Agree with Mark’s excellent advice. However, some battery load testers may show a poor rating on deep cycle batteries, as they are designed primarily for starter batteries. They may claim to be good

Awesome advice, thanks Mark. We have been off-line for so long on this last 5700nm crossing from Cape Town so had not yet got time to research the ABC's. We joined Y Insurance this year who have

I have for sale the complete (AMEL installed on 2009 AMEL 54) FURUNO navigation system: including radar, large monitors for nav station as well as in cockpit etc. All in good working condition.

(changed name of thread) Hi Colin, Interestingabout insurance. I have spent the past couple of months shopping for insuranceto get us through the Panama canal and across the S. Pacific. I

Today I checked on the price in Le Marine for 12v deep cycle at a battery warehouse,$328 about double of in the states. Hope this helps,I will be nursing my batteries til I get home. Pat SM

Hello Amelians. We have decided to give away our Amel brand aft cabin cushions. We simply need the space. Would anyone be interested? We’re in Vista Mar Marina, Panama Thank you Porter

Hello My Amel Super Maramu 2000 #333 year 2001 is for sale. Location Le Marin Martinique For more information contact me on gloggler at gmail dot com

I have a battery issue too, that I’d like opinions about. I just bought 8 new series 31 120 AHr deep cycle marine batteries in August (while in Maryland). They were kept fully charged with solar

Kent, Your math iscorrect and you should be reading slightly higher voltage reads than you aregetting. A couple ofthoughts: Are you depending solely on the meter in the panel to monitorthe

What makes you think you hear the refrigirant flowing? A little hissing sound is not eough to go by. My guess is you need to re-pressurize the system. You may also need to replace the seals inside the

Duane, Poke around on Coastal Climate Control website for a bit, and you'll find a great trouble shooting guide for cooling systems. Follow it carefully and you'll find your problem--for better or

We're headed south and if the timing works out would like to attend...sounds like loads of fun! Thanks, Duane Wanderer, SM#477

We replaced the insulation for the air cooled-under seat- freezer and when we put all back in place, the freezer does not work. The only thing I disconnected was the DC power, nothing else. Checked

Recently, the belt in my Bamar genoa electric fuller ruptured while furling in. Opening the box, I realized both sheaves had to be replaced. Here comes the hard work of extracting these little guys.

We are also spending time in the Caribbean and would love to join up. Currently in the BVIs/USVIs but heading down to Martinique soon, then returning to BVIs. If it's of interest to come this far

Miles, You do not saywhich direction you are heading when leaving Grenada or what type of batteriesyou are seeking. Throughout most of the islands, batteries are going to be expensive, about

Hi folks My service batteries seem to be on the way out. Does anyone know where batteries can be purchased economical in the Caribbean chain? Currently in Grenada where they seem expensive and so

Hi Bill, This sounds like a great idea. Tracie & I would love to participate if the timing works out. We never know our schedule so if this happens & a date is set, we can most likely block it our

We would like to participate if place and timing work. We are in St Martin heading south. Probably laying up on Trinidad for the Hurricane season. Paul and Kerstin on SY Kerpa SM 259

OMG! I have got to hear your story before your subconscious blocks the bad parts from your memory. Count us in. Kim and Chuck Joy #388 In st.martin slow waking south