Hope I'm not butting in, I replaced both valves a couple of months ago. I purchased them from Burkert; info below. I bought two, one to keep for a spare. Within 3 weeks the second OEM valve also faile

According to the Dessalator manual the system should shut down after one minute in this mode of operation. See the excerpt from the manual below. Fresh water should be always used with no pressure whe

B.O.A.T. = Broken, Or About To … Followed by B.O.A.T. = Break Out Another Thousand

Just curious if anyone has had any claims experience with Novamar? How well do they follow-up and how quickly do they pay?

There has been discussions about high amperage fusing & disconnects for the bow thruster. Has anyone been able to source a high amperage circuit breaker? I believe ours is an 8.8kw motor that draws 37

Hi Paul, If not to much trouble could you please forward a photo of the TDS sensor, I would like to see if the Dessalator on our version includes this item. I have always heard that the TDS sensor on

We have the same problem, black dandruff coming off everywhere. I believe the idea was to provide a water and oil resistant surface in the equipment space. Good idea by Amel, poorly executed. To that

A friend recommended Watermakers, Inc, website is www.watermakers.com in Ft. Lauderdale 954-937-2415. They would be good for general repairs i.e. the Cat Pump, membrane replacement, etc. however, they

HI Dean, I believe the definitive experts on the Volvo D3-110-I are Porter McRoberts, who has had significant issues with this engine, and Bill Rouse of the Amel School. Sorry Bill, I will likely be a

I looked into the oil requirement for a new to us Amel with a Dessalator 160, CAT 277 pump, early last year. The CAT manual recommends an ISO 68 hydraulic oil. I believe this is a 30 wt. oil. I would

An alternative connection scheme: I ran into this problem when changing over to the new Bamar about 7 months ago. After several conversations with Paul and him communicating with Bamar’s engineers an

Hello, I just changed the brake pads on our boat and noticed on your video the forward arm of the brake appears to be contacting the mounting plate of the brake assembly. Reference the attached photo

We have a ChargeMaster 24/30-3 & a ChargeMaster 24/100-3. The 30 amp charger is the newer of the two. Mastervolt was introducing a 40 amp version that would charge both the 24 & 12 volt batteries (eng

Hi Gary, We have Mastervolt chargers and they do have have an equalization mode. By the discussion in the manual you can dicern that the equalization mode is not intended to be used very often. Below

Please add Mark & Debbie Mueller to your "interested list". Currently still stuck on the east coast, not sure we will make it down that far. Mark & Debbie Mueller Brass Ring, A54

Hi Arno, We are interested in a stern arch also. Are you planning on straddling the sterncleat with the vertical struts or having the rear strut attach at the transom? I talked with Atlantic Towers at

Hi Eric, I was curious and looked at the March info. I believe the 'AC' designation refers to an open style motor that should not be exposed to the possibility of water getting on the motor. The 'CP'

Dean, Sorry for all your troubles but thank you for yourinformation. My wife had me check the dipstickthis morning. Oddly, as many things onthis boat seem to be, the part number on this dipstick reads

Hi Christine, on our 2007 A54 the 12,000 BTU Climma islocated under the settee in the salon. By your description it is hard to tell if you have physically seen thisunit or just a picture. If I were go

Thank you for your thoughts and input. I will dig deeper and let you know what I find.