Porter, You guys make it to fiji ? With your family of 4, i would be concerned with the oc330 tubes protruding into the cockpit and making the forward facing seats very uncomfortable for passage makin

I'm away from the boat for the next few weeks but perhaps someone else on a 54 can measure for you. One thing to consider with a large dinghy (if you intend on leaving the Med) is that not every place

We have the CL310 hypalon. It's a choice between two lesser evils. The 310 fits on the aft deck just perfectly for passages. I have it sit bow aft and the transom near the mizzen mast. Because we do n

I have the Highfield CL310 Hypalon and the Simpson davits. After breaking a few of the lifting lines, here's what we do: - Replaced the stainless lines with dyneema. Didn't pay Simpson the 4000 GBP or

Dean, I've been running the MV 110 alternator with my 450AH Victron lifepo4 battery setup for over two years now, nearly full time live aboard. I've had it run at full output from 30% SOC, so that's a

The faulty sensor I removed from the engine looked exactly like the Bosch 31355463 sensor I installed. The markings (aside from the green paint) matched, also. The wiring harness for the fault MAP sen

Ah just realized the pricing is in Danish Kroner (I'm in DK right now) so the Volvo Penta part is $211USD vs. $25 for the Bosch OEM part. That's the more typical 8x markup we're used to paying for the

Good point Dominique. I looked at the Volvo Penta parts diagrams for the part numbers and found the following: For D3-110i-A, the part number is 31355464 http://www.marinepartseurope.com/en/volvo-pent

Original D3-110C here with around 2600hours and I'm generally pretty happy with it. It's a very efficient engine so there are not only environmental benefits but the fuel consumption is phenomenally l

They are made by a Swedish company. Open up the electrical box in the lazarette and you'll send the company name. Simpson slaps their label on the remote and charges you more. It's a simple RF transmi

If the manual ones are anything like the electric ones, it's very simple. In fact, it appears to be made in someone's home workshop. Just take the rear cover off and take a peek.

Denis, Yes, I changed the wire out to dyneema. Very good upgrade. I think Simpson wanted 4000 GBP for it and it cost me 100 euros to simply change it. Of course at the end of the davit where the line

We have the electric Simpson davits, so our experience may not be 100% applicable. One of our weights is heavier than the other. For the lighter weight, sometimes we experience the same slow lowering.

That's a fantastic deal and far less than what I paid for my Victron batteries. If mine ever die I might consider this manufacturer after some more research. A few things I paid attention to when sett

We don't have a sail rite but rather a cheap Singer and we store it under the aft cabin bed.

Where is it leaking? I have a 54 but we have Southco latches, too. One was leaking on the shaft. If you see rust on the shaft itself, it's likely the o-ring on the shaft. Take it apart and replace the

Brian, Do you remember my setup when you came aboard? Can't recall the projector model right now, but I have it setup on port side on the shelf. I cut out the "fiddle" on the shelf to allow the projec

I had the exact same problem on our 2900nm passage from Hawaii to Tahiti. Imagine being in the doldrums and being afraid your engine is going to die! https://amelyachtowners.groups.io/g/main/topic/779

I replaced the BT seals about 4 months ago. If you have a big puller, it isn't too difficult. We couldn't source one in Tahiti so made one out of two steel bars we found in the dumpster (!!) and two l

That's very helpful Arno. Thank you.