Hi Paul, on BeBe the Victron BMV712 went into the same round hole in the 24v panel that the previous Link 10 had been in. The BMV came with a shunt and it uses a cat 5 cable with quick connect ends. I

We have started using the inverter this year. Nice to have the freedom from the generator. We have a Bosch washer and the peake consumption is about 2500 watts for 3 minutes at the beginning of the cy

Kevin, I used the same shunt as the Victron BMV712. The shunt creates a voltage potential difference across it as current changes. Multiple devices can read this potential difference without significa

Hello Kevin, I am very happy with the WakeSpeed 500. Here is a photo of my install. I attached a plywood mounting board to the aft bulkhead of the engine room, behind the engine/alternator. (With some

Hi Tom, I don't know what your longer term electrical vision is, but I replaced mine with the Victron BMV 712. It has a nice Blue Tooth interface and app on your phone. I already had a Victron Blue So

Hi Scott, we are currently covered under the Jackline policy (Gowie Group) go to jackline@.... We also have a friend who is an agent that has access to several other underwriters and helped us

Hi all, I posted this question on a previous thread about fuel tank cleaning. And I've not found a good previous discussion of the topic on the forum. I'm looking for the right material to replace the

I agree that it is about 100-150 liters left in the tank. 1)I would also suggest that it is a good time to remove the inspection plate on the tank and take a look at the inside of the tank. You can't

Hi Craig,. Thanks for the recco on the fluid. Yes, unfortunately coolant is another of those mystery fluids where you are either in a well stocked parts store and faced with a myriad of mind boggling

Thanks for the replies Eric and Bill. I was able to find some coolant in a hardware store just an hour before the closed the stores in Les Saintes and notified all of the boats on the moorings that th

Good morning all, it is time for me to replace the fresh water pump on the YANMAR 4JH3-HTE (100hp Turbo) diesel. The original plan was to have it done in Martinique, but it has started to leak from th

On a related note. I'm looking for the right material to replace the gaskets on the inspection ports. Diesel is pretty hard on most gaskets. I've tried two different "rubber" materials and have not be

Congratulations Tom! Good to see you guys in Shelter Bay earlier this year. And your boat and crew were all still looking great for the years and the miles. Fair winds on the rest of the journey up th

Hi Courtney, we keep it there all of the time. Just finished beating from Panama to the Dominican Republic via Cartagena. I feel more secure with it there than in the rear lazarette. It feels secure.

Courtney, here are some more photos of the engine bracket. I have seen it on other Amels. The wood is a real Marine laminate. There are two SS straps that giver the top rail and hold it all together,

Hi Scott, here is a picture of my antenna mount, the wire pass thru the deck with compression fitting, and the inside mount by the nav station. I used an existing hole in edge of the deck. I also inst

Welcome aboard Paul. I think we crossed paths in Providencia. I wish you all the best. Daniel and Lori Carlson on sv BeBe currently in Cartagena Columbia (and heading east)

Good morning,. If you go to Peake in Trinidad, there is a good chance you will see us there this year. We hauled there in 2017 and are planning to head back. We also hauled in Curacao in 2018 and that

Thanks Arnold, it would be helpful to know if you were refueling with bio-diesel? And if you were in a hot tropical location? I have the dilema of being in Cartagena where they sell bio-diesel. I curr

There is a third reason to keep the tank reasonably full. As the tank gets closer to empty the sloshing of the remaining fuel at lower levels will begin to stir up that sludge cocktail at the bottom a