Ciao Giovanni, Sì, siamo nella Compagnia della Vela a San Giorgio Maggiore da un mese. E-mail: svperegrinus @ yahoo . com Peregrinus SM2K N. 350 Venice, Italy

If we will be on shorepower for 24 hrs or more, we run only one charger. Any other condition, or powering from the genset, we run two chargers simultaneously (100A and 30A Mastervolts) Some say it may

Hello Gerhard, Ours is an 8HP 4-stroke Tohatsu. Fits perfectly in the lazarette. The Tohatsu 10HP is the same size/weighs 1 more kilo, I think. We did not get it because it would have exceeded the pow

Bill, In addition to using both clamps on the wooden stand in the rail/lifeline, we always turn the motor to one side and tie it tightly if we move the boat or if it will get wavy at the anchorage, pr

Bill, We have a little metal mesh filter on the intake to the fresh water pump. About once a year, I remove a handful of grains of sand, or whatever, that accumulate on it. Cheerio, Peregrinus SM2L N°

Bill & Bill, OK... so if 80 °C is too much for the hoses, what is the recommended temp setting? On Quick water heaters, the thermostat allows a range which I believe starts at 40°. I have ours set at

Paul, Bill Kinney reports his AGMs are to float at 26.6V (i.e. 13.3V). Trojan sternly warned my AGMs need to float at 27V (i.e. 13.5V) and not more, at 25 °C; less voltage at warmer battery temperatur

Kent, The electric element on our Quick B3 40L has one long "u" resistance and one long sleeve for the thermostat. These parts are about equally long. The element came with an installed zinc, thicker

Bill, The resistance part arrived on Thursday and the total cost was €52 / $55.50. It is a "Quick"-brand supplied part, as it came in a plastic bag with the Quick logo, part number, and bar code. It i

To the question of how long do hot water heaters last... I'd suggest it probably depends on 1. how long one leaves it plugged-in, 2. whether one uses marina water or only watermaker water 3. whether o

Thank you Kent. I was able to dislodge it with a giant set of pliers (I know, not ideal). The replacement part is to arrive Thu or Fri and when I go pick it up I'll request a 55mm hex nut. I'll post p

Thank you Bill. I just removed it. Quick B3... unscrews through about 10 turns counterclockwise. It is Italian-made, so off to the hardware store I go. Thanks again,

Many thanks for all the advice... so, the heating element... it is a giant bolt, right? The largest I have is a 38mm and it is far too small! Remove by turning counterclockwise, I suppose? Thanks agai

Hello, this morning when I turned on the water heater, the boat immediately lost 220V power. When one depresses the 220V panel water heater, two things happen at the same time: 1. The RCD device at th

Hello Duane, I never heard of the dangers of trying to kill the engine via key as opposed to button. While we're doing it less and less as time goes by, we most recently did it two days ago, and we've

Kent, The only time I have ever heard the DST-800's "tock, tock" was when I took it out to clean it and I put it in vinegar while it was still on. I turned it off. The "tock, tock" was not at all loud

When we no longer needed the factory transducer hole under the forward cabin, we simply used the spare black plastic blanking plug that Pochon kindly left there tied to a little string. Hull No. 350 c

Thanks Bill for the model info. Last year in La Rochelle we requested a spare but were told they did not have any and not to worry these never break down! I'll be ordering one. Cheerio, Peregrinus SM2

Thomas, On Peregrinus, the 4-ft antenna atop the mizzen mast is for the AIS. Our installers said it would be better to install it away from the VHF antenna which is on the main. AIS transmits on the V

I wonder if this is the first time the words "French-built Amel Super Maramu" appear on the WSJ. The article is about Delos. The way I see it, this can only be good for the, alas!, unavoidable day whe