Hi Teun, Actually the extra weight in the chain locker (if it physically fits) may not be so bad as most 54s are a bit tail-heavy and could do with some leveling. Arno SV Luna, A54-121

Hi Joerg, Actually these cars do not charge to 100% on daily basis. Other then Tesla you are not allowed the top 5 percent of the charge meaning you can only charge to 95%. Typically Supercharging onl

The chain came with the boat. It is Amel supplied and regrettably only 316L (it is WASI-chain I have just learned) so not suitable for long term anchoring. The main anchor is all chain. The secondary

Bear in mind that most Amel 54s have two anchors on the bow. I never understood the choice of Amel to have a WASI and a Delta as default choices. These two really do not play along very well at the bo

Mark, Scott, Thanks for the links and additional information. Very interesting and helpful. My point with using voltage to determine SOC is that the whole system on a boat in “action” is not stable. Y

Hi Sheriffdep, Drop in replacement have build in BMS-es that is correct. The quality of those can be from excellent to abysmal and you have very little clues to determine this from the outside. I do t

Hi Sheriffdep, It depends what you call a LiFePO battery. But I can tell you without a doubt that the (prismatic) cells you can buy at AliExpress and other sites have no BMS build in. Having a BMS ove

Oliver, If WASI supplied that chain it is not good news as they supply either AISI304 or AISI316L chain. That is not suitable for long term anchoring as the steel needs to be exposed to the air regula

Hi Thomas, There was a reason I said cromox chain. There are many, many different qualities of SS. If you are at anchor for extended period of time some of those will suffer crevice corrosion because

Teun, What you need is a big wallet and 100 meters of Cromox 10mm (made by Ketten Wålder, https://www.ketten-waelder.de/en/) 😂 Arno Luijten, SV Luna, A54-121

Actually the way it works at VP is that any significant change in the production of the eingine results in a new trailing character. Most Amels 54s have C because that is the one for wich production r

Smell the oil. If it has a clear diesel scent you are in trouble. In that case the oil level should also raise. Else the sensor itself may very well be the problem. Also if they used full synthetic oi

You may not be "allowed" to put that into a boat. However I doubt if anyone will ever notice it though. What you may need to consider is the weight of these things. Although virtually indestructible t

Alexis, I'm not sure how the routing is for the SM but in the 54 the drain pipe for the primary pump goes in a curve up and then down to the central drain-hose that also connects the manual bilgepump,

Hi Alexis, If your pump is anything like the one on a A54 then the main weak-spot of this pump are the valves. These are flat flappy discs with one straight edge where it is clamped to the body. These

Hi, I'm not sure how that would work. You would need to put the purchase on both sides of the outhaul to keep keep the line speed the same on both sides of he outhaul. That would give you even more pr

Is the vibration both present in Neutral and in Gear? Given the fact they have been working on the injectors it could be one of the cylinders not firing at higher RPMs. Did the phenomenon started out

Hi Joerg, First time I visited this site I thought it was kind of "empty" but I notice the added quite some contents now. I find it quite slow though. This is my favorite from the club 😉 For some reas

The way my running backstays are rigged seems fairly handy to me. The backstay is made from aramide/kevlar sheet with extreme little stretch. When not in use the sheet comes down from the mast to a li

Too funny! 😂