Thanks Ulrich... I didn't mean to imply that your hardtop came from the Amel factory, just that it looks like it did. I particularly like how they focused on BOTH sides of the hard top and finished it

I won’t speak for the rest of the forum but I’d also be very interested in hearing about the excellent and beautiful hardtop on Soleil Blue. For those who haven’t seen it, check out this great video.

Kent, I remember one of the beautiful Amel 54’s (Tinto IV) that I looked at very closely had done a circumnaviation of Norway, Sweden, Finland (through the Russian canals) and the owner (Bengt Martins

I would send it to a politician rather than to the bureaucracy. In parliamentary democracies like the BVI (or Canada), the ministers are much more likely to actually go fix issues. I had a quick look

I believe that you need to upgrade your Mastervolt Alpha I regulator to an Alpha III to support LiFePO4 batteries. Brent

Dean, Battle Born is the US distributor for Dragon Fly Energy. In the UK, the same batteries are sold as Transporter Energy. This is what Brian on Delos installed. In addition to the alternator regula

Agreed, it was a very good presentation. Thanks Bill and Tilo for putting this together. Brent

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I was pretty sure it had to be the cable. Glad you didn’t have to go into the water to sort it. Good luck! Brent

I had a similar issue with my old Yanmar. Like you, it happened after I noticed that the shift cable was binding and I had replaced it. I initially had no issues but got stuck out from the marina sand

Thanks but I think you are looking for this video…. The other one was a narrowboat guy who seemed happy with his setup. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgoIocPgOug Brent

All of those leads are tied together at a common post so it’s putting each pair in parallel and unless the offending battery completely disconnects (i.e. breaks the circuit), the second battery can ge

I asked that exact question of the BB guys and they assured us that the second battery would refuse any charge as a result of being wired in series (I gather because the first one is taken completely

I’ve read about that repair dozens of times but it was never very clear to me what they were talking about without having it all apart in front of me. Noe seeing your video makes it all very clear. Ve

This was the best one yet. Really appreciated the knowledge and sharing from the presenters, Brian on Delos and the other owners. Very much worth watching on YT if you didn’t catch it. Thanks to Bill/

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Thanks Alexander. I fully agree and have had the pleasure of spending a couple of months cumulatively crewing on various Amel’s on long passages (all SM’s but I’ve been on lots of Amel 54’s and love t

Hi Alexander, I notice in your tag line you sign off with “the first gold line” (Amel 54). Other than updated cosmetics, is there any difference between that and previous Amel 54’s (i.e. like the Red

Joel can be reached at: Joel Potter <jfpottercys@...> (954) 462-5869 Brent

The nicest one I’ve seen is on the Amel 54 Soleil Bleu. It looks like it could have come out of La Rochelle. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DT7x0SjM648 Brent

I use a small knot in the end of a rope that will go through the hole in the centre fairly easily and then I put a hosek on it and it blows the knot through in about 2 seconds flat. (Assumes the noodl

Hi Carina, Oliver posted a very good 2 part video series on YouTube about the whole process. It isn’t for the faint of heart but it really does seem to be a worthwhile upgrade to extend your pump life