Thanks Arno, Excellent information and advice, makes sense to me. I have only a very moderate knowledge of electronics and was wondering why the LEDs failed in the first place and how to prevent a re-

Sharing some info' for the benefit of those folks who are wanting to fix the back lights that illuminate the breaker panel labels. Almost none of the LED’s back lighting the breaker panel labels on my

I have searched every millimetre of the saloon and searched again and there is no manual switch for the TV lift system anywhere. The manual switch must be something added in later builds to mine.

Courtney, I have checked everywhere and there are no manual buttons anywhere for the lift.

I want to by pass the wireless control of the TV lift on my Amel 54 with a manual switch. Has anyone else done this if so do you have any advice/wiring diagrams? Does anyone have a wiring diagram or i

Many thanks Bill, When I opened up the pump it was completely solid with crystals and deposit of some sort. Until I bought it last year she has been on the Sth France where the water is hard so maybe

Hi All, I'm replacing the Gianneshi fresh water pump. Can anyone tell me the recommended high and low water pressure values please? I have the original Gianneschi ACB-61-G pressure tank and pump syste

Thanks for all the feedback. Bill Rouse's comment is kind of where I thought we might end up. That is few people have been through enough brands to be able to make a fair comparison, plus the technolo

I've been scouring this group and the web looking at what solar panels to get. The various brands appear to all offer very similar specifications yet the price variance is huge. For example an LG 330

I've been reading through the various threads as I prepare to install solar and LiFePo on my Amel 54 and start ordering the components. It's tremendously helpful so thanks to everyone who has shared t

Hi Woody, Thanks for the feedback. Based on that think I'll first experiment with the KISS approach and just hot spot with my iPhone. The reason I was erring towards a more complex (and expensive) set

Since my original post I have read the responses (thank you all) and trawled the web. There maybe others like me treading this path so I thought I’d share what I’ve learned/concluded so far. One cavea

Hi Everyone, I'm going to be cruising the Mediterranean for the next few years. For internet/email access my primary channel will be mobile/4G although I'll use WiFi when available. Consequently I'm l

Brent, Great briefing, many thanks. Likewise for the subsequent posts. It's well timed as I'm about to fit AIS and also researching kit to install for 4g/LTE comm's whilst cruising in the Mediterranea

Thanks Ann-Sofie, A helpful article. When I first read it I had not realised the oven you bought was electric. I think I shall keep the electric oven for now but change over to induction plates for th

All, I've inherited a Force 10 electric stove and oven with Wilna Grace which means running the generator whenever we want to cook or make a cup of tea. The stove has conventional radiant electric hot

Hi All, Most of the blue LEDs that back light the labels on the AC and DC circuit breaker switch panels are not working. Wilna Grace is 12 years so it’s either age or not being suitable for the varian

Thanks Thomas, Excellent info' and lot's of reading. Really grateful for being able to benefit from your's and others experience and path finding. Thank you. David SY Wilna Grace

Good point Bill. Yes I have swivel, which added to the puzzle. Reading other people's messages it'll be interesting to see how quickly the twist reoccurs. David SY Wilna Grace

Since buying Wilna Grace in July I've been progressively working my way through her, one job being to take out the lovely stainless steel chain and inspect it. What I thought would be a quick job turn