Bill, I am adding a piece of brown nylon above where the cross bar should stop. That will align it every time. Fair Winds Eric Kimberlite Amel Super Maramu #376

Ryan, If you wish I can send you photos and an explanation how I did it. My method is much simpler. Fair Winds Eric Kimberlite Amel Super Maramu #376

Hi Bill, I bought my two chargers 100 amp and 50 amp from the manufacturers in France in 2012 after my electronics were wiped put in an electrical surge in a thunder storm in Fiji We weren't hit,

Ryan & Bill, Ryan, I'd appreciate a copy of the companionway door plans you mentioned...or are they in the Photos or Files section? I searched but did not find. Bill, I take it your sawcut was

Danny, Which model Dolphin charger do you have? I can't find any mention of a desulphating program on their current website. Bill Kinney SM160, Harmonie Fort Lauderdale, FL ---In amelyachtowners@...,

Hi Mark, Those batteries were 12 six volt golf cart type bought from West Marine in Newport Rhode Island. After 4 years I was on the point of replacing them when through the input of another cruiser

Mark, 8 years is a great lifespan, and shows batteries being cared for very well, but look carefully at the usage. Being cycled 4 to 5 months out of the year changes the life cycle picture by a lot

thanks a lot Martin!

You can access the weather stripping easily without fully removing the slide, just lift the slide up. There is a stop on the bottom, aft side of the slide that is easily removable, and once off,

Danny, 8 years is an incredibly long time for any batteries to last, let alone relatively inexpensive flooded lead acid batteries. What type and brand battery were they? How often did you run the

Thanks for the info, Bill. I was wondering how to do that project myself (I think I even emailed the list about it) and only knew about the first two ideas. I spent some time studying the plans for

At one point, I think Amel had these in stock. Have you checkedwith Maud? With bestregards, Mark Skipper Sailing Vessel- Cream Puff - SM2K - #275 Currentlycruising -

Ken, what was your resolution on your bilge pump? I've just had the same issue on SM 387 (must be that hot weather in Trinidad!) Thanks and regards, Dan Carlson, sv BeBe

Bill, I will really be looking forward to hearing how your Firefly batteries work out for you. I am hearing that considerably more efficient solar panels ( +30%) could become available in the

Hi, We installed new flooded lead acid batteries in July 2009. We replaced them this year just short of 8 years. I killed them then by leaving the boat for 3 weeks on the mooring with the freezer

Mark Thank you for the info, goodto know Our boat is in Georgetown, SassafrasRiver, we will be back aboard mid/end April if things goes as planned Paul on SY Kerpa

Thank you Bill! As we only going to sail about6 month/y the coming years I think the firefly make sense to us as well, we donot need to worry about leaving the batteries for a longer period

That mistake would be mine... I have used these switches for a couple of projects, and linked the wrong size to my post about windlass switches! My apologies to those who linked straight through to

Paul, You asked for comments on experience with Firefly batteries. I don’t have any yet, but thought I would share our logic on our recent battery purchase. First, I agree 100% with Bill Rouse that

Paul, In September 2017 we purchased 12 x Deka Marine Master flooded G31 batteries. If you are still in the Annapolis MD area, I strongly reccommend that you buy them from Stevens Battery Warehouse