Ken, I am going out to the boat now and am going to start cleaning all the terminals on the battery switches. I need to eliminate the most obvious corrosion . I have not disconnected the positive from

Thomas, Our system is older, and does not have an automated fresh water flush, I don't know enough about that system to give advice. We flush our system with fresh water manually for three minutes

Ken, Before you do anything why don't you get a quote from two people who will ship anywhere in the world: David Benjamin yahoo.com> - David owns Island Planet sails and up until a few years ago,

Hi Pat, I spin through the posts deleting after read but I believe you said the motors start sometimes, sometimes not. When they start do they spin as per normal or groan. Batteries dont fail and

Hello all, Any information is appreciated. I am in the process of purchasing a new Genoa for Aquarius, SM#262, and now found that I don't have all the information required to choose the proper sail. I

Ah, yes o wise one With bestregards, Mark Skipper Sailing Vessel- Cream Puff - SM2K - #275 Currentlycruising - Grenada www.creampuff.us

Just because you get 12.6 volts at a point, does not mean everything is OK. If your terminals are dirty, you can get 12.6 volts no problem, but when you try to get some current through those dirty

Hello Jean-Pierre, Hope you are well, and looking forward to meet up again sometime soon. Aquarius is currently on the hard in Trinidad, and we will be going to Panama November. Probably going to

Mark, I ordered a load tester today, something I have meant to do for a long time. I switched out batteries to eliminate it being the battery , but who knows , maybe with my luck , both are bad. I

Hi Bill, Thanks for your reply. Agreed, nothing urgent at this point, and I can run the system ok and not use the automated reverse flush part of the shutdown. According to the manual, that is by

Thanks for helping! DR. UWE V. VOLKMANN Amel Maramu Kerbian Kommt von mobilem Gerät, bitte entschuldigen Sie mögliche Fehler! Mobile Typing...Faults possible... Sorry! Am 25. Jul. 2017 um 17:32

The best surveyor for Amel is Olivier Beaute on this group. Peter Peter Forbes 00447836 209730

I also have a 2-way valve in my fresh water flush line for the watermaker. (actually two...) that is closed all the time unless I am actually flushing with fresh water. I might very well have a

Mark, And. the 2 main battery switches. Best, CW Bill Rouse Admiral, Texas Navy Commander Emeritus Amel School www.amelschool.com 720 Winnie St Galveston Island, TX 77550 +1(832) 380-4970

Pat, Test the batterywith a load tester. If you do not have a load tester you can take the batteryto any automotive parts store for testing. Measuring the voltage will not tellyou if the battery

Uwe, The best surveyor for Amels in the world is Olivier Beaute <olivierbeaute@...>. He is located in France and travels anywhere. The primary difference in Red Line Super Maramus is cosmetic, with

Mark, I agree , I checked that first and several times, even switched out to one of the house batteries , same results. It would not appear to be at the battery switch at least not on the positive

Bill, I used the digital tester and have 12.6v at the battery , checked at the solenoid and also have 12.6v , which indicates to me that the switch is passing along 12.6 volts. Is it possible to take

If neither the engine or the genset start and have the same symptoms,the common denominator is the start battery. With bestregards, Mark Skipper Sailing Vessel- Cream Puff - SM2K -

John,The 11.8v was after turning the key in an attempt to start , but nothing happens not even a click from the solenoid . I can't understand what would bleed off the voltage , nothing is hot to the