Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Older Maramu steering system pics
James Alton
Miles,
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Good to hear from you as well. I am sorry to hear that the family has been sick with the stomach bug, I hope that you do not catch the bug and that everyone feels better soon. Thanks for the information on adjusting the cables. It sounds like the washer with the tabs is some type of a locking device for the nuts. I have seen some that you can slide the locking device off of the nut and some that you have to actually bend the tabs away. I have not taken a close look at the adjustment nuts on Sueño but will soon! My surveyor felt that there was a little too much play in the steering system so I will try to remove the play. I would not worry too much about the lack of gel coat on the bottom since it is not a very good moisture barrier. The epoxy coatings are the best. The thicker the coating the more protection you have but some epoxies apply thicker than others so you cannot really go by coats. I would suggest finding out which product the yard plans to use and to do some research. The Interlux Interprotect seems to work pretty well if the product is fresh and properly applied. On the other hand I have also seen this product soften and blisters form under the epoxy coating on one boat. Not sure of what happened there. The only other barrier coating system that I am familiar with is the West System Epoxy with the 422 additive. The West Epoxy is a thin coating so you need quite a few coats but seems to work quite well. Yes, we are going to definitely need some time off! We would like to spend all of our time off on the boat sailing! I am trying to figure out how to arrange a long (10 months) trip cruising the Med. while following the 3 month Schengen Visa limitations. I think that we can spend 3 months in Croatia which so far has not joined Schengen but I think that this might change sometime in 2019. North Africa and Turkey are two other possibilities but I have some concerns about safety that I am researching. If you have any suggestions let me know. Best, James
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