Hi Oliver We replaced original pump with March. It cost much less than Italian pump and has an excellent reputation. See below Ben March pump AC-5C-MD 230v 1020 gph Replacement pump for

Hi Paul There are 3 anchorage areas near the Statue of Liberty--1) west of Liberty Island before the Liberty State Park boat ramp, Latitude: 40°41.746'N Longitude: 074°03.835'W 2) behind Liberty

I am an electrical engineer, but of course .... sometimes the advice is worth exactly what you pay for it.... The person the wrote that the wrote that the current will be less if operating at 220V

Oliver, We replaced the expensive Italian Calpeda pump installedby Amel with this: https://www.coastalclimatecontrol.com/index.php/product-catalog/product/260-march-1500-gph-115-230v.html.It works

Hi everybody! We have the original Calpeda BCM20E AC pump on board of our 13 year old SM 2000. We would like to buy a spare pump as long as the boat is in the US, where it is easy and cheaper to

Jay, Many of your questions I do not feel I have the data to comment on with authority, but I will toss out a few nuggets. I would be very uncomfortable with the idea of carrying a spinnaker with the

Hi Amel Owners, First off, thank you for all of the knowledge and boat parts you all have provided. Your generosity has been overwhelming. As previously mentioned, as I am preparing to go cruising,

Absolutely correct Gary! Some of the US 110VAC power strips have electronics inside which are vulnerable to 230VAC 50htz. This issue is that Duane, or anyone else trying this risky substitute for the

As per the Feit website, the S40 pump is rated for pressures to 2 bar (about 30 PSI). Several people have used these pumps with nozzles to get anything more stubborn than sand off the chain. These

Paul , If you keep it on the hard , Skipjack is very clean , boats stored on a blacktop surface , approx $1700.00 haul / storage /launch . Stored in water Georgetown Marina , slip with bubbler $850.

If the power strip has surge protection it will fry with the 230v (I think). I did have one power strip smoke off, without any load, aboard already so I don't have them any more. We do have an

Thank you Stepehen, our first stop will probably be behind statue of Liberty, then we see. Would like to meet you too, but think we will mot leave south Manhatan that soon Paul

Paul, Unless you are hell bent on Huntington, you can anchor in Oyetr Bay, the harbor just before Huntington. As you enter or Long Island Sound you will enter Cold Sprin Harbor if you go directly

Eric Thank you Paul

Hi, The bulbs on Kimberlite were standard GE aircraft bulbs. With their long life I switched them to LED lights. They are very bright. I bought a narrow beam LED for the main mast and a broad

Hi Chris, Got both of my deck floodlight bulbs (one on each mast) from Boatlamps… but the bases were good and quite specific to Amel. Two lateral lips hold the bulb in place. I recall they were

Thank you, We might keep Kerpa up in the Sassafras river for the winter, in that case we will be back, and we will be happy to visit you. We where by your boat but no one aboard. Paul on SY Kerpa SM

I put a triple cigarette lighter outlet in a cabinet in the V berth. I used a step down converter to supply 12 volts and have 3 cigarette lighter UBS plugs and cables for my guests. That keeps their

Hi Paul, Huntington is about 4 hours by boat from Hells Gate. When you go through Hells Gate try to get there 1 hour after the tide heads south. Look behind you as there is a lot of big

Thank you so much Jean-Pierre, Perfect. Would you also happen to know the mast flood lights? I know that I definitely need one of these, it is not install. What is the type of light and fixture?