Here are views of both sensors

Alan, I agree with your observation. One thing I found is that in the settings using the chart plotter one can vary an angle which I imagine is the difference between the true vertical and the sensor

Bill, When I bought my boat it came with a B&G 40 mm ID depth sensor and it did not appear to have been changed before. The B&G forward scanner that I bought had exactly that diameter and a length tha

Matt, I installed the B&G forward scanner in place of the original B&G depth scanner and it fit perfectly. I mounted the old depth scanner behind the forward scanner To avoid having to make a new hole

Bob, I used the relay from the Victron BMS 279 to control a second NO relay (220/24v power/control) that controls the 220V feed to the battery charger with the breaker left ON when running on shore po

Danny, There are tools that can extract the shaft without the need of sledge hammers. One of them I described and send pictures that can be found in the owners section Jose Ipanema SM2K 278

Roman and Ira, The rust on all surfaces suggests that there was water on the transmission for a long time. In addition to making sure your lubricant level is OK, it is important to check that it does

After a new coopercoat work We too raised the stripe following Bill’s directions. We have also been very happy with the looks and the lack of scrubbing jose venegas Ipanema SM2k 278 Bocas del toro Pan

Dear Manspeter: You are strictly correct about my error calling 50 amp shore power outlets as 60amp outlets in 110 V Marinas. (actually 110-115 v and 220-24 v to be exact) Also, I erroneously wrote th

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Bertrand, In most of the american continent, mono(single) phase AC current runs at 110 V 60 Hz with one cable life and the second neutral relative to ground. Thera are 30 amps and 60 amp outlets. Howe

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I also had Ipanema’s Genoa furler overhauled in Martinique in 2019 and was told the same about the bronce gear which I have kept well greased for the last 10 years José Ipanema M2k 278 Enviado desde m

Hello Dean and Amelian friends As I was planning to leave Ipanema on the hard, for one month I was offered a dehumidifier at the yard in Cartagena. In addition to the issue of collecting the condensin

This is the updated schematic of the Ipanema’s electrical system following the installation of Battle-borne lithium batteries. The main aim of the design was to minimize the need to modify any ac elec

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Paul, The proper way is to blow air into the condenser. Not only it improves the heat transfer by blowing cooler air into the condenser but , more importantly, it filters the air before it is blown in

Hello Slavko, Ipanema was originally built for an American customer and, for that reason, AMEL added the white box outlets on the factory to allow the use of 110 V shore power via a transformer or the

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This was a nice improvement of the seals installation adding the supporting disk. I had that in my list of projects when I first installed them but after 4 years of using them I realized that it was h

Bob, This is a good idea. I agree that in the tropics running the generator + water maker+ Bat Chargers can cause create a lot of heat. Increasing the air flow can only help. Also adding and pointing

Dear Amelian frieds. I bought 300 ft of docking line for Ipanema. Has anyone thought out the best size to cut the docking lines for our boat?

Pat, Can you be more specific about the sleeve, or lack of, that caused the overheating of your Volvo TMD22? Ipanema has persistent overheating at high RPM after cleaning with BB both heat exchangers

David, you may have something here. I have noticed randomly occurring increases of engine temperature up to 220F when running the engine above 2000 RPM. However the temperature does not seem to drop a

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