David! We mounted the two burner induction hob on top our normal gas stow, to keep it gimbal, it takes about two minutes to convert back to gas if so desire. For this season we bought an Air fryer i.e

David! We have a separate inverter 3,5 kw "dedicated" to our induction hob, we run that only when preparing food and have a separate socket for it, as we have plenty of energy aboard the Multiplus is

Eric We might pas Holland on our way back next year, now we will hopefully go direct from >Coruna to Cork Ireland, but weather does not cooperate now so we might go via Brest before continue to Irelan

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We installed DIY Li cells last winter 2P8S in total 540 Ah, I made a “compression” case by two pieces of 18 mm plywood, took threaded rods to keep adequate pressure to the cells. A BMS from MasterLi w

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We replaced ours last year with an Isotherm Rather please with it. Made a short video on the installation https://youtu.be/pdU-mHJgY-Y Paul in SY Kerpa SM 259

Bob w use it on setting nr 8 it gives maximum 27,2 v so no risk for overcharging. We never hook up to charge for long time as we have solar aboard. I have noticed that what ever charger I have used Mu

I have sent it to you and added it the file section. It works very well with my LiFePO4 cells Paul on SY Kerpa SM#259 Lagos, Portugal

Replacing our carpets on our SM, there are high quality carpets with and with out latex beneath. Which is the preferred option? We are choosing between Baltic carpets (with Latex price 110 Euro/sqm) a

Anyone with experience of the Airmar UDST800 tri-data transducer? We have all Raymarine electronics including the tri-data transducer, getting tiered of cleaning the paddle wheel, and the Raymarine pa

This is the spec from when I replaced this spring. Hope it can be of some help. Additional cost was 1500 euro labor plus ca 800 euro för stepping down and up of the masts plus 23% VAT Paul on SY Kerpa

I replaced my standing rigg this spring. Wire from Kos (south Korea, one of the largest manufacturer of rigging wire, same spec as ACMO) Terminals from ACMO, and turnbuckles from Selden, price just be

Jörgen We just tie it on the rail, will probably put a small cleat at the centre of the solar panels on the arc. Paul on SY Kerpa SM 259

We have mounted an old glasfiber batten on top of our mizzenmast to keep the Flag away from the back stays, Like to have the Swedish flag Up there. Paul on SY Kerpa SM 259

Bill! We use a 10 mm line with Vectran core, work rather well, Vectran has less creep than Dyneema. probably upgrade to 12 mm next time, will do the pinch test as well Paul on SM#259 SY Kerpa

I only made space for 2x70 Ah batteries, But depending on how much other stuff you put in the battery compartment you may have space for more. In the picture you see the starter battery and the 2x70 A

Juan I bought 16 cells from RJ in China in total 540 Ah 24 volt (2700 USD free delivery, Portugal), opted for a high quality BMS MasterLi including high quality Contactors ( 750 A continius load) Cost

Alan I havet Victron MPPT controllers, currently 4 of Them so havet hade good opportunity's to compare the differens between serie and parallel. Where I saw the smallest difference was on the stern ar

Bill The loss come from shadow, IF you have the panels in parallel and shadow on one, the other panels give good output, but if they are in serie the one in shadow negatively effect the other panel no

Pat No it does not, and most 100 w panel's are 36 cell 18 v panels ( nominal 12 v) you need to have them in serie to charge 24 v, very inefficient. We replaced or 2x 100 watt panels with 2x150 w 36 v

We havet both soft and ridgid panels, we have tried different brands. Always a hugh difference in performance to the advantage of the ridgid panels Paul on SY Kerpa SM 259