Whoa! What a great dissertation. Thanks. One question that has nagged me since we got AIS: Our Raymarine chartplotter has several symbols for targets: one for big commercial, one for sail, one for

There are a bunch of issues here and far too many to respond to each email sent individually so I’ll try to put down some basic principles and hopefully all will become clear. VHF band antennas

Yes it can be an issue See : https://www.seamagazine.com/importance-antenna-placement/ We use a splitter on our main mast VHF antenna for Ais and Fixed mount VHF. It works very well...and better IMO

Sharing is caring, so here are the wiring diagrams and schematics for the A54 bow thruster that I got from Amel. I also added the instructions to replace the sacrificial flexible coupling, which I

I just replaced my main mast VHF antenna and traced all the other ones. On our A54 main mast, there are two Banten aerials, one for the VHF and the other for the FM/AM radio. On the mizzen, we have

Why do you say too many? Are they interfering with each other. We have two on te main mast and one on the mizzen; AIS, VHF and WeatherFax. They seem to get along. In my marina the is currently a

Thank to Oliver and also to Scott. Great question! Porter A54-154 Excuse the errors. Sent from my IPhone Www.fouribis.com

We bought a set of deep cycle lead acid batteries from West Marine in Newport Rhode Island in 2009, got 8 years out of them. They would have lasted longer if I hadn't messed up by leaving the freezer

Although not fitted with a Volvo or a 54, Cream puff is fittedwith a Vetus Waterlock muffler. Even if you do not have the Vetus model, thesetup for the water-lock is probably very similar. The muffler

Hi Mark, Do you have a Class A VHF? Those are the type that use two antennas for DSC, but I've never seen one in the flesh -- most recreational boats use Class D, with a shared antenna. On our boat,

On my main mast there is the main VHF Radio aerial, on the mizzen are the DSC aerial and the Emergency VHF aerial and I would like to add an AIS aerial to avoid a splitter. I am considering replacing

Hi Paul, Last spring I got an offer to have them replaced for a little over 900 euro by: SARL caraibe menuiserie le Carénage 97290 LE MARIN Tél : 0596537663 Tél portable : 0696257604 Fax :

Hi Mark, We also have one VHF on the main mast, and one on the mizzen. Maybe I have misunderstood the configuration, but here is how I think we have it: The main mast antenna is hooked up to our VHF

Is this Dr. James Cromie? Kim and I were just talking about you and wondered if you and your lovely family ever made it down. We hope you are doing well and your parents are at peace with your sailing

On my main mast there is the main VHF Radio aerial, on the mizzen are the DSC aerial and the Emergency VHF aerial and I would like to add an AIS aerial to avoid a splitter. I am considering replacing

Chuck - By the way, I’m enjoying espresso several times a day ever since I picked up the same machine that I saw on your boat back in Cuttyhunk! More Caffeine = more projects done in a day and

Thanks James. I am in contact with them and like the Trojans. Can't seem to find them in stock on the island so might have to ship. Thanks Chuck Joy #388

Fantastic information from Olivier. Thank you. I presume the flap is a specific Amel part or can we buy it elsewhere? I am totally for supporting Amel but the shipping costs from France get a bit

Hi, I bought 5 batteries by this supplier in Puerto Rico last year and they were very

Hi Chuck - I purchased a full set of Trojan 31XHS and a DEKA 1231 starter battery from DCBattery “dot” com. They provided excellent service and shipped them all to Aruba for only $230. The