The Climma utilizes an electric heating element, a number of other brands utilize a heat pump or reverse cycle system that requires the A/C raw water pump to run when in the heating mode. If you have

Hi Danny, I do have foam luffs in my main sail but can’t see any in the original supplied Genoa. Is it good to also have foam luffs in the Genoa? Best Barry and Penny “S/V Lady Penelope

Paul, I am having a genakker ( code zero) made by Incidence in La Rochelle at the moment - I will know shortly if it had foam luff. Peter Forbes Carango AMEL 54 #035 0044 (0)7836 209730

My tach on my Perkins showed similiar behavior and I traced it back to a corroded connector on the alternator that goes back to the tach. Check the sensor voltage on the back of the tach when the

I will be asking the question to the designers of the incidence sails installed on the Post 2011 Amel’s if any were installed with a foam luff or why foam luffs were not installed on the Genoa

It could be your 12 volt alternator....the tach gets its signal from the Alternator. Sounds like the alternator is NOT exciting. Probable cause is a faulty relay or loose wire to the relay. --

A foam luff is not relevant to sail construction. It’s relevant to how a sail rolls up on the furler. It’s required if you want to optimize performance while partially furled

Hi Paul I have sailed around 3500nm since last April when I purchase Fortuna II 55/17. All sails are Incidence sails and the Genoa does not have a foam luff. From my experience reefing the Genoa many

Thank you all for advice on foam luff, but I have still not heard any comments from the one who have incidence genoa and it must be many out there who have them, does it have foam luff or not? if not

Hi Kent, We put in Plexiglas years ago. It's absolutely fantastic for brightening the cabin (you may recall seeing it). For privacy in a marina at night we have a simple finished piece of upholstery

Hi Eric, you mention the use of wax to block the UV on the Formica. I am curious what wax did you use and also if it can be used to prevent the gelcoat from bleaching? All the best Dieter Fal-lera

Hi Alan, I cant agree that a rope insert is a viable option. I have had it foisted on me by sailmakers in the past. It does not do the job. A properly made foam insert is tapered at the ends and full

The needle on the tacho for my Volvo Penta TMD22 goes to the far side of the dial on turning the key but does not return to zero/rev count. Periodically the needle shows a rev count after the engine

Dear David Last year I replaced my old galvanized chain with a new (galvanized) one. the new chain got often twisted and stuck when I released it. I searched a long time for the reason. After a while

He Emonn He First you should see that the anchors supplied on your SM NR 151are about 25 driving old. At the time there was no choice of anchors . We had also driven the stainless steel CQR until

If you intend to sail with the genoa partly furled you definitely need a foam or rope luff insert. Even with these the sail shape is not great when furled but it's definitely better than not having

We replaced our main salon and aft unit with Marine Air by Dometic in June 2014. Both are still working well, and so far, zero issues. Steve Aloha SM 72 Hawaii

Thanks Kent !!

Michael we replaced ours with a Dometic 10- Almost plug and play. Fair Winds Eric Kimberlite Amel Super Maramu #376

Of course from the 55 production the door is plexiglass with a stainless frame of top and front sliders and allows lots of light Perhaps Amel could assist with a production or a design for a retrofit