One thing to keep in mind is to make sure that any growth or pieces of shells are cleaned away and do not remain inside the sea chest. I did not do that once and they migrated to the engine heat excha

Hi Arno, I realize that with your modification, the point at which you can attach the line to the door is further away from the wall than in my case. where I simply attached it to the cross wood and t

Hi Arno, To avoid the weight from sloshing around I used the track that I mentioned to guide the weight along the vertical direction. It is very smooth because it runs in roller bearings. With this, t

Perhaps my solution for the SM may work for the 54. see my post "Making it easier to open companionway door" Jose Venegas IPANEMA SM 278

The weight of the companionway sliding door on our SM and the method of locking it single-handed had forced my Admiral to quit that job on Ipanema. After evaluating various designs I opted for a simpl

Bill, Two years ago, I replaced my chargers for Mastervolt 60 amp and 100 amp. According to the specs for the 100 am charger a cable AWG2 is perfectly fine and thus it can be connected to the batterie

Hi Eric, Until about 3 or 4 years ago I used the recommended method that you describe, using not one but two hose clamps to make sure I will not drop the BT into the water, or worse, on the ground as

Thank you Eric, I currently have a Viking 6-persons (to be politically correct) raft and have carried it on the same locker as you with the ditch bag for 10 years. However, It and I are both becoming

I am replacing my life raft with one that can be kept on the railing for easy deployment. My current one is a balize that I am not sure I will be able to deploy in time. I would greatly appreciate any

To avoid the danger of dropping the BT when removing it or when reinstalling it, I have used the following trick. I start with some tension in the line after the BT trunk is in a favorable position. T

Ken, I want to make sure it is clear that this IS NOT my project. More importantly, I have no ego about this and was happy to share my finding with the Amel community. When I found that the silicone s

Ken, I am not sure that we have been on the same page. I appreciate that you are trying to describe the process with fool prof detail, but I don’t appreciate the way you have approached me regarding y

Hi Fred, Here are the specs for the silicone. I am sure there could be a better material but this is the one I used. https://www.sspseals.com/materials/vinyl-methyl-silicone-rubber

Dear Fred, These are the characteristics of the seals I ordered from SSP in 2019. It looks like they have increased a little bit the price but not much. I am sure you can find a manufacturar in europe

Hello Ken and future users of the silicone BT seals, I am truly impressed of the interest of using my design of the silicone seals. I feel I could have started a company :) Perhaps it will help if I e

Jose, do you still use the inner neoprene seals, too? YES Do you use RTV sealant to keep them in place? I USED SILICON SEALANT Any other tips? Lubricate trunk with silicon grease periodically

Actually I am not sure which order works best. Either one should do the job Only time will tell us The important thing is to use a silicon RTV glue. This year, after 2 years I serviced the BT but I di

Four years and going strong The two seals in series have the lips facing the sea. See pix

Hi Daniel Did you mount it on top of the gas stove or did you replace it like delos did? What brand and model? Thanks José Gabriel Venegas Ipanema SM2k 278

Jason The white box shows the system driven by the 220V shore power. To use the inverter (Onduleur in French) just change the plug to the respective outlet. The relays are sold by Amazone :DPST 1NO 1N