Hello Paul and Bill, Did the splice suggested by Bill work? I have a similar-looking pump, a Jabsco Sensor-Max variable speed control with a solid state pressure sensor. People installed these pumps t

Bill, Many thanks for all your sage advice over the years and know that for both of us it was a highlight and an honor to have had a chance to meet Judy and you in Barcelona last Summer. Warmest regar

Bill Kinney, We have pictures of the next-to-last Super Maramu 2000 that Amel built. This boat came from the factory with a cockpit-adjustable traveler; the winch sits on the port side, next to the co

We saw Zanareva (from our dinghy) in the Solomons in 2014, and assumed from afar it was a Santorin sloop, only to be shocked upon seeing the non-Amel rigging on it. We assumed the poor thing had under

SM2K N. 350 (2002) came from the factory with: Icom --- SSB Furuno -radar/plotter/GPS/RD-30 multi-instrument at the nav station/VHF Raymarine -100% of instruments on deck, including autopilot controll

If one downloads the Mastervolt manual for their 85A gel battery, it specifies 13.8V float (≈27.6V in series). At first blush, the Dolphin charger, if it floats at 27.2V, might not be compatible with

To me, the red light on the 24V panel just means the alternator is not providing a charge. For instance, in our case this happens every time in the 5-second period between turning the engine on and th

Simply setting the chargers to AGM may not be sufficient in some cases. For example, our Trojan AGM batteries specifically require a float charge of 27V... which is less than the default Mastervolt fl

Agree with Bill's comments. In our case, we had to re-program both Mastervolt chargers for AGM charging and add external Mastervolt regulation to the factory Leece-Neville alternator, also properly pr

Thank you Mark. In the absence of statistics, one must sometimes go by anecdotal evidence. We have seen Bill's adverse experience with Varta, for example. From mid-2011 to early spring 2015, our boat

Hello Mark, What brand batteries and type do you have? 25% failure rate! Ouch. Very sorry to hear, but glad your diligence in monitoring got you positive results. Cheerio, Peregrinus SM2K #350 (2002)

Ben, Sorry to read about your injury. May it fully heal with as little pain as possible. We got new struts from Amel in La Rochelle last year, as the starboard side one had just failed a few days befo

Hello Craig, it's great to hear from you. I'll write you at your @aol address to follow up on the Livorno situation! Regarding getting the AIS to become a source: On Zeus2: Select "Settings" then "Net

Colin, We have a B&G G4 radar in the mizzen which has a thick ethernet cable+power running to it... as it is similar technology to your new Raymarine radar, it should fit. Now, we removed the Furuno r

M2K No. 350 came from the Amel factory with two anchors in twin bow rollers with two 1200 watt windlasses. The starboard anchor setup is the exact same as any other SM. We have all chain. The port anc

Yes, we also have 3 GPS sources: 1. The B&G ZG100 GPS sensor 2. The GPS built into the B&G Zeus2 3. The GPS antenna dedicated to the B&G AIS (NAIS-400) Any of those can be set as the "master" for the

We have B&G Zeus 12" (belowdecks where the Furuno chart plotter/radar used to sit), with a 12" repeater screen forward of the compass, and a B&C ZC-1 keypad forward of the furler switches to control t

We have onboard several Globe run dry impellers we purchased a few years ago based on posts here in the forum. I don't think we've ever gotten to try them because the Ft Lauderdale Onan dealer would f

Eric, The tester used to be installed below the Amel serial number plate on the companionway. A light and a toggle switch, protected from accidental activation by a frame, I believe. #350 from 2002 do

In Barcelona, we had the main cabin's dining table re-surfaced. It now looks new. Not "like new", but absolutely new. We know nothing of carpentry, but this is what we were told: 1. The new veneer is