Porter, I have the two racor filter setup. I consider this the primary filter / pre-filter. Options: 1) FilterA only 2) FilterB only 3) FilterA and FilterB in parallel Do you run the 2 micron filters

My paranoia about my Volvo D3-110 (rev c) has been kicked back into high gear. I think this applies to anyone with a diesel engine but particularly with the hyper sensitive D3-110. I know a few A54 ow

Mike, I have two aft seals facing out and fore seal facing in. "facing" to me indicates which way the spring is. I am about 650 hours on these seals and zero water ingress and zero drop in oil level.

Our bow thruster was indeed wired through a switch, too. I've worked with Sleipner to try to isolate the intermittent functioning problem to no avail. It runs full speed and then stops momentarily and

As the title suggests, does the a54, wired as amel intended, place the bow thruster power wires directly to the battery or are those cables connected through the main battery switches? We're having so

Oliver, Thanks for responding. I think you have the best solution we have heard of - we will all be very grateful if we can solve this annoying problem. A few questions for you: 1) Will you be willing

I believe for most, the Multiplus may be a money saver. For me, I wanted to be able to set different current limits for the genset and shore power. For shore power, I set it at 16A. This works 99% of

Jamie, The output from the Frigoboat E51385 box is 12v. As Bill mentioned, it's the fan controller on the compressor that outputs 12v, seems the Frigoboat box only passes that through. Not sure if you

I installed the Beko WTE6511BW. It barely fits but the advantage is that has a 6kg load capacity, bigger than the original Bosch. A few notes: 1) To secure from the rear, there are two holes where the

On Frigoboat systems with multiple compressors, the pump interface is used. This also divides 24v to 12v to power the fridges. It has been explained to me that Frigoboat sells you a 24v pump and runs

All, As mentioned in my long post about my lithium installation, I'm still trying to figure out a way to install a load disconnect solenoid that will be controlled by the Battery Management System (BM

Mohammad, Do you live aboard full-time? Arno and I do and our experiences are similar. In tropical heat and 2 fridges and a freezer running, at any given time, it's very likely one of the compressors

Oliver, Could you show us a photo of this setup? A picture is worth a million words. My second Flojet pump just died. With two fridges and a freezer running, the lifetime is 6 months, max. Upon disass

I would be concerned leaving the vent open on the Vetus because in the past, we've had to start the engine somewhat unexpectedly. For example, a rain-less squall came and resulted in a huge wind shift

Hey Jamie, good to hear from you. Did you run the engine on your maiden passage from the Caribbean to the Chesapeake? Not assigning blame, just curious. Did you decide to rework the exhaust to prevent

Brent - Fantastic information! The distinction between an AIS antenna and a VHF antenna is subtle but important and something I didn't know. One thing I will add is that I went for RG-8X. The reason i

Sharing is caring, so here are the wiring diagrams and schematics for the A54 bow thruster that I got from Amel. I also added the instructions to replace the sacrificial flexible coupling, which I hav

I just replaced my main mast VHF antenna and traced all the other ones. On our A54 main mast, there are two Banten aerials, one for the VHF and the other for the FM/AM radio. On the mizzen, we have th

Fantastic information from Olivier. Thank you. I presume the flap is a specific Amel part or can we buy it elsewhere? I am totally for supporting Amel but the shipping costs from France get a bit high

Given the spate of failed Volvo D3-110 engines and more than a few with seawater found in the cylinders, I am inclined to believe that there is a design weakness in the exhaust system on A54s. I do no