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Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Which engine mount model was used on SM's with Volvo engines

Mike Ondra
 

Willem.
I too had heard this. But after deeper research felt comfortable with these particular mounts. unfortunately I do not recall exactly the research process I went through. The mounts are identical to the original from Amel, always a good thing to do. I would be concerned about heavier mounts being too stiff and therefore not absorbing vibration as well.

Mike Ondra
ALETES   SM2000 #240
Rock Hall, MD Antigua bound November

On Oct 16, 2017, at 5:53 AM, 'Willem J. Kroes' kavanga@... [amelyachtowners] <amelyachtowners@...> wrote:

 

Thanks Mike for the information. I noticed this engine mount from Vetus earlier on the web, but I thought (and I also read it somewhere) that these mounts are for 2 and 3 cylinder and lighter engines.

 

Do you know if they also produce more heavier ones?

 

Kind regards,

 

Willem Kroes

 

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Hello Willem,

This is a Vetus Hydraulic Dampened Engine Mount. We purchased these in 2016 from Jamestown Distributors in Bristol, RI, USA for $169 each.

Mike Ondra

ALETES   SM2000 #240

Rock Hall, MD Antigua bound November

 

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Hi all,

 

The engine mounts between the steel cradle on which the engine and gearbox are mounted on my SM # 351 need te be replaced by new ones. After consulting Mr. Olivier Beaute it turned out that Amel used the older engine mounts, called 'Suspension hydro mounts for Perkins M80', also for a period of time after they changed from installing Volvo Penta  to Yanmar engines.

 

The importing company of Perkins in the Netherlands can't recognise these mounts from a photo that I also attach to this message.

 

Can anybody recognise this type of engine mount?

 

Thanks in advance for your reactions!

 

Willem Kroes

 

SM 2k #351 "Kavanga"

 

 

 

 
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