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Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Bowthruster spinning

Dimitris Krasopoulos
 

You have to change the security pin of the propeller you can do it in the sea by a diver

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Dimitris Krasopoulos
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2018-03-22 20:33 GMT+02:00 Porter McRoberts portermcroberts@... [amelyachtowners] <amelyachtowners@...>:

 

This happened on our boat at inspection. It was fixed without a haulout in LE Marin. 

Just FYI

Porter
Ibis 
54-152 
Excuse the errors.  
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On Mar 22, 2018, at 12:58 PM, 'Joel Potter' jfpottercys@... [amelyachtowners] <amelyachtowners@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

 

Hi Paul. Previously a client and now a friend, Mark on CREAMPUFF might not have noticed that you have an Amel 54 and not a Super Maramu 53. The bow thrusters on these boats are entirely different from one another and I do not believe there is a tool for the 54 that allows one to remove the propeller leg while in the water. My SM 53 had this tool and I made use of it on more than one occasion. My 54 didn’t have a water service tool or mention of this in the manual as far as I can remember. Anyone out there with an Amel 54, please feel free to correct me if I am in error. Wouldn’t be the only time…

 

All The Best, Joel

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From: amelyachtowners@yahoogroups.com [mailto:amelyachtowners@yahoogroups.com]
Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2018 12:15 PM
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Subject: [Amel Yacht Owners] Bowthruster spinning

 

 

Hi all,

My sidepower bowthruster has lost the linkage to the props and just spins.. According to the manual a probable cause could be rope getting sucked in which causes the "flexible coupling" to break. My question is: is it possible to check this, and even replace it, with the boat in the water?

Thabnks,
Paul
Ya Fohi - Amel 54 #98

 
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