Hi Scott Thank you again for sharing all this information and it certainly helps my awareness and thoughts moving forward As you know the previous owner of my A55 upgraded the system to almost a

Thanks very much, Scott. Excellent write-up. I have a few questions and comments. 1. The A55 comes with a switch that in the "on" position, turns on the generator automatically if the SOC goes

My pleasure James! It always makes me very happy knowing my site is being used. I hope it is all clear on the illustration. From memory the perpendicular plank of the battery compartment cover is

Thank you Alex. Actually, my battery compartment accommodates only 8+1. I should have thought to check your comprehensive website before posting! I’ve accessed your web pages many times as I

Hello James, Here are the dimension for the 8 + 1 battery configuration. http://www.nikimat.com/battery_compartment_space.html But I suspect your hull number has the 12 + 1 batteries. Sincerely,

To Amel Super Maramu owners: I am looking to replace my house batteries, and would like to ask if anyone can share with me the dimensions of the battery compartment, as I am not on our boat

Hello Mark, I used 10 years ago SKF Speedi-Sleeve, I posted photos ... it is wonderful .... never change it ! ....I can recommand you this JL Mertz

Mark, indeed there were some scratches on the plastic shaft. Will gently sand them out, measure, and go with the 29mm seal. Thanks for the insight! Seems like a Amel mini-rendezvous may be

Fantastic write up Scott. I kept writing down questions and then erasing them as I read further and you answered them. I’d love to see a schematic at one point but I think most of it is pretty

Hi Scott, Very interesting to read about your project. You have obviously enjoyed the whole process and the challenge. Would it be impertinent to ask how much it all cost? I will stick with my

An excellent write up Scott and very useful. We have had a Victron Quattro 5000/120 since 2013 and have been very pleased with this. It is clear that lithium is the next step.

Rob, Does the Victron Isolation Transformer take 60hz input and output 50hz? -- Scott 2007 A54 #69 SV Tengah http://www.svtengah.com

Dear Scott, Thank you for your extensive and interesting report on your transfer to Lithium. Valuable insights and helpful for my next upgrade of the electrical system. I have no solutions to offer

Excellent discussion. Very informative and educational. Thanks! ~~~⛵️~~~Matt

A little over a year ago, I replaced my nearly stock Amel 54 “comfort package” lead acid system with a nearly complete LifePo4, aka lithium battery system. The system was designed with the help of

Thanks Heinz and Herbert, your replies have given me peace of mind to just reef when necessary. Eamonn Washington Travel Bug Super Maramu #151 Currently in Alghero, Sardinia, Italy.

I have only had bad experiences with the Wasi when anchoring in anything other than sand, it drags unexpectedly and very difficult to set in mud or sea grass and sometimes it won’t set,,, I upgraded

Hi Herbert, Anchor discussions are always tricky but interesting and indeed important. The Wasi Buegel was invented in the 1980’s and really was one of the first of the new generation. My problem

Eamonn, partly furling worked fine for us when the wind got stronger, to be on the safe side we reduce size in the night, never had any problems. did not change the setup during our atlantic crossing,

Nick, yes, it is a WASI Buegel anchor. Any experiences with the WASI compared to the Rocna? Why have so many upgraded to Rocna? herbert