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Hylas Discussion / Re: Fischer Panda Technician
« Last post by erikh on July 25, 2026, 01:15:27 PM »
J Gordon in Annapolis

Is the problem starting and running or is it on the output side? Starting/running check the relays, you can swap them and see if the problem follows. If on the output side it's almost always the capacitors, the silver tubes with a wire going into them.
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Hylas Discussion / Time to Say Goodbye to the Fischer Panda
« Last post by Ambition on July 25, 2026, 01:02:39 PM »
Despite low hours on our 2002 FP Mini 8 the technical folks have recommended it be replaced. My focus now is towards a Northern Lights M673G 6kW. Its footprint is very close to that of the old FP. We are not big users of the genset and find that it is mostly used to recharge lithiums when the solar panels can't meet demand. My question is focused on whether or not to include a sound cover. My concern is that the sound cover increases heat, makes maintenance a little more challenging and regular inspections a pain. On the other side of the coin, will I regret the noise level without the sound cover.

Thanks for any insight!

S/V Ambition H46 #40
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Hylas Discussion / Re: Level sensors and tank cap size
« Last post by Gato Gordo on July 25, 2026, 03:42:26 AM »
I went through the same process on our Hylas 46 #25.
I installed sensors on all 6 tanks. None of the inspection treaded caps were the same. I was told the yard used what ever size was available.
I used Wema sensors. I drilled holes in the 6 inch inspection hatches for the installation and am
Happy with the installation. The only issue is with the one inch space between the bottom of the tank and the bottom of the sensor leaves a large amount of reserve after the sensor measures empty.
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Hylas Discussion / Fischer Panda Technician
« Last post by sjd on July 24, 2026, 11:54:17 AM »
Does anyone know of a good Fischer Panda technician in the Chesapeake Bay area? In need of someone who can trouble shoot electrical issue, not just basic maintenance.
Thanks
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Hylas Discussion / Re: Level sensors and tank cap size
« Last post by Ambition on July 23, 2026, 09:25:13 PM »
On board Ambition like many Hylas 46's the standard installed system for measuring quantities in the diesel and water tanks is a Tank Tender www.tanktender.com Since the tanks (other than the large water tank under the aft berth) are far from rectangular, the Tank Tender measure content by inches. A simple chart of what an inch represents in the way of gallons or litres is not hard to accomplish - just tedious. It is simple to install and is really low maintenance. If you want know the thread size information for your tank caps  I suggest a quick email to Queen Long.
Merrill
S/V Ambition H46 #40
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Hylas Discussion / Re: H46 Inverter
« Last post by Knoxan on July 23, 2026, 05:55:10 PM »
Where you can put it depends on the size/ output. I have on board True Brew H46#32 two inverters.
There is a 3500W charger inverter below the aft end port side U seat, and a 2000W inverter above and behind that seat back.
The former one required the original battery box removed and a smaller starter battery installed. The latter required a custom built sliding and pivoting frame to get it in behind the seat back.
I chose to install two smaller ones rather than one large one to avoid a space issue and overly large fuses/switch and cable cables. The smaller one is dedicated to an electric oven. Like Caregg I can get overheating under the seat when consuming a high inverter load from the larger one for any length of time and am in the process of adding grills and possibly fitting a temperature controlled fan.
In retrospect, I should have considered changing to 24vdc for house batteries and inverters to lessen the cable/fuse/switch size issues and installed a few 24/12vdc converters for redundancy to service the existing 12vdc loads.

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Hylas Discussion / Level sensors and tank cap size
« Last post by pburka on July 23, 2026, 04:22:47 PM »
I'm trying to install level sensors in the diesel and water tanks on our Hylas 46, but I'm having trouble figuring out what size the caps are. The tank caps are not the same size as the deck caps, and they don't appear to match any NPT size, either. I saw somewhere (Facebook, maybe?) that they're 1.25" BSPP, but a 1.25" BSPP fitting is too small, and a 1.5" BSPP fitting seems about the right size, but the threads won't mate. I'm currently in the US, and of course nobody uses BSP fittings here, so it's hard to compare them to anything. Does anyone know what size these are??
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Hylas Discussion / Re: Insurance for the Caribbean?
« Last post by Ambition on July 18, 2026, 12:58:51 PM »
Joel,
Ambition spends 12 months of the year in the Caribbean - storing for hurricane season in Antigua. We have found that Anjo Insurance in Antigua is a reputable and responsive agency. We have been with them for more than 7 years. https://anjoinsure.com/services/yacht-pleasure-craft-insurance/

Merrill
S/V Ambition
H46 #40
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Hylas Discussion / Re: Insurance for the Caribbean?
« Last post by MichaelB1969 on July 18, 2026, 04:17:53 AM »
Hugo is incredibly responsive and had some great options for me.

Highly recommended.

https://www.hanhaminsurance.com/
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Hylas Discussion / Re: Insurance for the Caribbean?
« Last post by Aria56 on July 16, 2026, 08:39:52 PM »
Marine insurance co . They?re all sailors and specialize in Bluewater boats.
Laura does a great job for us.

http://www.marineinsurance.cc/
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