We are looking to replace our carpet and prefer to have a foam back both for comfort and non-slip. Saw Mark’s post on Shaw Nuwave backed carpet but it appears that is no longer in production. Received

I can confirm that the heat works without the water pump circulating. Will sleep warm to night. Thank you all.

Quick question. In the SM circa 1999, water is pumped through the three air handling units in both cooling and heating mode even though the heating mode is resistance. Is there a way, or would it be i

Hi Mark. As an alternative to consider, here’s a different approach. After thoroughly cleaning out the old material I filled the hole with white silicone. It tends to shrink while curing so I left a s

Hi Bill, Why does the Victron design with shore power feeding directly to the charger component need isolation while the previous scheme, also feeding only the charger, does not? It seems at least sch

And maybe without the genset the mast would be vertical! ; ) Which brings up the question of the weight of a full bank of lithium batteries? Mike ALETES SM#240 Rock Hall, MD

I have experienced exactly the same shaft sharing on both the outhaul Leroy summer motor as well as the furling motor. Clean brakes both. My sense is that with a very very slight misalignment of the g

So here’s a couple of things that we learned about the alternator systems on the Volvo. Our original problem was that the 24 V alternator was not charging until fairly high rpm above 1800. Ultimately

Lost output from 12 V alternator. Doing initial trouble shooting trying to understand the function of the short yellow wire which arises from near the voltage regulator and is not connected to anythin

Hi Bill and Karen, We had a new bimini made by Oatley’s Top Shop in Galena, MD last year. Base price was $2550 including windows in the forward panel for sail vision and zipped to open for ventilation

Thanks Eric! Much easier to read that the first fuzzy image you sent. Still haven’t been aboard to complete the troubleshooting but plan to do so later this month. Mike Ondra ALETSE SM#240

Most helpful Ryan. This makes sense and gives me good direction towards troubleshooting. I would never have postulated that the relay would reach back to the house 24v batteries for its excitation. Mi

Hi Bill. Thanks for this info and pictures. Operationally at this point, at startup we are not getting 24v alternator output until about 2000-2200 rpm. Then backing down rpm continue with 24v output u

24 V alternator recently requires higher RPM before producing voltage. Any suggestions about where to start troubleshooting? Exciter circuitry? Thanks! Mike Ondra Aletes SM240

Hello fellow Amelians, Having an issue with the genset on SM2000. After no use for 3 months, it would crank but not start. After 8 sec preheat, pressing START, engine cranks fine, but no ignition. Vis

Hi Dave, True confession, I have twice furled the headsail with the ballooner halyard in place. (I could say I was distracted by difficult “emergency” conditions, but that does not substitute for good

That should read “Diamond Hole Saw”!!!!!!

Finally got to the aft head with the riser repair. The copper here was also corroded away with the riser pipe inside the tank completely separated. (Any leak between the tank and the head pump would d

Hi Eric, We have been wrestling with holding tank issues for years, latest these past few months. There are numerous posts (maybe 300) on these issues on the bulletin board going back over the past 15

Robert, On Aletes it is 1.5” copper, concurring with your 38mm. Mike