Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Bow-Truster overheat
Mohammad Shirloo
Hi
Thomas;
Your
fuse may have been added on because I've heard some surveyors and
insurance companies regard this situation as unsafe and will require the fuse to
be added. I'm pretty sure that we were told by Olivier during our survey that
the bow thruster is directly connected to the batteries. When I inquired about
the reason, I believe the response was that Amel felt that the safety of the
boat, when absolutely needing the bow thruster to be operational, was more
important than the possibility of the bow thruster being damaged due to
overuse.
The
emergency disconnect is a manually operated switch which would require
intervention form a person to stop current flowing to the bow
thruster.
Respectfully;
Mohammad and Aty
B&B Kokomo
Amel 54 #099 From: amelyachtowners@... [mailto:amelyachtowners@...] Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2018 2:01 PM To: amelyachtowners@... Subject: Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Bow-Truster overheat
Hi Mohammad,
On Garulfo (54-122) there is also a 425A fuse on the positive cable and an
emergency disconnect (big red button), both housed in the box inside the forward
locker.
I recently found the emergency disconnect to be rusted frozen so it's on
the list for replacement.
I would encourage others to test the emergency disconnect as it has a
carbon steel backing plate and is mounted without any kind of waterproofing so
is bound to rust.
Fair winds,
Thomas
GARULFO
A54-122
Curacao
On Wed, 27 Jun 2018 at 19:27, 'Mohammad Shirloo' mshirloo@...
[amelyachtowners] <amelyachtowners@...>
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