Thanks, Alexandre. I won't exceed the limits Olivier recommended. Kent Robertson S/V Kristy SM 243

Aqua Clean tablets do indeed contain chlorine in the form of Sodium Dichloroisocyanurate. This molecule allows for very slow release of chlorine into the water. Free chlorine can indeed be measured in

Safe sailing to all of you in 2018. I am just adding a small charger ( Mastervolt easycharge 4,3 A) to the starter battery. The original Freedom batteries are still on board. Do I have to set the

Hello all, To preserve fresh water in the tank, I use a product called “Aqua Clean”. It is said to kill bad marine organisms and to preserve the water for 6 months. Best is that it does not

Hi Mark, Many thanks. This will do indeed. Happy NY to you Jean-Pierre

Jean-Pierre, Check out Alex at Nikimats website: http://nikimat.com/ Specifically these

Mark, I was the first one to install an Atlantic arch on an Amel several years ago , and I don't remember them having an installation video. So I don't know what they show , but what you describe

Hello All, I watched the installation video on AT's website and read everything I could find on the Owner's group regarding the installation of the arch. After sleeping on it, it occurred to me that

Bump... I've seen this in either the files or the photos but cannot find it again. Jean-Pierre Germain SY Eleuthera, SM 007

Hi Alan Thx a lot for Your explanations. That were exactly the informations I needed. Please allow three more questions: - do you have Pictures by any chance of Your wiring in the Lazarett? - the AMEL

Hello Jean-Pierre Thank you! I have been here before, but most recently was more active on the FB sites. Thx for Your input. Best - Daniel

Hi Alan, I’ll have to look at my setup. On another subject, I just had Kimberlite re-rigged in Martinique. I had them remove the insulators on the triadic as it was used for my Weatherfax

I agree with the Dessalator rep that RO processing can remove essentially all bacteria and viruses. The problem is you can only be SURE that it will if you run a bubble point test to make sure there

Nope Eric, The green/yellow cable marked BLU runs from the copper strap in the lazarette to a ground connector at the navstation where without an SSB (BLU) installed it is connected to the bonding

Hi All; We also only use desalinated water in the fresh water tank. Weempty out completely when we leave her for the winter. As far as concerns about pollution in the water where we arerunning the

Hi Alan, You wrote “When we installed our Icom 710, we disconnected this cable at the nav station and connected it to the transceiver ground...” Did you mean tuner ground and not transceiver

Hello Daniel, It seems to me that in addition to those little wires you speak of, you need a solid grounding wire between the transceiver and the ground plane connection in the lazarette. Look at the

Thank you Olivier, that's exactly what I wanted to know. It looks like I can safely carry ~1250 lbs of supplies over my cruising gear and provisions. A bit disappointing, but want to be safe and

We never add anything to the fresh water tanks, except RO water. We avoid running the RO system in harbors, and any place we even suspect might be polluted. We routinely keep the tank as near to full

Also to add to Olivier’s comment: Helvetia/De Lassee insurance contrat says that if the boat is overload they will void the insurance… Sincerely,