Hi all, I've been using the Marco UP6/E pump for domestic water for almost 6 months now. I've been quite happy with it. I regularly check the Mass- and Mass+ switch on my A54 to ensure no electrical l

That's right, the MASS light is lit up when I go to the "+" side. There is 25-26v if I touch one multimeter lead to the pump body and the other to battery negative. Currently I've disconnected the bon

Thanks Bill, you're likely right. But I am going to reach out to Marco to see what they say. I wanted to open it but the manual clearly states that the warranty becomes void if I try to service it!

Have you checked for continuity between the two anodes? I had a similar problem and in my case, it was easily solved: The bolt holding on the starboard rudder anode was too short, preventing a good co

I had the same problem and found this stuff in Spain. It's insulation material with very sticky backing and a "mesh" through it to prevent tearing. It's foam but feels a bit like neoprene. Certainly m

I see the point in using jumper wires but for those with or contemplating lithium: I would suggest using copper bars. When I changed to lithium, the electrician installed jumper wires between the 12v

Hi all, We're in The Bahamas now heading to the Chesapeake area for a bit and plan to leave Tengah, our A54 for 2 months to visit family and travel overland. I know many of you are either from there o

Mark, Thanks, for the Fishing Bay and Somers Cove info. It seems the link you sent for Hampton Landing is in NY?

Thanks, Sherman. I reached out to them and mentioned your name.

I replaced my washing machine with a Beko 6kg 1000rpm one that I found in Spain. It barely fits, but the nice thing is that it's 50% more capacity than the original Bosch. Securing it was a pain but p

It appears the new Amel 60 is going with 720ah of lithium batteries and as a result getting an electric oven and induction cooking. https://www.wilkinsonmarine.com/store/p115/AMEL_60.html Thoughts? As

Porter, I have the Duo and generally make water using the batteries. Something about running the genset, putting all that soot in the water and then sucking it up to make water makes me nervous! I run

Arno, The small cycles don't really bother lithium. Granted this is only one biased source but I've seen plenty of other non-biased sources stating the same. https://gwl-power.tumblr.com/post/13070190

Dean, I'll try to write something up over the next week or so. Honestly, I'm very particular about my battery bank since it wasn't cheap and I only get nervous when it goes below 25% state of charge.

Paul, You're running all of those appliances during your 12+ day intervals between running genset? I have 960w and can put in 200-250ah a day. I may upgrade and add another 400w on the bimini but I fe

Hanspeter, Given the tone of your message, I get the impression that you're quite argumentative. I'm not interested in getting into an internet urination contest, so I'll just provide data and verifia

Paul, You should try to run one of the AC units on battery for a few hours one night. Once the room is cooled (aft cabin in our case), the compressor duty cycle is 25-35% in my experience. Of course,

Paul, At the risk of costing you some money on upgrades, I will say that being able to run all the 220v appliances without the genset is one of the biggest advantages of having lithium. Especially the

Porter, You've astutely pointed out one of the major advantages of Lifepo4. Charging your lead (?) batteries between 80-100% maximizes their longevity but results in them having trouble accepting even

I am not familiar with the sizing on the Mastervolt inverter/chargers, but for Victron their 8000va model was too heavy for my piece of mind. Agree with you on keeping the genset. I rarely run it but