Thanks for all the input. FYI I've gone ahead and bought from this UK sight (they ship internationally) https://boatlamps.co.uk/. Their product is 12-30V rated so no problem with over voltage and they

Want to buy and fit LED bulbs to the tricolour masthead light on Wilna Grace - Amel 54 #58. I believe the fitting is the original one and that it's an Aqua Signal series 40, but can anyone confirm tha

Welcome to the community John, You have stirred up happy memories of when I lived in Tiburon and raced out of Tiburon Yacht Club on a J105. Now living back in the UK but cruising on my Amel 54 in the

Many thanks Ulrich. Tomorrow's project!

I need to renew the bungee cord in the main boom on my A54. Can someone explain the technique please. The only opening which gives access to the bungee is at the leech end of the boom and that’s prett

Thanks Bill, The two blocks, great suggestion, I like it.

Thanks everyone. The advice is consistent and fully absorbed! My sails are only 4 years old and in good shape. Suspect I simply didn't have adequate outhaul tension / good boom angle. The day I have t

Having previously had a Super Maramu one of the attractions of getting an A54 was the staysail. Unfortunately I can't find any information on the correct way to rig the running back stays. What inform

All, It's confession time and a request for advice/tips. A week ago, for the first time ever I managed to jam the mainsail when furling it (somewhere around the first batten). It was impossible to fre

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