I would greatly appreciate advice on cleaning the raw water circuit from the sea chest through the manifold. We are on Chesapeake Bay and jellyfish are clogging the strainer and getting

I have been in Rome last winter to paint my Mast and change The rig. That where really good, and much more cheep. IF needs you can call there and ask for Paolo. Nautilus Marina +39

Hi Ben, We have one very simple but a bit of a compromise.. Like most things... Jean-Pierre Germain Eleuthera SM007

Jean-Pierre, you are correct about the cost, and if it were me alone my eyes would water indeed. Not sure what my insurance adjuster is going to say when I talk to her on Tuesday, but my insurance

Thanks for the advice. I am not sure what others have but I have the Mastervolt 24V alternator and it has an external smart regulator. I need to read up on it, but presumably it could handle any type

I'm looking to add a swim ladder to swim step. Ideally this would b something that is easy to set up and remove when sailing. Has anyone addd one? If so, can you provide details? Thanks Ben

Hi Gary, He is a link to our set up on Cream Puff. It is one of the scenarios you are considering: http://www.creampuff.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Batteries-Located-Under-Midships-Bunk.jpg

In the pre-purchase survey for my Santorin 13 years ago the surveyor noted that ABYC required a fuse for the house batteries. Also, a disconnect for the starter battery was also required. My

Agree with Bill's comments. In our case, we had to re-program both Mastervolt chargers for AGM charging and add external Mastervolt regulation to the factory Leece-Neville alternator, also properly

Hi Barry, I had flexi solar on last boat. Short lived. Would not recommend... I know a 54 owner who installed 4 X 150 through Emek. He may not be a member here but I can perhaps reach his pers email.

Hi Jamie, A mate is CEO of a vlarge company and he sponsors an Imoca 60. He says the cost is eye watering. Perhaps your eyes don't water as easy as mine? GL and hope you escape your string of bad

Gary, The previous owner of my boat installed four 125 Amp Blue Sea fuses on the positive posts of each of the 24 volt battery pairs, so theoretically I can draw 500 amps without blowing a fuse. In

In general it is a very, very bad idea to replace one (or two) batteries out of a large bank. With one new battery, charging and discharging become unbalanced, and everything can go bad in a hurry.

Hi Jamie, I read how yours exploded. When I bought the boat the surveyor Olivier from La Rochelle told me that I needed to change 2 batteries. At first I swapped them around and continued to charge

You mean with the Firefly? You might be right. I would assume the Lifelines would be OK though? As you can guess, I do not need any more issues with my batteries. I am really intrigued by the carbon

Hi All, I am considering placing Blue Sea battery fuses on my batteries. I have a couple of questions: 1. Does it make sense to place one on each pair of batteries (i.e. 4 fuses) or does it make

Jamie, Your chargers may not be compatible, especially the alternator on your engine. Be careful about over-thinking this. CW Bill Rouse, Admiral (Hon) Texas Navy Yacht BeBe +1473-403-6210

Thanks for the tip on that - good point. $1,200 for 13 batteries seems really cheap. Even online, Lifelines would be almost $4,000. What brand did you go with? When you say nearly explode, what

Hi Jamie, I just had a similar decision to make. I was advised by Olivier to stay with the factory original and just put the lead acid batteries in. (He said if one goes bad you can replace it

After I lost all my existing house batteries (Intimidators) in an explosion, I am working on getting new batteries installed. I was thinking of possibly getting the Firefly Carbon AGM batteries