Thank you Paul. I will ask Alban at Amel Le Marin to recommend someone. Best Barry

I thought about that but then why use a 25A charger, the whole thing would be pointless. The charger puts out 25A, the wiring supports 15A, use a 15A fuse and pop... The unknown on my side is how long

Since there is no connection to 240VAC in the windless circuit, I fail to see how toggling the windless switch could result in a 240VAC short? It is much more likely to be a 24VDC issue, which is not

hi Craig, Bill, Nick, I understand from your words that you all seriously care about my safety in case we are talking about 220V AC, and I sincerely appreciate your attention. But no, it never

Hi all. A jammed swivel can cause the pretzles. Another method of forming them is to put yourcspar

I know nothing about Amel specific electrics, but a fuse can also protect the wiring. Is it possible the cabling is only rated at 15A? The danger with uprating the fuse is you could create a fire risk

My generator wouldn't start last weekend so on poking around, the starter was weak. I could start the engine and then I could start the generator. On checking why the starter was weak, the DC-DC

We had a complete manifold made out of stainless steel by EMEK Marine in Turkey for our SM. Beautifully made, I think this is the answer. Not sure if SM and 54 manifolds are the same, if not it surely

Hi Dave, While it could be a jammed swivel, it is absolutely the classic pretzel you get by furling the genoa without removing the balooner halyard and its releasing "mouse" from the furling

I do not think that the manifold corrosion is directly related to the bonding system. Copper will eventually fail in a salt-water environment, which is what I experienced. You can verify the problems

Hi Paulo, You really need to make sure this is not a 240v AC problem as that is dangerous. Turn off the inverter Disconnect the shore power Do not run the generator Then see if you still have the

Thanks for the heads up about the manifold. Does premature corrosion of the copper manifold indicate a possible disconnection from the bonding system and/or an electrical leak? Thanks Thomas

It was caused by the swivel jamming. Now you'll need to determine why it jammed. Best, CW Bill Rouse Amel Owners Yacht School +1 832-380-4970 | brouse@... 720 Winnie, Galveston Island, Texas 77550

Yes, I have seen it. In each case it was traced back to blasting with sand, media and/or very high high water pressure. Yard workers love to crank the pressure up high enough to remove "barnacle

As I restepped my mast, I found that not one, but both of the guide rods on the top of the roller furler were bent like pretzels. I am somewhat mystified as to what would create that amount of force

I would love to get new rub rails inserts, but stuck in Thailand, and will not get close to the Caribbean for WHO knows when. Currently re-gelcoating the Rub Rail, and Gel Coat for the red boot

I still hit my head from time to time and thankfully it's a lot softer these days. I split a section of pool noodle lengthwise and it pretty much just snaps into place. Lasts several months before

Barry, Yes it is the same. I don’t want to cast aspersions but I can say that Stuart from Iguana Marine in Grenada managed to fix a fridge that was not fixable in Le Marin. Cheers, Paul S/Y

Hi Michael, Olivier Beaute had a fun quiz on this DB a while ago and asked what the main PVC pipe was on the boat - it was the cockpit drains! They are not GRP fiberglass covered except where they

We used these incredibly versatile fittings to fabricate the manifold. https://www.hansenproducts.co.nz/products.htm Porter A54-152