Michael, I am not sure if they are worse. Given that Jamie was getting below 24 volts overnight after only a year, that sounds pretty bad though. Even our old gel batteries weren't that bad. My

Bill Kinney, maybe you could also 'chime in' regarding Firefly batteries. Are you still happy with them after 2-3 years? Dean SV Stella A54-154

I usually keep the anchor untied until we get to sea. You never know when the stuff hits the fan. Fair Winds Eric Amel Super Maramu #376

From the time of delivery of Kimberlite I had a similar problem. I attributed it to many things. I finally found the problem. In the AC panel there is a bus bar that connects all the circuit

This is how I did it on Kimberlite. I felt it was not necessary to replace the veneer where it cannot be seen. I just raised the door to its maximum height and removed the old veneer. Quite simple but

Dean, I too have that issue, but the solution is to keep the fuel tank full. Maybe some lead bars behind the lithiums will do the trick? I hope I did not cause anyone to second guess their own battery

Well that bursts the bubble of having batteries that are more capable than AGM at lower SOC for half the price of LFP AND don't cause the A54 to list more to port. I can't believe my thought pattern

Well I guess I should chime in here, so to speak. I installed Fireflys in my A54 a few years ago. They lasted about 3 years before the voltage drop started to cause problems for me. They were promoted

Hi Scott, would you suggest that the firefly batteries are worse than other lead batteries regarding their voltage drop curve? I would think that the state of change would have been important to

Arno, I think it would be best if Jamie could chime in. He replaced his Fireflies precisely because he experienced severe voltage drop under load, one of the "hidden" downsides of carbon foam. As

Scott, I don't believe anyone can answer that except the person who owned her when it was applied. Possibly it is pealing because a primer was required between the new and the old. I gave you my

Mike, My boat is on the hard as well and I just filled the sonic hole with epoxy filler yesterday . I am not aware of any service required on the rudder hinges. You need to remove the third oil seal,

Hi Scott, According to the specs the CCA for the Firefly is 720 Amp. So the BT should be fine having 5*720=3600 startup amps available. I don’t buy this generator story as your 100 amp battery

Hi Rob, Disregard the mess... tiny leak now fixed. Start with a ss base plate with the bolts welded onto it as per the hydraulic ram base plate. Epoxy the plate to the hull; build up grp layers as

To continue the thread drift 😇, perhaps Jamie on phantom can chime in about his experience with carbon foam. He had fireflies before I think and experienced severe voltage drops under load to the

Bill, I guess I should have been more clear with my original question. I already have micron antifoul on hand but it seems the existing paint is peeling back to what appears to be a hard antifoul.

Hello everyone! Our 1990 SM#23 is on the hard and we are tackling some maintenance items for the first time. Naturally, a few questions have come up that I would like to ask the group. 1. Does the

Hi Randall, I'm not exactly sure but I think the current price-point is around USD 400 each and you would need 10 in total to get similar capacity as for 12 AGMs. The weight of these batteries is

Trey, Congratulations on the purchase and welcome to the Amel cult family! I'm replacing my rigging this winter as well and I am strongly considering taking the masts down to replace it so I have

To finish the thread. We replaced the fuel filter, replaced raw water pump (ebay 320 bucks), changed the oil. No white smoke. We suspect the oil was overfilled on last change and that caused the white