I own SM2K #422 (L'ORIENT). On the way from Grenada to Bonaire, I heard.....then noticed.... that my prop shaft brake was no longer holding the prop shaft. I was going faster than normal......8+ knots

Kent, Just to throw a bit of extra information on the pile, here is my update for our batteries. https://fetchinketch.net/boat-projects/battery-upgrade/ They aren't for everybody, but they seem to be

Thank you all for your replies. I will look into these various options and let you know what I decide. Kent

Hello, On Sept 1stwe will leave Port Leucate in the Mediterranean. We’ll cross the Atlantic probablyas early as mid-November as we need to be in Panama early January. We’ll besailing on ESTRAN,

Hi Kent, I am using 8 group 31 deep cycle batteries from NAPA. I don’t know who that real manufacturer is but they have worked well now for the last three years and they are cheap enough to

Miles, Ian & Judy, and Bill: Thanks for your input, it is valued. I just got back to the boat yesterday and looked at the waterline issue with Ken Towne of Island Marine Inc here at Puerto Del Rey in

Hi Kent, My old girl is hull 007… yet I managed to change the layout to 8 batteries below the passage berth. I need new batteries soon and will buy GET Mastervolt 185 AH X6. Will fit my battery

Thanks David, that’s a shame however I bought a MHU only 5months old , hope you can find a buyer soon. Am just debating with myself whether or not to remove it for the Hurricane duration once we

Good morning, Can anybody tell me the color code for the Bordeaux red of an AMEL 54? Appreciate your help, Best Regards Teun AMELIT 54 #128 NOUMEA NEW CALEDONIA May 20, 2018 07:55:30

Kent, See if you can find group 31 EV batteries. They are made for electric vehicles and golf carts. They are also Deep Cycle. My battery fellow told me that there are only 7 battery manufacturers

Hi Kent, We have the bigger battery compartment with 12 x 6V 220Ah AGM batteries with a battery balancing system on each bank to ensure even charging. I chose AGM because: No acid spills/fumes No

Kent: The have eight Deka group 31 lead acid for my house batteries and am very satisfied. Regular maintenance (voltage and CCA monitoring, adding water) and effective charging are of course

Oliver, I wanted to let you know that you also helped me with this same question. I will be ordering a set of these rubber mounts from Amel shortly for my boat as well. Your participation and

Hi Amel Cousins, I know this has been discussed before, but I’m not having any luck searching the site. I want to replace my current 8 group 27 hybrid batteries (between cranking and deep cycle

Hello Dennis, you don't need to lift the engine in order to take a picture. Your engine mounts (if still original) are designed by AMEL and look like the attached picture. You will need from AMEL, for

We replaced the sonic speed with B&G DST traducer – depth, speed & temperature. This uses the same through-hull as the depth, but with the disadvantage of a paddle wheel. So far, so good,

Hi Patrick, Sorry, I didn't see this until just now, and we were in the same anchorage only last week. With apologies, David On anchor, St Anne, Martinique

Hi Gary. After removing the screws the staunchen flexed, not bent out of the way. It naturally went back to the original position Regards Danny SM 299 Ocean pearl

Dennis, I just googled mounts for your engine and found pictures on Parts4Engines.com , see if they look the same as what you have . They are $22 each. Pat SM#123

No, I wasn’t trying to catch you in an error, Bill. That would’ve a futile exercise. I have replaced one of my saloon coolers with a new Frigoboat unit that has different CPU and remote