Joerg, As I mentioned before, I believe, it is recommended (and I do) charge to full once a month. That resets the battery monitor to 100% and also balances the batteries since for every battery I kno

I used to own and race BMWs and was a big fan of them. Previously, they recommended oil changes every 3,000 miles. When they started including free oil changes, suddenly their recommendation was that

It turns out the problem was carbon buildup on the brushes. We have put 20k nm and I am guessing the previous owners logged at least 10k nm on the unit. Anyone have any luck finding replacement brushe

Hi all, We just had our raymarine linear autopilot with the sg3 ast computer fail after working flawlessly for our entire ownership. The error on the head unit raymarine st7002 says "Drive stopped". T

Mark/Arno, Arno pointed out one huge problem with using voltage as an indicator of SOC and a trigger to start charging. While lithium has a much flatter voltage profile than lead with respect to load,

Mark, I looked at his first post and a few things he stated that is not consistent with the known characteristics of lithium: 1) Take a look at the voltage vs. SOC graph for a Lifepo4 battery. https:/

Arno, I actually think if you're on shore power most of the time, lithium is a bad idea. At best, it's a waste of money that adds additional complication. I do agree with your lack of confidence in th

Sounds about right with Mastervolt. I haven't studied their system in detail but from what I've seen, they're the most hands off, from the user perspective, that I've seen. But you pay for it! I have

I do something similar but it's just a Ryobi portable fan that I direct at the compressor when I'm filling tanks. Bauer techs told me that it will extend the life of the compressor and the filters. Yo

Some of my thoughts, original in regular font and my response in italics Sheriffdep As a thought - I also am considering if purchasing the SM2k doing a separate 12v bank purely for electronic usage an

I replaced my motor. Yes, you need to grind down the shaft a bit - not sure about 20cm though... Also, the replacement is a newer model and they moved the solenoids to the forward (relative to your bo

I also have the Junior 2, electric and mounted in the cockpit locker. Great little compressor and runs off our 5kw inverter just fine. Tip: run it at night - with lower temperatures, the filter should

As an aside, does anyone know who makes the Amel oem stainless chain? It has a 5 stamped on it, if that helps?

Great that you took the plunge. Those Agm batteries aren't cheap so if you can keep your lithium alive, I'm certain it will save you money over the long term. I'm a little confused on your air con run

We just had this problem. It was a rusted magnet. It's very easy to open up the windlass and see the magnet on the gypsy. On A54 #69, we have two windlasses, so I just took the gypsy from the port win

Porter, I replaced my Sidepower after the commutator cracked and it started eating brushes ($$$$$$). Note that the Sleipner that Amel installed in my A54 (#69) has been superceded by another model. Th

Try Brad at Imtra, the distributor in the US. They've been pretty helpful and responsive. Norwegians (Sleipner) may still be on summer holiday. :)

Arno, I got it to work only with the help of my friend. I literally couldn't connect to the Mikrotik Wap AC to even try to set it up for a year! Having a Mac doesn't help. I believe your Badboy is the

I think it really depends on your use case. We are rarely in marinas and in some of the places we've been, mobile data is quite expensive and generally not truly unlimited. In Hawaii, anchored nearly

Arno, I am not worried about the distant access point's radiation pattern. In almost all cases, it's a simple router like the one you use at home with a low gain antenna. If you look at the link on th