Olivier and Nesa on Vela Náutica did exactly this on their Amel 54 in a very good two part video on their YouTube channel. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=caZtybwa0-Y As you say, it isn’t an easy fix bu

Joerg, if you are not comfortable with the risk, unplug it and let it sit for two days before opening it up. Most circuits will discharge over time. if you have a multi-meter, put it on the highest DC

I can’t help with the exact model but I’ve fixed a few microwaves in my day and it’s usually one of two causes, both easy for DYI although you do need to be very careful to ensure it isn’t plugged in

Right Tom. Cinnarazon is sold as Sturgeron. I get it over the counter in the Caribbean (every island that I’ve tried seems to have it except the obvious USVI’s or Puerta Rico) or in Mexico (it’s not a

I used to teach aerobatics myself and was never much affected no matter the motion. Same went for flight in IMC (clouds). Boats on the other hand can get me rarely. I’m not good with sitting there jig

That's pretty spectacular Ken... imagine if you bought that third battery you have space for - 900 Amps is a LOT of juice. These Lithium batteries are going to change the way we all cruise. I like the

Hi Mike. Delos is Hull #303. Brent

If this is Nigel Calder’s company (they went by Integrel as well), the excellent resource called Morgan’s Cloud (Attainable Adventure Cruising) did a two part series on it and wasn’t impressed (they w

Sorry folks (and sorry to be so stereotypically Canadian to start off a post with sorry!). It didn't occur to me that the smartphone web interface would be so drastically different to provide two sets

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I've noticed over the years that a lot of people forget to post their boat name, model and location after their posts and this generally results in someone else asking for the same information in orde

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What a wonderful forum. The expertise and experience here is astonishing. I do take issue with the comment “stainless steel doesn’t rust” although I suspect something may have got lost in the Franglis

Unfortunately, I’ve had way too much experience with this task and I have found that better than pliers/spanners, or even chain wrenches, are the cheapie “oil filter” type rubber belt wrenches as they

I looked to see if I took any pictures of those chocks as I remember looking at them (and wondering what they were) while onboard Kimberlite at the dock in Bermuda but I think that I was more interest

AH…. Sorry, for some reason the groups.io locked me out saying my message bounced and I had to “unbounce it”.. I assumed that nobody got my first message and I didn’t get to see any subsequent replies

Great article Eric. I know you’ve used yours in anger a few times. I’m curious, what was the best way you’ve found to retrieve your JSD? Brent

Great article Eric. I know you’ve used yours in anger a few times. I’m curious, what was the best way you’ve found to retrieve your JSD? Brent Cameron, Future Amel owner & Amel Owner's Registry Modera

All autopilots work by utilizing a deviation from the current course over ground to the set course so it’s not surprising that it always does a (should be slight) turn to port as they need that deviat

While $200 is definitely worth it and cutting and drilling acrylic sheet, perspex or plexiglas is a bit nerve wracking, it is quite easy to do yourself without special tools. The secret is to go slow

Thanks Pat. I misunderstood. I had thought that you had done the modifications to put in a second linear drive instead of a rotary one (I have never seen a Super Maramu without one so should have gues

Hey Pat. A dumb question to try to educate me. I have always heard that the optimal two autopilot setup on the Super Maramu was to have one in the rudder quadrant under the master cabin berth and a ro