenges. I know that Bill has a write up on how to

Thanks Bill, So I asked MasterVolt about using my ChargeMaster chargers as power supply only and I various answers: In France, the guy said no. He said the chargers would suffer from being used that

Thanks Alan , that's really useful . Ian and Judy , Pen Azen , SM 302 Gently sailing south in Italian waters

Hi Ian and Judy, Our 30A Dolphin charger died too, a few of years ago. We replaced it with a much more sophisticated unit - ProMariner ProNautic 2430P from Defender It has selections for every known

Hi Danny , Sounds as though you have the same set up as we do. The Dolphins take up very little space but they do take up all the space available . If Reya say that they can't repair my 30 ah (

Hi we have the same issue when sailing on stbd tack, not so bad on port. It will flush, but a bit slower. Bills bubble explanation sounds spot on. Danny, SM 299 Ocean Pearl Sent from my

Hi Ian and Judy. Our hull numbers are about the same. We have a 100 amp and 30 amp dolphin mounted above and behind the gen set. Fit well there. Regards Danny SM 299 Ocean Pearl Sent from my

Kent, Your problem is not from a check valve, but from air that is entrained under the boat filling the seachest. Like every design decision on a boat, the seachest has its good points--and its

John, Great reminder! We will bring it. I have requested expedited USCG documentation also. Alexandre, Thanks for the quick information! I used a previous post from you to size the lettering on

Good afternoon Denise & Marck, Congratulations for owning SM2K #440 I just measure the letters on my boom, then are 4.5 Inch (or 11.5 cm) tall. Sincerely, Alexandre SM2K #289 NIKIMAT Port de

Congratulations guys! Don't have the answer to your answer right at this moment, I know Bill does, but don't forget to bring an American flag with you when you are ready to sail...don't ask me why

Hello to all. Recently, I went to change the zinc on the Onan Generator, and when I unbolted the plug, I found the old zinc corroded in place. At first I thought I would drill it out and replace it